Matthew 13:4

As he sowed, some seeds fell along the path,
and the birds came and ate them up.

The greek text BETA

Nestle-Aland (NA)

καὶ   ἐν   τῷ   σπείρειν   αὐτὸν   ἃ   μὲν   ἔπεσεν   παρὰ   τὴν   ὁδόν,   καὶ   ἐλθόντα   τὰ   πετεινὰ   κατέφαγεν   αὐτά.  

Textus Receptus (TR)

καὶ   ἐν   τῷ   σπείρειν   αὐτὸν   ἃ   μὲν   ἔπεσεν   παρὰ   τὴν   ὁδόν,   καὶ   ἐλθόντα   τὰ   πετεινὰ   καὶ   κατέφαγεν   αὐτά.  

Manuscript comments

Both NA and TR have 17 words, however there are differences between the texts.



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Strongs nr Greek English Grammar Code
G2532
καὶ (kai)
And
Conj. Conjunktion
CONJ
G1722
ἐν (en)
in
Preposition Preposition
PREP
G3588
τῷ (to)
the
Definite article Definite article
dative sing. neut. dative singular Neutral
T-DSN
G4687
σπείρειν (speirein)
sowing
VERB Verb
pres. active inf. present active infinitive
V-PAN
G0846
αὐτὸν (ayton)
of him,
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
acc. sing. ♂ accusative singular masculine
P-ASM
G3739
ἃ (a)
some
Relative pron. Relative pronoun
nom. pl. neut. Nominative plural Neutral
R-NPN
G3303
μὲν (men)
indeed
Particle Particle
PRT
G4098
ἔπεσεν (epesen)
fell
VERB Verb
2nd aorist active ind. second aorist active indicative
sing. third person singular
V-2AAI-3S
G3844
παρὰ (para)
along
Preposition Preposition
PREP
G3588
τὴν (ten)
the
Definite article Definite article
acc. sing. ♀ accusative singular feminine
T-ASF
G3598
ὁδόν, (odon,)
road,
Noun Noun
acc. sing. ♀ accusative singular feminine
N-ASF
G2532
καὶ (kai)
and
Conj. Conjunktion
CONJ
G2064
ἐλθόντα (elthonta)
having come,
VERB Verb
2nd aorist active part. second aorist active Participle
nom. pl. Neutral Nominative plural Neutral
V-2AAP-NPN
G3588
τὰ (ta)
the
Definite article Definite article
nom. pl. neut. Nominative plural Neutral
T-NPN
G4071
πετεινὰ (peteina)
birds
Adjective Adjective
nom. pl. neut. Nominative plural Neutral
A-NPN
G2719
κατέφαγεν (katephagen)
devoured
VERB Verb
2nd aorist active ind. second aorist active indicative
sing. third person singular
V-2AAI-3S
G0846
αὐτά. (ayta.)
them.
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
acc. pl. neut. accusative plural Neutral
P-APN

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