Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:
Againe, the kingdome of heauen is like vnto a marchant man, ſeeking goodly pearles:
Πάλιν ὁμοία ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν ἀνθρώπῳ ἐμπόρῳ ζητοῦντι καλοὺς μαργαρίτας·
Πάλιν ὁμοία ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν ἀνθρώπῳ ἐμπόρῳ, ζητοῦντι καλοὺς μαργαρίτας,
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
βασιλεία , feminine noun, basileia — kingdom, sovereignty, royal power (value 259)
G932,
βασιλεία basileía, bas-il-i'-ah; from G935; properly, royalty, i.e. (abstractly) rule, or (concretely) a realm (literally or figuratively):—kingdom, + reign.royal power, kingship, dominion, rule
not to be confused with an actual kingdom but rather the right or authority to rule over a kingdom
of the royal power of Jesus as the triumphant Messiah
of the royal power and dignity conferred on Christians in the Messiah's kingdom
a kingdom, the territory subject to the rule of a king
used in the N.T. to refer to the reign of the Messiah
Used in 154 Verses, 17 Books 162  Occurrence Count
εἰμί , verb, eimi — I exist, I am (value 65)
G1510,
εἰμί eimí, i-mee'; the first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist (used only when emphatic):—am, have been, × it is I, was. See also G1488, G1498, G1511, G1527, G2258, G2071, G2070, G2075, G2076, G2771, G2468, G5600.to be, to exist, to happen, to be present
Used in 137 Verses, 15 Books 146  Occurrence Count
ἔμπορος , masculine noun, emporos — a passenger on shipboard, a merchant (value 565)
G1713,
ἔμπορος émporos, em'-por-os; from G1722 and the base of G4198; a (wholesale) tradesman:—merchant.one on a journey, whether by sea or by land, esp. for trade
a merchant as opposed to a retailer or petty tradesman
Used in 5 Verses, 2 Books 5  Occurrence Count
ἐστί , verb, esti — are, belong, call, come, consist (value 515)
G2076,
ἐστί estí, es-tee'; third person singular present indicative of G1510; he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are:—are, be(-long), call, X can(-not), come, consisteth, × dure for a while, + follow, × have, (that) is (to say), make, meaneth, × must needs, + profit, + remaineth, + wrestle."he/she/it is" (third person singular of 'to be'). Used with 3739 in the following verses: Mar 3:17; 7:11, 34; 12:42; 15:15; Eph 6:17; Col 1:24; Hbr 7:2; Rev 21:8, 17. These are listed under number 3603.
Used in 838 Verses, 26 Books 926  Occurrence Count
ζητέω , verb, zēteō — to seek (value 1120)
G2212,
ζητέω zētéō, dzay-teh'-o; of uncertain affinity; to seek (literally or figuratively); specially, (by Hebraism) to worship (God), or (in a bad sense) to plot (against life):—be (go) about, desire, endeavour, enquire (for), require, (X will) seek (after, for, means). Compare G4441.to seek in order to find
to seek a thing
to seek [in order to find out] by thinking, meditating, reasoning, to enquire into
to seek after, seek for, aim at, strive after
to seek i.e. require, demand
to crave, demand something from someone
Used in 116 Verses, 16 Books 119  Occurrence Count
καλός , adjective, kalos — beautiful, good (value 321)
G2570,
καλός kalós, kal-os'; of uncertain affinity; properly, beautiful, but chiefly (figuratively) good (literally or morally), i.e. valuable or virtuous (for appearance or use, and thus distinguished from G18, which is properly intrinsic):—X better, fair, good(-ly), honest, meet, well, worthy.beautiful, handsome, excellent, eminent, choice, surpassing, precious, useful, suitable, commendable, admirable
beautiful to look at, shapely, magnificent
good, excellent in its nature and characteristics, and therefore well adapted to its ends
genuine, approved
precious
joined to names of men designated by their office, competent, able, such as one ought to be
praiseworthy, noble
beautiful by reason of purity of heart and life, and hence praiseworthy
morally good, noble
honourable, conferring honour
affecting the mind agreeably, comforting and confirming
Used in 91 Verses, 16 Books 102  Occurrence Count
μαργαρίτης , masculine noun, margaritēs — a pearl (value 763)
G3135,
μαργαρίτης margarítēs, mar-gar-ee'-tace; from μάργαρος márgaros (a pearl-oyster); a pearl:—pearl.a pearl
a proverb, i.e. a word of great value
Used in 8 Verses, 3 Books 9  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
ὅμοιος , adjective, homoios — like, resembling, the same as (value 460)
G3664,
ὅμοιος hómoios, hom'-oy-os; from the base of G3674; similar (in appearance or character):—like, + manner.like, similar, resembling
like: i.e. resembling
like: i.e. corresponding to a thing
Used in 43 Verses, 9 Books 47  Occurrence Count
οὐρανός , masculine noun, ouranos — heaven (value 891)
G3772,
οὐρανός ouranós, oo-ran-os'; perhaps from the same as G3735 (through the idea of elevation); the sky; by extension, heaven (as the abode of God); by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel (Christianity):—air, heaven(-ly), sky.the vaulted expanse of the sky with all things visible in it
the universe, the world
the aerial heavens or sky, the region where the clouds and the tempests gather, and where thunder and lightning are produced
the sidereal or starry heavens
the region above the sidereal heavens, the seat of order of things eternal and consummately perfect where God dwells and other heavenly beings
Used in 264 Verses, 20 Books 284  Occurrence Count
πάλιν , adverb, palin — back (of place), again (of time), further (value 171)
G3825,
πάλιν pálin, pal'-in; probably from the same as G3823 (through the idea of oscillatory repetition); (adverbially) anew, i.e. (of place) back, (of time) once more, or (conjunctionally) furthermore or on the other hand:—again.anew, again
renewal or repetition of the action
again, anew
again, i.e. further, moreover
in turn, on the other hand
Used in 138 Verses, 15 Books 142  Occurrence Count
| Matthew 13:45Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: |
| Original Text (TR 1894)Stephanus 1550 (Total 9392) |
| Πάλιν ὁμοία ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν ἀνθρώπῳ ἐμπόρῳ ζητοῦντι καλοὺς μαργαρίτας· |
| Verse #23585 (Ch. #942) — 12 words, 71 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Greek |
Value |
| Again, |
G3825palin |
πάλιν |
171 |
| the kingdom |
G932basileia |
βασιλεία |
259 |
| of heaven |
G3772ouranos |
οὐρανός |
891 |
| is |
G1510eimi |
εἰμί |
65 |
| like unto |
G3664homoios |
ὅμοιος |
460 |
| a merchant |
G1713emporos |
ἔμπορος |
565 |
| man, |
G444anthrōpos |
ἄνθρωπος |
1310 |
| seeking |
G2212zēteō |
ζητέω |
1120 |
| goodly |
G2570kalos |
καλός |
321 |
| pearls: |
G3135margaritēs |
μαργαρίτης |
763 |
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