Matthew 9:17

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Neither do [men] put new wine into old wine-skins: else the skins burst, and the wine is spilled, and the skins perish: but they put new wine into fresh wine-skins, and both are preserved.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Οὐδὲ βάλλουσιν οἶνον νέον εἰς ἀσκοὺς παλαιούς: εἰ δὲ μή γε ῥήγνυνται οἱ ἀσκοί, καὶ ὁ οἶνος ἐκχεῖται, καὶ οἱ ἀσκοὶ ἀπολοῦνται: ἀλλὰ βάλλουσιν οἶνον νέον εἰς ἀσκοὺς καινούς, καὶ ἀμφότεροι συντηροῦνται.

Transliteration

Neither do they ballousin oinon neon into askous palaious: otherwise rhēgnyntai the askoi, and the oinos ekcheitai, and the askoi apolountai: but they ballousin oinon neon into askous kainous, and both syntērountai.

Grammar Details

*ballousin*: present active indicative, 3rd person plural - put/place
*oinon*: accusative, masculine, singular - wine
*neon*: accusative, masculine, singular - new/young
*askous*: accusative, masculine, plural - wineskins
*palaious*: accusative, masculine, plural - old
*rhēgnyntai*: present passive indicative, 3rd person plural - are burst/torn
*askoi*: nominative, masculine, plural - wineskins
*oinos*: nominative, masculine, singular - wine
*ekcheitai*: present passive indicative, 3rd person singular - is poured out
*apolountai*: future middle indicative, 3rd person plural - will perish/be destroyed
*kainous*: accusative, masculine, plural - new/fresh
*syntērountai*: present passive indicative, 3rd person plural - are preserved together

Word Meanings

*ballousin*: put/place/pour
*oinon neon*: new/young wine
*askous palaious*: old wineskins
*rhēgnyntai*: are burst/torn/broken
*ekcheitai*: is poured out/spilled
*apolountai*: will perish/be destroyed/be lost
*askous kainous*: new/fresh wineskins
*syntērountai*: are preserved together/are kept safe

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Josh 9:4 : 4 they also did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine - skins, old and rent and bound up,
Job 32:19 : 19 Behold, my breast is as wine which hath no vent; Like new wine-skins it is ready to burst.
Ps 119:83 : 83 For I am become like a wine-skin in the smoke; Yet do I not forget thy statutes.

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