Matthew 24:25 — Word Study
N1904ἰδοὺ προείρηκα ὑμῖν.
BSABeholdhoraō▸ I have foretold [it]prolegō■ to you.su
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| ἰδοὺ | Behold | Verb, second aorist, middle |
| προείρηκα | I have foretold [it] | Verb, perfect, active |
| ὑμῖν. | to you. | Personal pronoun, second person, dative |
Every word in the verse. Click a row to open it in the panel on the left.
| BSB | See, I have told you in advance. |
| KJV | Behold, I have told you before. |
| ASV | Behold, I have told you beforehand. |
| YLT | Lo, I did tell you beforehand. |
| WEB | “Behold, I have told you beforehand. |
| BBE | See, I have made it clear to you before it comes about. |
The translations agree in their rendering of the verse, emphasizing Jesus' prior warnings.
The sentence is straightforward, with a main clause that conveys a direct message from Jesus to His disciples.






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Deep Study — Matthew 24:25
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Context — Warnings About Deceptiongenerated
Matthew 24:25 is part of Jesus' teaching on the end times, where He cautions His disciples about the rise of false prophets and the need for vigilance. He assures them that He has already forewarned them about these events, emphasizing the importance of being prepared and discerning in the face of deception.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaiah 44:7–8 | Who then is like Me? Let him say so! Let him declare his case before Me, since I established an ancient people. Let him foretell the things to come, and what is to take place. |
| 2 | Isaiah 46:10–11 | I declare the end from the beginning, and ancient times from what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’ |
| 3 | Isaiah 48:5–6 | Therefore I declared it to you long ago; I announced it before it came to pass, so that you could not claim, ‘My idol has done this; my carved image and molten god has ordained it.’ |
| 4 | Luke 21:13 | This will be your opportunity to serve as witnesses. |
| 5 | John 16:1 | “I have told you these things so that you will not fall away. |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 5 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — ἰδοὺ, horaōgenerated
The word ἰδοὺ is a second aorist middle imperative of horaō, meaning 'to see' or 'behold'. It serves as an imperative call to attention, urging the listener to notice what follows.
In this context, it draws the audience's focus to the seriousness of Jesus' warning, indicating that what He is about to say is crucial and should not be overlooked.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
In the Berean Standard Bible, the phrase reads, See, I have told you in advance. The KJV and ASV use Behold, I have told you before, while YLT translates it as Lo, I did tell you beforehand. The WEB echoes the BSB closely.
All translations agree on the essential meaning, emphasizing that Jesus has provided prior warnings about future events.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The verse contains two main verbs: ἰδοὺ, behold, which serves as an imperative, and προείρηκα, I have foretold, which is a perfect active indicative. The indirect object ὑμῖν, to you, clarifies to whom the warning is directed.
This structure highlights the imperative nature of Jesus' message and the direct communication to His disciples, reinforcing the urgency of His warning.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
In Matthew 24:25, the word ἰδοὺ (horaō), meaning 'Behold,' corresponds to the Hebrew words הִנֵּה (hinneh) and הֵן (hen), which both convey a sense of attention or emphasis. This choice highlights the importance of the message being conveyed, urging the audience to recognize the significance of the warning.
The word ὑμῖν (su), meaning 'to you,' is a direct translation of the Hebrew אַתָּ֫ה (attah), which is a second-person pronoun. This reinforces the personal nature of the statement, indicating that the warning is specifically directed at the listeners.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Matthew 24:25 shows Jesus telling His disciples that He has already warned them about the coming false prophets and the importance of being aware of these deceptions. This is part of His broader teaching on the signs of the end times.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
Jesus is indicating that He has previously warned His disciples about the dangers of false prophets and the signs of the end times.
The term 'Behold' serves to grab the attention of His listeners, emphasizing the significance of the warning He is about to give.
We should remain vigilant and discerning, being cautious of teachings or leaders that deviate from the truth of the Gospel.
Other verses, such as Isaiah 44:7-8 and Luke 21:13, also address the presence of false prophets and the need for discernment.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- What are some signs of false teachings that I should be aware of?
- How can I ensure that I am grounded in the truth of the Gospel?
