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And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, (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: 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 27:52 word 1
τὰtathe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Plural · Neuter (T-NPN)
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 27:52 word 2
μνημεῖαmnēmeiatombs
Lemma: μνημεῖον (mnēmeion) · Strong's: G3419
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Plural · Neuter (N-NPN)
Meaning: grave — μνημεῖον, -ου, τό ; [in LXX for קֶבֶר, קְבוּרָה ; ] ; 1. a memorial, record (cl., cf. Wis.10:7). ; 2. (a) (cl.) a monument: Luk.11:47; (b) a sepulchre, tomb (Gen.23:6, 9, Isa.22:16, al.): Mat.23:29, Mrk.5:2, Luk.11:44,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 41 times. Also: Matthew 8:28, Matthew 23:29, Matthew 27:53, Matthew 27:60, Matthew 28:8, Mark 5:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3419; TFLSJ G3419; TAGNT Matthew 27:52 word 3
ἀνεῴχθησαν,aneōchthēsanwere opened,
Lemma: ἀνοίγω (anoigō) · Strong's: G0455
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Passive · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-API-3P)
Meaning: to open — ἀν-οίγω; (ἀνά, οἴγω = οἴγνυμι) [in LXX chiefly for פָּתַח ; ] ; to open; 1. trans., with accusative; a door or gate, Act.5:19 12:14, Rev.4:1; pass., Act.12:10 16:26-27; metaphorically of opportunity or welcome,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 77 times. Also: Matthew 2:11, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 5:2, Matthew 7:7, Matthew 7:8, Matthew 9:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0455; TFLSJ G0455; TAGNT Matthew 27:52 word 4
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 27:52 word 5
πολλὰpollamany
Lemma: πολύς (polus) · Strong's: G4183
Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Plural · Neuter (A-NPN)
Meaning: much — πολύς, πολλή, πολύ, ; [in LXX chiefly for רַב and cognate forms ; ] ; 1. as adj., much, many, great, of number, space, degree, value, time, etc.: ἀριθμός, Act.11:21; ὄχλος, Mrk.5:24; θερισμός, Mat.9:37; χόρτος,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 377 times. Also: Matthew 2:18, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 4:25, Matthew 5:12, Matthew 6:30, Matthew 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4183; TFLSJ G4183; TAGNT Matthew 27:52 word 6
σώματαsōmatabodies
Lemma: σῶμα (sōma) · Strong's: G4983
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Plural · Neuter (N-NPN)
Meaning: body — σῶμα, -τος, τό, ; [in LXX for גְּוִיָּה ,בָּשָׂר, etc., and for Aram. נְבֵלָה ; ] ; a body. ; 1. Prop., of the human body, ; (a) as always in Hom. (opposite to δέμας), of the dead body: Mat.27:58, 59 Mrk.15:43, al.; (b)…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 144 times. Also: Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:30, Matthew 6:22, Matthew 6:23, Matthew 6:25, Matthew 10:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4983; TFLSJ G4983; TAGNT Matthew 27:52 word 7
τῶνtōnof the
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (T-GPM)
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 27:52 word 8
κεκοιμημένωνkekoimēmenōnhaving fallen asleep
Lemma: κοιμάω (koimaō) · Strong's: G2837
Parsing: Verb · Perfect · Middle · Participle · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (V-RMP-GPM)
Meaning: to sleep — κοιμάω, -ῶ ; [in LXX chiefly for שָׁכַב ; ] ; to lull to sleep, put to sleep. Mid and pass., to fall asleep (M, Pr., 162; M, Th., 1, 4, 13): Mat.28:13, Luk.22:45, Jhn.11:12, Act.12:6. Metaph, of death: Mat.27:52,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 18 times. Also: Matthew 28:13, Luke 22:45, John 11:11, John 11:12, Acts 7:60, Acts 12:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2837; TFLSJ G2837; TAGNT Matthew 27:52 word 9
ἁγίωνhagiōnsaints
Lemma: ἅγιος (hagios) · Strong's: G0040H
Parsing: Adjective · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (A-GPM)
Meaning: holy: saint — ἅγιος, -α, ον ; (τό ἅγός, religious awe; ἅζω, to venerate), [in LXX chiefly for קֹ֫דֶשׁ ; ] ; primarily, dedicated to the gods, sacred (Hdt.; rare in Att., never in Hom., Hes. and Trag., who use ἁγνός), hence, holy,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 62 times. Also: Acts 9:13, Acts 9:32, Acts 9:41, Acts 26:10, Romans 1:7, Romans 8:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0040H; TFLSJ G0040H; TAGNT Matthew 27:52 word 10
ἠγέρθησαν,ēgerthēsanwere raised,
Lemma: ἐγείρω (egeirō) · Strong's: G1453
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Passive · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-API-3P)
Meaning: to arise — ἐγείρω, [in LXX for קוּם, etc. ; ] trans. (imperat. ἔγειρε used intransitively, Mat.9:5, Mrk.2:11, al.); 1. to awaken, arouse from sleep: Mrk.4:38, Act.12:7; metaphorically, of spiritual awakening, Rom.13:11 (pass.),…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT
Used 142 times. Also: Matthew 1:24, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:14, Matthew 2:20, Matthew 2:21, Matthew 3:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1453; TFLSJ G1453; TAGNT Matthew 27:52 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| tombs | → | μνημεῖον G3419 grave |
| broke open | → | ἀνοίγω G0455 to open |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| [the] bodies | → | σῶμα G4983 body |
| of many | → | πολύς G4183 much |
| saints | → | ἅγιος G0040H holy: saint |
| who had fallen asleep | → | κοιμάω G2837 to sleep |
| were raised | → | ἐγείρω G1453 to arise |
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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