But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
But while men ſlept, his enemy came & ſowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
ἐν δὲ τῷ καθεύδειν τοὺς ἀνθρώπους, ἦλθεν αὐτοῦ ὁ ἐχθρὸς καὶ ἔσπειρε ζιζάνια ἀνὰ μέσον τοῦ σίτου, καὶ ἀπῆλθεν.
ἐν δὲ τῷ καθεύδειν τοὺς ἀνθρώπους, ἦλθεν αὐτοῦ ὁ ἐχθρὸς, καὶ ἔσπειρε ζιζάνια ἀνὰ μέσον τοῦ σίτου, καὶ ἀπῆλθεν·
ἀνά , preposition, ana — as a preposition denotes upwards, up, as a prefix denotes up, again, back (value 52)
G303,
†ἀνά aná, an-ah'; a primary preposition and adverb; properly, up; but (by extension) used (distributively) severally, or (locally) at (etc.):—and, apiece, by, each, every (man), in, through.into the midst, in the midst, amidst, among, between
Used in 14 Verses, 6 Books 15 Occurrence Count
ἄνθρωπος , masculine noun, anthrōpos — a man, human, mankind (value 1310)
G444,
ἄνθρωπος ánthrōpos, anth'-ro-pos; from G435 and ὤψ ṓps (the countenance; from G3700); man-faced, i.e. a human being:—certain, man.a human being, whether male or female
generically, to include all human individuals
to distinguish man from beings of a different order
of animals and plants
of from God and Christ
of the angels
with the added notion of weakness, by which man is led into a mistake or prompted to sin
with the adjunct notion of contempt or disdainful pity
with reference to two fold nature of man, body and soul
with reference to the two fold nature of man, the corrupt and the truly Christian man, conformed to the nature of God
with reference to sex, a male
indefinitely, someone, a man, one
in the plural, people
joined with other words, merchantman
Used in 504 Verses, 24 Books 558 Occurrence Count
ἀπέρχομαι , verb, aperchomai — to go away, go after (value 907)
G565,
ἀπέρχομαι apérchomai, ap-erkh'-om-ahee; from G575 and G2064; to go off (i.e. depart), aside (i.e. apart) or behind (i.e. follow), literally or figuratively:—come, depart, go (aside, away, back, out, … ways), pass away, be past.to go away, depart
to go away in order to follow any one, go after him, to follow his party, follow him as a leader
to go away
of departing evils and sufferings
of good things taken away from one
of an evanescent state of things
Used in 118 Verses, 10 Books 120 Occurrence Count
αὐτός , pronoun, autos — (1) self (emphatic) (2) he, she, it (used for the third person pronoun) (3) the same (value 971)
G846,
αὐτός autós, ow-tos'; from the particle αὖ aû (perhaps akin to the base of G109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:—her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare G848.himself, herself, themselves, itself
he, she, it
the same
Used in 3781 Verses, 27 Books 5773 Occurrence Count
δέ , conjunction, de — but, and, now, (a connective or adversative particle) (value 9)
G1161,
δέ dé, deh; a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:—also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).Used in 2568 Verses, 26 Books 2882 Occurrence Count
ἐν , preposition, en — in, on, at, by, with (value 55)
G1722,
ἐν en, en; a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between G1519 and G1537); "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.:—about, after, against, + almost, × altogether, among, × as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (… sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), × mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, × outwardly, one, × quickly, × shortly, (speedi-)ly, × that, × there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.Used in 2127 Verses, 27 Books 2799 Occurrence Count
ἔρχομαι , verb, erchomai — to come, go (value 826)
G2064,
ἔρχομαι érchomai, er'-khom-ahee; middle voice of a primary verb (used only in the present and imperfect tenses, the others being supplied by a kindred (middle voice) ἐλεύθομαι eleúthomai el-yoo'-thom-ahee, or (active) ἔλθω élthō el'-tho, which do not otherwise occur); to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively):—accompany, appear, bring, come, enter, fall out, go, grow, × light, × next, pass, resort, be set.to come
of persons
to come from one place to another, and used both of persons arriving and of those returning
to appear, make one's appearance, come before the public
metaph.