- In what ways can I help others recognize deception in teachings?
- What steps can I take to be more vigilant in my spiritual life?
The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it
Early church fathers comment on this passage, highlighting Jesus' warnings about false prophets and the importance of vigilance.
So if they say to you, 'Look, he is in the wilderness,' do not go out; 'Look, he is in the inner rooms,' do not believe it.Early Church Fathers on Matthew 24 →
Since the disciples had brought two questions to Him, one concerning the captivity of Jerusalem, and the other, the Lord’s second coming, having already spoken of the captivity of Jerusalem, here He begins to speak of His own coming,Early Church Fathers on Matthew 24 →
Commentators on this verse — 7 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Matthew 24:25 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleBehold, I have told you before. Meaning not before in this discourse, though he had in Matthew 24:5 signified also, that false Christs, and false prophets should arise, but before these things came
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Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryAnd Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.
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John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New Testaments25 Behold, I have told you before. Ver. 25. Behold, I have told you before] See, therefore, that ye stand alway upon your watch; for, for this end have I warned you: prevision is the best means of prevention. Leo cassibus irretitus ait si praescivissem. To sin after warning is to fall with open eyes, which deserves no pity. Not to be warned, is both a just presage and desert of a downfall.
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AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the BibleVerse 25. Behold, I have told you before.] That is, I have forewarned you.
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CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges23–31. The Second Coming of Christ Mark 13:21-27; Luke 21:24-28 The following scheme, intended to shew a parallelism between the two Predictions, is borrowed from an interesting monograph by the Rev. W. Sherlock, who argues for the division of the prophecy at Matthew 24:22 : the fall of jerusalem (Matthew 24:5-22).the second advent (Matthew 24:23-31).. False Christs and false prophets (Matthew 24:5; Matthew 24:11).1. False Christs and false prophets (Matthew 24:23-24).. Persecution and apostasy (Matthew 24:9-10; Matthew 24:12).2. Dangers even to the elect (Matthew 24:24).. Wars, famine, pestilence (Matthew 24:6-7).3. Distress of nations (Matthew 24:29).. Great tribulation (Matthew 24:21).4.…
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Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the BibleBehold, I have told you before - Mark adds Mark 13:23, “take ye heed.” The reason why he told them before was that they might be on their guard, and be prepared for those calamities.
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Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible25. Behold, I have told you before — And therefore it shall be impossible to deceive you, my elect.
Read Daniel Denison Whedon on Matthew 24 →The verse in English, compared — 16 translations, and where they part company
Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.
Modern formal
See, I have told you in advance.
“Behold, I have told you beforehand.
See, I have told you in advance.
Remember, I have told you ahead of time.
Tyndale line
Behold, I have told you before.
Behold, I have told you beforehand.
Behold, I have told you beforehand.
Behold, I have told you before.
Beholde, I haue tolde you before.
Strictly literal
Behold, I have told you beforehand.
Lo, I did tell you beforehand.
Behold, I told you beforehand.
See, I have told you ahead of time.
From the Latin
Behold I have told it to you, beforehand.
Simplified
Notice that I've told you this before it even happens.
See, I have made it clear to you before it comes about.
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the Nestle 1904 treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The earliest translations — Latin and Syriac
Every translation is an argument about meaning made by someone who had to commit to one. These two were made while the Greek was still a living language, and they are the oldest opinions we have about what this verse says.
Ecce prædixi vobis.
Jerome revised the Old Latin against the Greek from AD 382; the Latin west read this text for a thousand years.
ܗܐ ܩܕܡܬ ܐܡܪܬ ܠܟܘܢ
The Bible of the Syriac-speaking church, in the language nearest to the Aramaic Jesus spoke.
Shown verse by verse rather than word by word: aligning a Greek word to its Latin or Syriac counterpart automatically would be guesswork, and a wrong alignment is worse than none.
The Greek editions compared — what the manuscripts actually say
Eight printed editions of the Greek New Testament, side by side. Where they agree the wording is settled; where a word is missing from an edition it is marked, so you can see the difference rather than take it on trust.
ἰδοὺ προείρηκα ὑμῖν.
The standard critical text of the New Testament.
