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And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, (KJV)
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ὉHoWhich
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (T-NSM)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Matthew 19:4 word 1
δὲdenow
Lemma: δέ (de) · Strong's: G1161
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: then — δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), ; post-positive conjunctive particle; 1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2921 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1161; TFLSJ G1161; TAGNT Matthew 19:4 word 2
ἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisanswering
Lemma: ἀποκρίνω (apokrinō) · Strong's: G0611
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Passive Deponent · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-AOP-NSM)
Meaning: to answer — ἀποκρίνω, ἀποκρίνομαι, ; [in LXX chiefly for ענה ; ] ; in cl., ; 1. to separate, distinguish. ; 2. to choose. ; Mid., to answer: Mat.27:12, Mrk.14:61, Luk.3:16 23:9, Jhn.5:17, 19 Act.3:12. In late Gk. the pass, also is…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 247 times. Also: Matthew 3:15, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 8:8, Matthew 11:4, Matthew 11:25, Matthew 12:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0611; TFLSJ G0611; TAGNT Matthew 19:4 word 3
εἶπενeipenHe said
Lemma: εἶπον (eipon) · Strong's: G2036
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-2AAI-3S)
Meaning: to say — εἶπον, 2 aorist of obsolete present ἔπω (cf. Veitch), used as aorist of λέγω, which see ; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 955 times. Also: Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:15, Matthew 4:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2036; TFLSJ G2036; TAGNT Matthew 19:4 word 4
αὐτοῖς·autoisto them:
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Dative · Plural · Masculine (P-DPM)
Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…
Greek editions with this word: TR, Byzantine
Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Matthew 19:4 word 5
οὐκoukSurely
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 19:4 word 6
ἀνέγνωτεanegnōteyou have read
Lemma: ἀναγινώσκω (anaginōskō) · Strong's: G0314
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Indicative · 2nd · Plural (V-2AAI-2P)
Meaning: to read — ἀνα-γινώσκω; (Attic ἀναγιγν-), [in LXX chiefly for קָרָא ; ] ; 1. to know certainly, know again, recognize. ; 2. Of written characters, to read: Mat.24:15, Mrk.13:14, Act.15:31 23:34, Eph.3:4; with accusative of…
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Used 33 times. Also: Matthew 12:3, Matthew 12:5, Matthew 21:16, Matthew 21:42, Matthew 22:31, Matthew 24:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0314; TFLSJ G0314; TAGNT Matthew 19:4 word 7
ὅτιhotithat
Lemma: ὅτι (hoti) · Strong's: G3754G
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: that/since: that — ὅτι, ; conjc. (prop. neut. of ὅστις). ; I. As conjc, introducing an objective clause, that; 1. after verbs of seeing, knowing, thinking, saying, feeling: Mat.3:9 6:32 11:25, Mrk.3:28, Luk.2:49, Jhn.2:22, Act.4:13,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 858 times. Also: Matthew 2:16, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 2:23, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 4:6, Matthew 4:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3754G; TFLSJ G3754G; TAGNT Matthew 19:4 word 8
ὁhothe [One]
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (T-NSM)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Matthew 19:4 word 9
κτίσαςktisascreated
Lemma: κτίζω (ktizō) · Strong's: G2936
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-AAP-NSM)
Meaning: to create — κτίζω ; [in LXX chiefly for בָּרָא, Psa.51:10, al.; also for קָנָה, Gen.14:19, Pro.8:22; יָצַר, Isa.22:11 46:11; Wis.2:23, Sir.1:4, 9 (and freq.), I Est.4:53, a1. ; ] ; 1. in cl., to people or found a region or city…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT
