Matthew 21:38 — King James Version← Study notes
“But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.”
Matthew 21:38 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 21:3821 words
οἱhoithe
δὲdeand / but
γεωργοὶgeōrgoihusbandman
ἰδόντεςidontesbehold, perceive, see
τὸνtonthe
υἱὸνhyionson
εἶπονeiponsay
ἐνenabout, after, against
ἑαυτοῖςheautoisalone, her (own, -self)
ΟὗτόςHoutoshe (it was that), hereof, it
ἐστινestinam, have been, is I
ὁhothe
κληρονόμοςklēronomosheir
δεῦτεdeutecome
ἀποκτείνωμενapokteinōmenput to death, kill, slay
αὐτὸνautonhe / she / it / same
καὶkaiand / also
σχῶμενschōmenhave
τὴνtēnthe
κληρονομίανklēronomianinheritance
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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