ἰδοὺ προείρηκα ὑμῖν.
The previous edition, still widely cited.
ἰδοὺ προείρηκα ὑμῖν.
The Society of Biblical Literature edition, freely licensed.
ἰδοὺ προείρηκα ὑμῖν.
The edition that turned scholarship toward the earliest manuscripts.
ἰδοὺ προείρηκα ὑμῖν.
An independent critical text built from the oldest witnesses then known.
ἰδοὺ προείρηκα ὑμῖν.
A recent critical edition following documentary evidence closely.
ἰδοὺ προείρηκα ὑμῖν.
The reading of the majority of surviving manuscripts.
ἰδοὺ προείρηκα ὑμῖν.
The printed tradition behind the King James Version.
A witness that read differently would show its variant word here, marked.
Word by word, across the editions
Every edition agrees. All 8 printed editions — Nestle-Aland 28, Nestle-Aland 27, SBLGNT, Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Tyndale House 2017, Textus Receptus (KJV), Byzantine majority — carry every word of this verse, in the same order, with no difference that any translator would render differently.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Greek New Testament — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in Matthew 24:25
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Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. Imported from the CrossWire SWORD modules — Abbott-Smith, the full Liddell-Scott-Jones, Strong's, Dodson, the Intermediate LSJ, Robinson and Packard on the Greek, Webster and Cawdrey on the English the translators were using. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
ἰδού,
[in LXX chiefly for הִנֵּה,]
prop. imperat. 2 aor. mid. of ὁράω, used as a demonstrative particle, with frequency much greater in LXX and NT than in cl. (v. M, Pr., 11),
ἰδού, a demonstrative particle, [in Grk. writ. fr. Soph. down], found in the N. T. esp. in the Gospels of Matthew and of Luke, used very often in imitation of the Hebr. nan, and giving a peculiar vivacity to the style by bidding the reader or hearer to attend to what is said: behold! see! lo! It is inserted in the discourse after a gen. absol., Mt. i. 20; ii. 1, 13; ix. 18; xii. 46; xvii. 5; Xxvi.47; xxviii. 11. καὶ ἰδού is used, when at the close of a narrative something new is introduced, Mt. ii. 9; ili. 16; iv. 11; viii. 2, 24, 29,32, 34; ix. 2 54. 20; xii. 10; KV 224 ΧΥΙ- Ss) KIX. 10... eva. 91; ΧΧΥΪ. 51: ΧΧΥΤΙ ὦ, 7; Lk. i. 20, 31, 36; ii. 9[R GL Tr br. ], 25; ix. 30, 38 sq.; x. 25; xiv. 2; xxiv.13; Acts xii.7; xvi.1; when a thing is specified which is unexpected yet sure, 2 Co. vi. 9 (καὶ ἰδοὺ ζῶμεν, and nevertheless we live), cf. Mt. vii. 4; when a thing is specified which seems…
Read the full entry →ἰδού. Moulton (Pro/eg. p. 11) has shown that the frequency with which ἰδού (originally the imper. of εἰδόμην and accented ἰδοῦ) is used by certain NT writers is due to the fact that they were accustomed to the constant use of an equivalent interjection in their own tongue: cf. Wellhausen £ini.* p. 22. As showing, however, that the interjection was used in the Kou where no Hebraistic influence is predicable, we may cite P Oxy VII. 10665 (iii/A.p.) εἰδ[ο]ὺ οὖν ἀπέστιλά σοι αὐτήν, with reference to the return of a file, 76. 10691 (very illiterate—iii/a.p.) εἰδοὺ γὰρ kal τὸ πορφύρειν μετὰ τῶν συ[ν]έργων κεῖντε, “see, the purple is put with the tools” (cf. 1.5), 74. X. 12917 (A.D. 30) οὐδ[εί]ς μοι ἤνεγκεν ἐπιστολήν περὶ ἄρτων, ἀλλ᾽ εὐθέως, ἡ (-- εἰ) ἔπεμψας διὰ ἸΚολλούθου ἐπιστολήν, εἰδοὺ ἀρτάβηι σοι γίνεται, ‘“‘no one has brought me a letter about the bread, but if you send a letter by…
Read the full entry →ἰδού (idou) — look!.
