Matthew 13:10

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ προσελθόντες οἱ μαθηταὶ, εἶπον αὐτῷ, Διὰ τί ἐν παραβολαῖς λαλεῖς αὐτοῖς;

Transliteration

And proselthontes the mathētai, eipon to him, Through what in parabolais laleis to them?

Grammar Details

*proselthontes*: aorist participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having come to
*mathētai*: nominative, masculine, plural - disciples
*eipon*: aorist, 3rd plural - said/spoke
*autō*: dative, masculine, singular - to him
*Dia ti*: preposition + interrogative - why/for what reason
*en*: preposition + dative - in
*parabolais*: dative, feminine, plural - parables
*laleis*: present, 2nd singular - you speak
*autois*: dative, masculine, plural - to them

Word Meanings

*proselthontes*: having come to/approached/drawn near
*mathētai*: disciples/students/followers
*eipon*: said/spoke/told
*Dia ti*: why/for what reason/for what purpose
*parabolais*: parables/similitudes/analogies
*laleis*: you speak/talk/say

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Mark 4:33-34 : 33 And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it; 34 and without a parable spake he not unto them: but privately to his own disciples he expounded all things.
Mark 4:10 : 10 And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parables.

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