Used 15 times. Also: Mark 13:19, Romans 1:25, 1 Corinthians 11:9, Ephesians 2:10, Ephesians 2:15, Ephesians 3:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2936; TFLSJ G2936; TAGNT Matthew 19:4 word 10
ἀπ᾽ap᾽from [the]
Lemma: ἀπό (apo) · Strong's: G0575
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: away from — ἀπό (on the frequently neglect of elision bef. vowels, see Tdf., Pr., 94, WH, App., 146), ; prep. with genitive (WM, 462ff.; on its relation to ἐκ, παρά, ὑπό, ib. 456f.), [in LXX for לְ ,בְּ ,מִן ; ] ; from (i.e. from…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 677 times. Also: Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:21, Matthew 1:24, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0575; TFLSJ G0575; TAGNT Matthew 19:4 word 11
ἀρχῆςarchēsbeginning
Lemma: ἀρχή (archē) · Strong's: G0746
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (N-GSF)
Meaning: beginning — ἀρχή, -ῆς, ἡ ; [in LXX for קֶדֶם, רֹאשׁ, רֹאשׁ, etc. ; ] ; 1. beginning, origin; (a) absol., of the beginning of all things: of God as the Eternal, the First Cause, Rev.21:6 (cf. 18); similarly, of Christ, Rev.22:13; of…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 57 times. Also: Matthew 19:8, Matthew 24:8, Matthew 24:21, Mark 1:1, Mark 10:6, Mark 13:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0746; TFLSJ G0746; TAGNT Matthew 19:4 word 12
ἄρσενarsenmale
Lemma: ἄρρην, ἄρσην (arrēn, arsēn) · Strong's: G0730
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (A-ASN)
Meaning: male — ἄρσην (ἄρρην, T, in Rom.1:27; Rec. in Rev.12:5, 13) -ενος, ὁ, ἡ, ἄρσεν, τό ; (old Attic for ἄρρην, see supr.; both forms are found in π.; MM, see word), [in LXX chiefly for זָכָר ; ] ; male: Mat.19:4, Mrk.10:6,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 9 times. Also: Mark 10:6, Luke 2:23, Romans 1:27, Galatians 3:28, Revelation 12:5, Revelation 12:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0730; TFLSJ G0730; TAGNT Matthew 19:4 word 13
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: 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 19:4 word 14
θῆλυthēlufemale
Lemma: θῆλυς (thēlus) · Strong's: G2338
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (A-ASN)
Meaning: female — θῆλυς, -εια, -υ ; [in LXX chiefly for נְקֵבָה ; ] ; female: as subst., ἡ θ., a female, a woman: Rom.1:26-27; τὸ θ.., Mat.19:4, Mrk.10:6, Gal.3:28.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 5 times. Also: Mark 10:6, Romans 1:26, Romans 1:27, Galatians 3:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2338; TFLSJ G2338; TAGNT Matthew 19:4 word 15
ἐποίησενepoiēsenmade
Lemma: ποιέω (poieō) · Strong's: G4160G
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-AAI-3S)
Meaning: to do/make: do — ποιέω, -ῶ, ; [in LXX for a great variety of words, but chiefly for עשׂה ; ] ; 1. to make, produce, create, cause: with accusative of thing(s), Mat.17:4, Mrk.9:5, Jhn.9:11, Act.9:39, Rom.9:20, al.; of God as Creator…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 565 times. Also: Matthew 1:24, Matthew 3:3, Matthew 3:8, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 4:19, Matthew 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4160G; TFLSJ G4160G; TAGNT Matthew 19:4 word 16
αὐτούς;autousthem?
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (P-APM)
Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Matthew 19:4 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| [Jesus] answered | → | ἀποκρίνω G0611 to answer |
| Have you not read | → | ἀναγινώσκω G0314 to read |
| that | → | ὅτι G3754G that/since: that |
| from | → | ἀπό G0575 away from |
| [the] beginning | → | ἀρχή G0746 beginning |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| Creator | → | κτίζω G2936 to create |
| made | → | ποιέω G4160G to do/make: do |
| them | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| male | → | ἄρρην, ἄρσην G0730 male |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| female | → | θῆλυς G2338 female |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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