ἰδοῦ
(ἴδου Hdn.Gr. cited in [Refs 4th c.AD+]aorist 2 imperative middle of ὁρά; but,
II. ἰδού (on the accent see Hdn.Gr.[Refs] adverb, lo! behold! (even with words of hearing, ἰδοὺ δοῦπον αὖ κλύω τινά [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.1. with Nouns and Prons., ἰ. χελιδών Klein [Refs 6th c.BC+], etc.; ἰ. ἐγώ here am I, [LXX+NT]; οὐκ ἰ. Ἀαρώ; [LXX]
II.2. with Verbs,
II.2. a in the imperative, ἰ. θεᾶσθε [Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially in offering a thing, take it! ἰ. δέχου παῖ [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.2. b in indicative of all tenses, ἰ. πείθομαι [NT+5th c.BC+] with past tenses, [LXX+NT]; in the middle of a sentence, [NT]
II.3. with questions, ἰ., τί ἔστι; [Refs 5th c.BC+]
ἰδού
idou
second person singular imperative middle voice of 1492; used as
imperative lo!; --behold, lo, see.
see GREEK for 1492
ἰδού
v.
See! Lo! Behold! Look!
ἰδού 2nd sg mid imperat of εἰδόμην, as adv. lo! behold! see there! Soph.; ἰδού, δέχου there! take it! Lat. en tibi! id. Soph., etc.:— well, as you please! Ar.
in repeating another's words quizzingly, ἰδού γ᾽ ἄκρατον oh yes, wine, id. Ar.
Verb-2AMM-2S — Verb · second aorist · middle · imperative · second person · singularsecond aorist middle imperative — a completed action, viewed as a whole.
V-2AMM-2S Part of Speech: Verb Tense: second Aorist Voice: Middle Mood: iMperative Person: second Number: Singular
208 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 2 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.
Counted over the 603 Old Testament verses where this Greek word stands: which Hebrew word keeps standing there too. A correspondence of verses rather than a word-by-word alignment, so read the percentage as strength of evidence, not as a claim about any single verse.
προ-ερέω, -ῶ, v.s. προεῖπον.
προ-λέγω ; impf. προέλεγον ; to say beforehand, to predict, (so fr. Aeschyl. and Hdt. down) : 2 Co. xiii. 2; Gal. ν. 21; 1 Th. iii. 4; [some (see R. V. mrg.) would give mpo- the sense of plainly in all these exx.; cf. L. and S. s. v. II. 2, and see πρό, ἃ. a. fin.].
προλέγω. The force of προ-- in composition is raised again by this word, as e.g. in the marriage contract BGU IV. τοσοῦ (time of Augustus): the contract is to be deposited ἐν ἡμέραις χρηματιζούσαις πέντε ad’ ἧς ἂν ἀλλήλοις προείπω-
προερέω (proereō) — to predict.
προερέω,
Attic dialect contraction προερῶ, serving as future to προεῖπον(which see): also perfect προείρηκα, passive -ημαι: aorist passive προερρήθην, contraction προὐρρήθην:— say beforehand, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, ἐκ τῶν προειρημένων [Refs]; τὰ προρρηθέντα[Refs]be said by way of preface, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. order beforehand or publicly, συλλέγεσθαι ἐς Σάρδις [Refs 5th c.BC+]:— passive, προὐρρήθη ὅπως.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔχοντες τὸ προειρημένον the prescribed implement, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δεῖπνον.. ἐκ πολλοῦ χρόνου π. ordered beforehand, [Refs]; πόλεμος προερρήθη was declared, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
προλέγω
proereo
from 4253 and 2046; used as alternate of 4277; to say already,
predict:--foretell, say (speak, tell) before.
see GREEK for 4253
see GREEK for 2046
see GREEK for 4277
προερέω
v.
