Matthew 11:7 — King James Version← Study notes
“And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?”
Matthew 11:7 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 11:721 words
ΤούτωνToutōnhe (it was that), hereof, it
δὲdeand / but
πορευομένωνporeuomenōndepart, go (away, forth
ἤρξατοērxatoreign
(rule) over
ὁhothe
ἸησοῦςIēsousJesus
λέγεινlegeinsay
τοῖςtoisthe
ὄχλοιςochloiscompany, multitude, number (of people)
περὶperi(there-)about, above, against
ἸωάννουIōannouJohn
ΤίTia (kind
of), any (man, thing
ἐξήλθατεexēlthatecome
(forth, out), depart (out of)
εἰςeisinto / to
τὴνtēnthe
ἔρημονerēmondesert, desolate, solitary
θεάσασθαιtheasasthaibehold, look (upon), see
κάλαμονkalamonpen, reed
ὑπὸhypounder / by
ἀνέμουanemouwind
σαλευόμενονsaleuomenonmove, shake (together), which can(-not) be…
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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