Matthew 8:22

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

But Jesus saith unto him, Follow me; and leave the dead to bury their own dead.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εῖπεν αὐτῷ, Ἀκολούθει μοι· καὶ ἄφες τοὺς νεκροὺς θάψαι τοὺς ἑαυτῶν νεκρούς.

Transliteration

The de Iēsous eipen to-him, Akolouthei to-me; and aphes the nekrous thapsai the of-themselves nekrous.

Grammar Details

Ὁ: nominative masculine singular article - the
*de*: postpositive particle - but/and/now
*Iēsous*: nominative masculine singular - Jesus
*eipen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - said
αὐτῷ: dative masculine singular pronoun - to him
*Akolouthei*: present active imperative, 2nd person singular - follow
μοι: dative singular pronoun - to me
καὶ: conjunction - and
*aphes*: aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular - leave/allow
τοὺς: accusative masculine plural article - the
*nekrous*: accusative masculine plural adjective - dead
*thapsai*: aorist active infinitive - to bury
ἑαυτῶν: genitive masculine plural reflexive pronoun - of themselves

Word Meanings

*de*: but/and/now (transitional particle)
*Iēsous*: Jesus
*eipen*: said/spoke
*Akolouthei*: follow/come after
*aphes*: leave/allow/permit
*nekrous*: dead/deceased/corpses
*thapsai*: to bury/entomb

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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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Referenced Verses

John 1:43 : 43 On the morrow he was minded to go forth into Galilee, and he findeth Philip: and Jesus saith unto him, Follow me.
Eph 5:14 : 14 Wherefore [he] saith, Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall shine upon thee.
Col 2:13 : 13 And you, being dead through your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, you, [I say], did he make alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses;
Eph 2:1 : 1 And you [did he make alive,] when ye were dead through your trespasses and sins,
Eph 2:5 : 5 even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace have ye been saved),
Matt 9:9 : 9 And as Jesus passed by from thence, he saw a man, called Matthew, sitting at the place of toll: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
Luke 15:32 : 32 But it was meet to make merry and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive [again]; and [was] lost, and is found.
1 Tim 5:6 : 6 But she that giveth herself to pleasure is dead while she liveth.
Matt 4:18-22 : 18 And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brethren, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishers. 19 And he saith unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men. 20 And they straightway left the nets, and followed him. 21 And going on from thence he saw two other brethren, James the [son] of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. 22 And they straightway left the boat and their father, and followed him.

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