I say already, predict
προλέγω prolegō 15x
to tell beforehand, to foretell, Mt. 24:25; Acts 1:16; Rom. 9:29; 2 Cor. 13:2; Gal. 5:21; 1 Thess. 3:4
προερέω attic contr. -ερῶ serving as fut. to προεῖπον perf. προείρηκα pass. -ημαι aor1 pass. προερρήθην contr. προὐρρήθην to say beforehand, Plat.:—Pass., ἐκ τῶν προειρημένων id. Plat.; τὰ προρρηθέντα id. Plat.; ταῦτά μοι προειρήσθω be said by way of preface, Isocr.
to order one to do a thing beforehand or publicly, τινί c. inf., Hdt.; also, πρ. τινί ὡς . . id. Hdt.:—Pass. impers., προείρητο αὐτοῖς μὴ ἐπιχειρεῖν orders had been given them not to attack, Thuc.; τὸ προειρημένον the prescribed implement, Hdt.; δεῖπνον πρ. ordered beforehand, id. Hdt.; πόλεμος προερρήθη, Lat. indictus est, Xen.
Verb-RAI-1S — Verb · perfect · active · indicative · first person · singularperfect active indicative — a past action whose result still stands.
V-RAI-1S Part of Speech: Verb Tense: peRfect Voice: Active Mood: Indicative Person: first Number: Singular
9 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 7 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.
σύ is the second-person singular pronoun meaning 'you' in Greek. It has various forms: genitive σοῦ, dative σοί, and accusative σέ. The word can be used for emphasis or contrast, particularly in the New Testament, as seen in verses like Matthew 26:64. It also appears in various dialects and has enclitic forms.
σύ,
pron. of 2nd pers.,
thou, you, gen., σοῦ, dat., σοί, acc., σέ, pl., ὑμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς (enclitic in oblique cases sing., except after prep. (BL, §48, 3), though πρὸς σέ occurs in Mt 25:39). Nom. for emphasis or contrast: Jo 1:30, 42 4:10 5:33, 39, 44, Ac 4:7, Eph 5:32; so also perhaps σὺ εἶπας, Mt 26:64, al. (M, Pr., 86); before voc., Mt 2:6, Lk 1:76, Jo 17:5, al.; sometimes without emphasis (M, Pr., 85f.), as also
Read the full entry →σύ, pron. of the second pers. (Dor. and Aeol. τύ, Boeot. Tov), gen. σοῦ, dat. σοί, ace. σέ (which oblique cases are enclitic, unless a preposition precede; yet πρός σε is written [uniformly in Ree. (exe. Mt. xxvi. 18), in Grsb. (exe. Jn. xxi. 22, 23), in Treg. (exc. Mt. xxvi. 18; Acts xxiii. 30), in Lchm. (exe. Mt. xxvi.18; Jn. xvii. 11, 13; xxi. 22, 23; Acts xxiii. 30), in Tdf. (exe. Mt. xxvi. 18; Lk. i. 19; Jn. xvii. 11, 13; Jn. xxi. 22; Acts xxiii. 18, 30; 1 Tim. iii. 14; Tit. iii. 12); also by WH in Mt. xxv. 39], see ἐγώ, 2; Lipsius, Grammat. Untersuch. p. 62 sq. [W. §6, 3; B. 31 (27)]); plur. ὑμεῖς, εἴς. : Lat. tu, ete., vos, ete.; thou, ete., ye,ete. The nominatives ov and ὑμεῖς are expressed for emphasis — before a vocative, as σὺ Βηθλεέμ, Mt. ii. 6; σὺ παιδίον (Leian. dial. deor. 2, 1), Lk. i. 76; add, Jn. xvii. 5; Acts i. 24; 1 Tim. vi. 11, etc.; ὑμεῖς of Φαρισαῖοι, Lk. xi. 39…
Read the full entry →σύ (su) — you.
