Matthew 13:32 — King James Version← Study notes
“Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.”
Matthew 13:32 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 13:3229 words
ὃhowho / which
μικρότερονmikroteronleast, less, little
μένmeneven, indeed, so
ἐστινestinam, have been, is I
πάντωνpantōnall / every
τῶνtōnthe
σπερμάτωνspermatōnissue, seed
ὅτανhotanas long
(soon) as, that, + till
δὲdeand / but
αὐξηθῇauxēthēgrow (up), (give the)
increase
μεῖζονmeizon(+ fear) exceedingly, great(-est), high
τῶνtōnthe
λαχάνωνlachanōnherb
ἐστὶνestinam, have been, is I
καὶkaiand / also
γίνεταιginetaiarise, be
assembled, be(-come
δένδρονdendrontree
ὥστεhōsteso that / therefore
ἐλθεῖνeltheincome / go
τὰtathe
πετεινὰpeteinabird, fowl
τοῦtouthe
οὐρανοῦouranouair, heaven(-ly), sky
καὶkaiand / also
κατασκηνοῦνkataskēnounlodge, rest
ἐνenabout, after, against
τοῖςtoisthe
κλάδοιςkladoisbranch
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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