Matthew 21:8 — King James Version← Study notes
“And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.”
Matthew 21:8 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 21:823 words
ὁhothe
δὲdeand / but
πλεῖστοςpleistosmany / much
ὄχλοςochloscompany, multitude, number (of people)
ἔστρωσανestrōsanmake bed, furnish, spread
ἑαυτῶνheautōnalone, her (own, -self)
τὰtathe
ἱμάτιαhimatiaapparel, cloke, clothes
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῇtēthe
ὁδῷhodōjourney, (high-)way
ἄλλοιalloiother
δὲdeand / but
ἔκοπτονekoptoncut down, lament, mourn
κλάδουςkladousbranch
ἀπὸapofrom
τῶνtōnthe
δένδρωνdendrōntree
καὶkaiand / also
ἐστρώννυονestrōnnyonmake bed, furnish, spread
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῇtēthe
ὁδῷhodōjourney, (high-)way
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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