σύ [ῠ],
thou: pronoun of the second person:—Epic dialect nominative τύνη [ῡ] [Refs 8th c.BC+] (Laconian dialect τούνη [Refs 5th c.AD+]; Aeolic dialect σύ [Refs 7th c.BC+]; Doric dialect τύ [ῠ] [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Boeotian dialect τού [short syllable] [Refs 6th c.BC+] (also τούν [Refs]σύ, [Refs 8th c.BC+]—Gen. σοῦ, [Refs], elsewhere only Attic dialect, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; enclitic σου, [Refs 8th c.BC+] (also in Lyric poetry, [Refs 8th c.BC+] (which also occurs in Lyric poetry, [Refs 7th c.BC+], and as enclitic σευ, [Refs 8th c.BC+], σεο (enclitic) [Refs] σευ (enclitic) [Refs]:—Doric dialect τεῦ, τευ, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; rarely τέο, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Boeotian dialect τεῦς [Refs 6th c.BC+]; Doric dialect τεοῦς [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοι variant in [Refs]; enclitic τεος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; other Doric dialect forms are τίω, τίως, both [Refs 3rd c.BC+]—Dat. σοί, [Refs 8th c.BC+]…
Read the full entry →σύ
su
the person pronoun of the second person singular; thou:-- thou. See
also 4571, 4671, 4675; and for the plural 5209, 5210, 5213, 5216.
see GREEK for 4675
see GREEK for 4571
see GREEK for 4671
see GREEK for 5209
see GREEK for 5210
see GREEK for 5213
see GREEK for 5216
σύ, σοῦ, σοί, σέ
Pers.pr.
you
σύ sy 2x
you, gen., σοῦ, dat., σοί, acc., σέ, Mt. 1:20; 2:6
Pron-2DP — Personal pronoun · second person · dative · pluraldative — to, for, with — the one it is done to or by.
Agrees with anything else marked plural.
P-2DP Part of Speech: Personal pronoun Person: second Case: Dative Number: Plural
3,073 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 37 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.
Parsing tells you the form; the treebank tells you the job. Counted over all 2,892 occurrences — a word inside a phrase counts towards whatever that phrase is doing.
← what comes before
what comes after →
branches are dictionary forms, so endings do not split one phrase into five; the number on a branch is how many times the New Testament takes that path
16 inflected forms — one of the commonest words in the New Testament. Full distribution →
Counted over the 450 Old Testament verses where this Greek word stands: which Hebrew word keeps standing there too. A correspondence of verses rather than a word-by-word alignment, so read the percentage as strength of evidence, not as a claim about any single verse.
„οὐ φυτεύσεις σεαυτῷ ἄλσος, πᾶν ξύλον παρὰ τὸ θυσιαστήριον κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ σου οὐ ποιήσεις σεαυτῷ“ (Deuter.
παύσομαι δὲ τοῦ λοιποῦ μετὰ τοσαύτης ὀργῆς τὰς τιμωρίας ἐπὶ τοῖς ἀδικήμασιν εἰσπραττόμενος καὶ πολὺ μᾶλλον σοῦ παρακαλοῦντος.
Μεγάλων μὲν ὄντων καὶ πλουσίων τῶν τοῦ θεοῦ δικαιωμάτων εἰς ὑμᾶς, ὑπέρ τι καὶ καθ̓ ὑπερβολὴν ὑπερευφραίνομαι ἐπὶ τοῖς μακαρίοις καὶ ἐνδόξοις ὑμῶν πνεύμασιν: οὕτως ἔμφυτον τῆς δωρεᾶς πνευματικῆς χάριν εἰλήφατε.
τοῦ ἀποδοθῆι τὸν ἐπεσταλμένον ἡμῖν κατὰ μῆνα πυρὸν τοῖς παρʼ ἡμῶν. διʼ ἄλλων γεγράφαμεν ὑμῖν ὑπὲρ ὧν βουλόμεθα μηδεμιᾶς προσφωνήσεως προσπεπτωκυίας. ἑαυτῶν δὲ ἐπιμελόμενοι ἵνʼ ὑγιαίνητε, — ἔσμεν ἐν
η Φατρήους καὶ … χαίρειν καὶ ἐρρωμένοις διευτυχεῖν. ἐρρώμεθα δὲ καὶ αὐτοὶ ὑμῶν τὴν ἀρίστην μνείαν ποιούμενοι παρὰ τοῖς ἐν Πηλουσίωι θεοῖς. καλῶς ποιήσεις διαλύσας Ἁρκοννῆσιν καὶ
παρὰ Πετεύριος διεθέντος μου ὑπάρξει σοι εἰς στέφανον χαλκοῦ τάλαντα δεκάπεντε, τάλαντα ιε. εὐτύχει .
