Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
Yee ſhall knowe them by their fruits: * Doe men gather grapes of thornes, or figges of thiſtles?
ἀπὸ τῶν καρπῶν αὐτῶν ἐπιγνώσεσθε αὐτούς· μήτι συλλέγουσιν ἀπὸ ἀκανθῶν σταφυλὴν, ἢ ἀπὸ τριβόλων σῦκα;
ἀπὸ τῶν καρπῶν αὐτῶν ἐπιγνώσεσθε αὐτούς. μήτι συλλέγουσιν ἀπὸ ἀκανθῶν σταφυλὴν, ἢ ἀπὸ τριβόλων σῦκα;
ἄκανθα , feminine noun, akantha — a prickly plant, thorn (value 82)
G173,
ἄκανθα ákantha, ak'-an-thah; probably from the same as G188; a thorn:—thorn.thorn, bramble
bush, brier, a thorny plant
Used in 11 Verses, 5 Books 14  Occurrence Count
ἀπό , preposition, apo — from, away from (value 151)
G575,
ἀπό apó, apo'; a primary particle; "off," i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative):—(X here-)after, ago, at, because of, before, by (the space of), for(-th), from, in, (out) of, off, (up-)on(-ce), since, with.of separation
of local separation, after verbs of motion from a place i.e. of departing, of fleeing,...
of separation of a part from the whole
where of a whole some part is taken
of any kind of separation of one thing from another by which the union or fellowship of the two is destroyed
of a state of separation, that is of distance
physical, of distance of place
temporal, of distance of time
of origin
of the place whence anything is, comes, befalls, is taken
of origin of a cause
Used in 617 Verses, 27 Books 672  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
ἐπιγινώσκω , verb, epiginōskō — to know exactly, to recognize (value 1978)
G1921,
ἐπιγινώσκω epiginṓskō, ep-ig-in-oce'-ko; from G1909 and G1097; to know upon some mark, i.e. recognize; by implication, to become fully acquainted with, to acknowledge:—(ac-, have, take)know(-ledge, well), perceive.to become thoroughly acquainted with, to know thoroughly
to know accurately, know well
to know
to recognise
by sight, hearing, of certain signs, to perceive who a person is
to know i.e. to perceive
to know i.e. to find out, ascertain
to know i.e. to understand
Used in 38 Verses, 10 Books 42  Occurrence Count
ἤ , particle, ē — or, than (value 8)
G2228,
ἤ ḗ, ay; a primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than:—and, but (either), (n-)either, except it be, (n-)or (else), rather, save, than, that, what, yea. Often used in connection with other particles. Compare especially G2235, G2260, G2273.Used in 284 Verses, 24 Books 359  Occurrence Count
καρπός , masculine noun, karpos — fruit (value 471)
G2590,
καρπός karpós, kar-pos'; probably from the base of G726; fruit (as plucked), literally or figuratively:—fruit.fruit
the fruit of the trees, vines, of the fields
the fruit of one's loins, i.e. his progeny, his posterity
that which originates or comes from something, an effect, result
work, act, deed
advantage, profit, utility
praises, which are presented to God as a thank offering
to gather fruit (i.e. a reaped harvest) into life eternal (as into a granary), is used in fig. discourse of those who by their labours have fitted souls to obtain eternal life
Used in 56 Verses, 14 Books 66  Occurrence Count
μήτι , particle, mēti — can this be? (interrogative particle expecting a negative answer) (value 358)
G3385,
μήτι mḗti, may'-tee; from G3361 and the neuter of G5100; whether at all:—not (the particle usually not expressed, except by the form of the question).whether, at all, perchance
Used in 16 Verses, 8 Books 16  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
σταφυλή , feminine noun, staphylē — a bunch of grapes (value 1439)
G4718,
σταφυλή staphylḗ, staf-oo-lay'; probably from the base of G4735; a cluster of grapes (as if intertwined):—grapes.Used in 3 Verses, 3 Books 3  Occurrence Count
σῦκον , neuter noun, sykon — a fig (value 740)
G4810,
σῦκον sŷkon, soo'-kon; apparently a primary word; a fig:—fig.a fig, the ripe fruit of a fig tree
Used in 4 Verses, 4 Books 4  Occurrence Count
συλλέγω , verb, syllegō — to collect (value 1468)
G4816,
συλλέγω syllégō, sool-leg'-o; from G4862 and G3004 in its original sense; to collect:—gather (together, up).to gather up
to collect in order to carry off
Used in 8 Verses, 2 Books 8  Occurrence Count
τρίβολος , masculine noun, tribolos — a thistle (value 782)
G5146,
τρίβολος tríbolos, trib'-ol-os; from G5140 and G956; properly, a crow-foot (three-pronged obstruction in war), i.e. (by analogy) a thorny plant (caltrop):—brier, thistle.a thistle, a prickly wild plant, hurtful to other plants
Used in 2 Verses, 2 Books 2  Occurrence Count
| Matthew 7:16Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? |
| Original Text (TR 1894)Stephanus 1550 (Total 13110) |
| ἀπὸ τῶν καρπῶν αὐτῶν ἐπιγνώσεσθε αὐτούς· μήτι συλλέγουσιν ἀπὸ ἀκανθῶν σταφυλὴν, ἢ ἀπὸ τριβόλων σῦκα; |
| Verse #23333 (Ch. #936) — 15 words, 83 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Greek |
Value |
| Ye shall know |
G1921epiginōskō |
ἐπιγινώσκω |
1978 |
| them |
G846autos |
αὐτός |
971 |
| by |
G575apo |
ἀπό |
151 |
| their |
G846autos |
αὐτός |
971 |
| fruits. |
G2590karpos |
καρπός |
471 |
| Do |
G3385mēti |
μήτι |
358 |
| men gather |
G4816syllegō |
συλλέγω |
1468 |
| grapes |
G4718staphylē |
σταφυλή |
1439 |
| of |
G575apo |
ἀπό |
151 |
| thorns, |
G173akantha |
ἄκανθα |
82 |
| or |
G2228ē |
ἤ |
8 |
| figs |
G4810sykon |
σῦκον |
740 |
| of |
G575apo |
ἀπό |
151 |
| thistles? |
G5146tribolos |
τρίβολος |
782 |
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