Mark 4:30

Jesus said, "What shall we compare (liken) the kingdom of God to? What parable (image) shall we use to illustrate (explain) it? [Jesus involves his listeners in his sermon.]

The greek text BETA

Nestle-Aland (NA)

Καὶ   ἔλεγεν·   πῶς   ὁμοιώσωμεν   τὴν   βασιλείαν   τοῦ   θεοῦ   ἢ   ἐν   τίνι   αὐτὴν   παραβολῇ   θῶμεν;  

Textus Receptus (TR)

Καὶ   ἔλεγεν·   πῶς   ὁμοιώσωμεν   τὴν   βασιλείαν   τοῦ   θεοῦ   ἢ   ἐν   τίνι   αὐτὴν   παραβολῇ   θῶμεν;  

Manuscript comments

TR has 11 Words, NA has 14 (+3).



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Strongs nr Greek English Grammar Code
G2532
Καὶ (Kai)
And
Conj. Conjunktion
CONJ
G3004
ἔλεγεν· (elegen.)
He was saying,
VERB Verb
imp. active ind. imperfect active indicative
sing. third person singular
V-IAI-3S
G4459
πῶς (pos)
how
Particle Particle
Interrogative Interrogative
PRT-I
G3666
ὁμοιώσωμεν (omoiosomen)
shall we liken
VERB Verb
aorist active subj. aorist active subjunctive
pl. first person plural
V-AAS-1P
G3588
τὴν (ten)
the
Definite article Definite article
acc. sing. accusative singular feminine
T-ASF
G0932
βασιλείαν (basileian)
kingdom
Noun Noun
acc. sing. accusative singular feminine
N-ASF
G3588
τοῦ (toy)
Definite article Definite article
gen. sing. genitive singular masculine
T-GSM
G2316
θεοῦ (theoy)
of God?
Noun Noun
gen. sing. genitive singular masculine
N-GSM
G2228
(e)
Or
Conj. Conjunktion
CONJ
G1722
ἐν (en)
in
Preposition Preposition
PREP
G5101
τίνι (tini)
which
Interrogative pron. Interrogative/Uncertain pronoun
dative sing. dative singular feminine
I-DSF
G0846
αὐτὴν (ayten)
it
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
acc. sing. accusative singular feminine
P-ASF
G3850
παραβολῇ (parabole)
parable
Noun Noun
dative sing. dative singular feminine
N-DSF
G5087
θῶμεν; (thomen;)
let us present
VERB Verb
2nd aorist active subj. second aorist active subjunctive
pl. first person plural
V-2AAS-1P

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