Matthew 8:20 — King James Version← Study notes
“And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.”
Matthew 8:20 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 8:2026 words
καὶkaiand / also
λέγειlegeisay
αὐτῷautōhe / she / it / same
ὁhothe
ἸησοῦςIēsousJesus
ΑἱHaithe
ἀλώπεκεςalōpekesfox
φωλεοὺςphōleoushole
ἔχουσινechousinhave
καὶkaiand / also
τὰtathe
πετεινὰpeteinabird, fowl
τοῦtouthe
οὐρανοῦouranouair, heaven(-ly), sky
κατασκηνώσειςkataskēnōseisnest
ὁhothe
δὲdeand / but
υἱὸςhyiosson
τοῦtouthe
ἀνθρώπουanthrōpouman / human being
οὐκouknot
ἔχειecheihave
ποῦpouabout, a
certain place
τὴνtēnthe
κεφαλὴνkephalēnhead
κλίνῃklinēbow (down), be far spent, lay
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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