to come into being, arise, come forth, show itself, find place or influence
be established, become known, to come (fall) into or unto
to go, to follow one
Used in 604 Verses, 24 Books 641 Occurrence Count
ἐχθρός , adjective, echthros — hostile (value 984)
G2190,
ἐχθρός echthrós, ech-thros'; from a primary ἔχθω échthō (to hate); hateful (passively, odious, or actively, hostile); usually as a noun, an adversary (especially Satan):—enemy, foe.hated, odious, hateful
hostile, hating, and opposing another
used of men as at enmity with God by their sin
opposing (God) in the mind
a man that is hostile
a certain enemy
the hostile one
the devil who is the most bitter enemy of the divine government
Used in 32 Verses, 13 Books 32 Occurrence Count
ζιζάνιον , neuter noun, zizanion — zizanium (a kind of darnel resembling wheat) (value 205)
G2215,
ζιζάνιον zizánion, dziz-an'-ee-on; of uncertain origin; darnel or false grain:—tares.a kind of darnel, resembling wheat except the grains are black
Used in 8 Verses, 1 Book 8 Occurrence Count
καθεύδω , verb, katheudō — to sleep (value 1239)
G2518,
καθεύδω katheúdō, kath-yoo'-do; from G2596 and εὕδω heúdō (to sleep); to lie down to rest, i.e. (by implication) to fall asleep (literally or figuratively):—(be a-)sleep.to fall asleep, drop off to sleep
to sleep
to sleep normally
euphemistically, to be dead
metaph.
to yield to sloth and sin
to be indifferent to one's salvation
Used in 20 Verses, 5 Books 22 Occurrence Count
καί , conjunction, kai — and, even, also (value 31)
G2532,
καί kaí, kahee; apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:—and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.and, also, even, indeed, but
Used in 5227 Verses, 27 Books 9277 Occurrence Count
μέσος , adjective, mesos — middle, in the midst (value 515)
G3319,
μέσος mésos, mes'-os; from G3326; middle (as an adjective or (neuter) noun):—among, × before them, between, + forth, mid(-day, -night), midst, way.middle
the midst
in the midst of, amongst
Used in 59 Verses, 13 Books 61 Occurrence Count
ὁ , article, ho — the (value 70)
G3588,
ὁ ho, ho; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):—the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than "the" counted
Used in 7051 Verses, 27 Books 20257 Occurrence Count
σῖτος , masculine noun, sitos — grain (value 780)
G4621,
†σῖτος sîtos, see'-tos; of uncertain derivation; grain, especially wheat:—corn, wheat.Used in 14 Verses, 7 Books 14 Occurrence Count
σπείρω , verb, speirō — to sow (seed) (value 1195)
G4687,
†σπείρω speírō, spi'-ro; probably strengthened from G4685 (through the idea of extending); to scatter, i.e. sow (literally or figuratively):—sow(- er), receive seed.to sow, scatter, seed
metaph. of proverbial sayings
Used in 42 Verses, 8 Books 53 Occurrence Count
| Matthew 13:25Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. |
| Original Text (TR 1894)Stephanus 1550 (Total 9588) |
| ἐν δὲ τῷ καθεύδειν τοὺς ἀνθρώπους, ἦλθεν αὐτοῦ ὁ ἐχθρὸς καὶ ἔσπειρε ζιζάνια ἀνὰ μέσον τοῦ σίτου, καὶ ἀπῆλθεν. |
| Verse #23565 (Ch. #942) — 19 words, 88 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Greek |
Value |
| But |
G1161de |
δέ |
9 |
| while |
G1722en |
ἐν |
55 |
| men |
G444anthrōpos |
ἄνθρωπος |
1310 |
| slept, |
G2518katheudō |
καθεύδω |
1239 |
| his |
G846autos |
αὐτός |
971 |
| enemy |
G2190echthros |
ἐχθρός |
984 |
| came |
G2064erchomai |
ἔρχομαι |
826 |
| and |
G2532kai |
καί |
31 |
| sowed |
G4687speirō |
σπείρω |
1195 |
| tares |
G2215zizanion |
ζιζάνιον |
205 |
| among |
G3319mesos |
μέσος |
515 |
| the wheat, |
G4621sitos |
σῖτος |
780 |
| and |
G2532kai |
καί |
31 |
| went his way. |
G565aperchomai |
ἀπέρχομαι |
907 |
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