Matthew 11:17 Go deeper

And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented. (KJV)

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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.

καὶkaiand

Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…

Greek editions with this word: TR, Byzantine

Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Matthew 11:17 word 1

λέγουσιν·legousinsaying:

Lemma: λέγω (legō) · Strong's: G3004G

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-PAI-3P)

Meaning: to say — λέγω, ; [in LXX very freq., chiefly for אמר; λέγει for נְאֻם, Gen.22:16, al. ; ] ; 1. in Hom., to pick out, gather, reckon, recount.; 2. In Hdt. and Att., to say, speak, affirm, declare: absol., Act.13:15, 24:10; before…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 1305 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3004G; TFLSJ G3004G; TAGNT Matthew 11:17 word 2

ηὐλήσαμενēulēsamenWe piped

Lemma: αὐλέω (auleō) · Strong's: G0832

Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 1st · Plural (V-AAI-1P)

Meaning: to play the flute — αὐλέω, -ῶ; (αὐλός), [in Al.: 3Ki.1:40 * ; ] ; to play on a flute, to pipe: mid., Mat.11:17, Luk.7:32, 1Co.14:7.†; (AS)

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 3 times. Also: Luke 7:32, 1 Corinthians 14:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0832; TFLSJ G0832; TAGNT Matthew 11:17 word 3

ὑμῖνhuminfor you

Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771

Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Dative · Plural (P-2DP)

Meaning: you — σύ, ; pron. of 2nd of person(s), ; thou, you, genitive, σοῦ, dative, σοί, accusative, σέ, pl., ὑμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς (enclitic in oblique cases sing., except after prep. (BL, §48, 3), though πρὸς σέ occurs in Mat.25:39).…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 3071 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4771; TFLSJ G4771; TAGNT Matthew 11:17 word 4

καὶkaiand

Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Matthew 11:17 word 5

οὐκouknot

Lemma: οὐ (ou) · Strong's: G3756

Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)

Meaning: no — οὐ, before a vowel with smooth breathing οὐκ, before one with rough breathing οὐχ (but improperly οὐχ ἰδού, Act.2:7, WH, mg.; cf. WH, Intr., §409; M, Pr., 44, 244), ; [in LXX for אֵין ,אַיִן ,לֹא ; ] ; neg. particle, ;…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 1689 times. Also: Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:18, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:7, Matthew 5:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3756; TFLSJ G3756; TAGNT Matthew 11:17 word 6

ὠρχήσασθε,¶¬ōrchēsastheyou did dance,

Lemma: ὀρχέομαι (orcheomai) · Strong's: G3738

Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Middle Deponent · Indicative · 2nd · Plural (V-ADI-2P)

Meaning: to dance — ὀρχέομαι, -οῦμαι ; [in LXX for רָקַד, etc. ; ] ; to dance; Mat.11:17 14:6, Mrk.6:22, Luk.7:32.†; (AS)

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 4 times. Also: Matthew 14:6, Mark 6:22, Luke 7:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3738; TFLSJ G3738; TAGNT Matthew 11:17 word 7

ἐθρηνήσαμενethrēnēsamenwe sang a dirge

Lemma: θρηνέω (thrēneō) · Strong's: G2354

Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 1st · Plural (V-AAI-1P)

Meaning: to lament — θρηνέω, -ῶ; (θρῆνος), [in LXX chiefly for יָלַל hi., also for קַיִן pit., etc. ; ] ; 1. intrans., to lament, wail: Mat.11:17, Luk.7:32, Jhn.16:20. ; 2. Trans., to bewail: with accusative of person(s), Luk.23:27.†; SYN.:…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 4 times. Also: Luke 7:32, Luke 23:27, John 16:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2354; TFLSJ G2354; TAGNT Matthew 11:17 word 8

ὑμῖνhuminto you

Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771

Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Dative · Plural (P-2DP)

Greek editions with this word: TR, Byzantine

Used 3071 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4771; TFLSJ G4771; TAGNT Matthew 11:17 word 9

καὶkaiand

Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Matthew 11:17 word 10

οὐκouknot

Lemma: οὐ (ou) · Strong's: G3756

Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 1689 times. Also: Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:18, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:7, Matthew 5:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3756; TFLSJ G3756; TAGNT Matthew 11:17 word 11

ἐκόψασθε.ekopsastheyou did wail.

Lemma: κόπτω (koptō) · Strong's: G2875

Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Middle · Indicative · 2nd · Plural (V-AMI-2P)

Meaning: to cut/mourn — κόπτω ; [in LXX for כָּרַת, סָפַד, נָכָה hi., etc. ; ] ; 1. to strike, smite. ; 2. to cut off: with accusative of thing(s), before ἀπό, Mat.21:8; ἐκ, Mrk.11:8. Mid., to beat one's breast with grief, to mourn, bewail:…

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Used 8 times. Also: Matthew 21:8, Matthew 24:30, Mark 11:8, Luke 8:52, Luke 23:27, Revelation 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2875; TFLSJ G2875; TAGNT Matthew 11:17 word 12

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

We played the flute	→	αὐλέω G0832 to play the flute
for you	→	σύ G4771 you
and	→	καί G2532 and
you did not dance	→	ὀρχέομαι G3738 to dance
we sang a dirge	→	θρηνέω G2354 to lament
and	→	καί G2532 and
you did not mourn	→	κόπτω G2875 to cut/mourn

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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