Parallel Strong's Berean Study Bible“ A farmer went out to sow his seed. And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, where it was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it. Young's Literal Translation ‘The sower went forth to sow his seed, and in his sowing some indeed fell beside the way, and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the heaven did devour it. King James Bible A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. Greek “A farmerσπείρων (speirōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 4687: To sow, spread, scatter. Probably strengthened from spao; to scatter, i.e. Sow. went out Ἐξῆλθεν (Exēlthen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1831: To go out, come out. From ek and erchomai; to issue. to sow σπεῖραι (speirai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Strong's 4687: To sow, spread, scatter. Probably strengthened from spao; to scatter, i.e. Sow. his αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. seed. σπόρον (sporon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 4703: Seed for sowing. From speiro; a scattering, i.e. seed. And καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. as ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. he αὐτὸν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. was sowing, σπείρειν (speirein) Verb - Present Infinitive Active Strong's 4687: To sow, spread, scatter. Probably strengthened from spao; to scatter, i.e. Sow. some [seed] ὃ (ho) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that. fell ἔπεσεν (epesen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 4098: A reduplicated and contracted form of peto; probably akin to petomai through the idea of alighting; to fall. along παρὰ (para) Preposition Strong's 3844: Gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of. the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. path, ὁδόν (hodon) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 3598: A way, road, journey, path. Apparently a primary word; a road; by implication, a progress; figuratively, a mode or means. where καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. it was trampled, κατεπατήθη (katepatēthē) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2662: From kata and pateo; to trample down; figuratively, to reject with disdain. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. the τὰ (ta) Article - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. birds πετεινὰ (peteina) Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's 4071: A bird, fowl. Neuter of a derivative of petomai; a flying animal, i.e. Bird. of the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. air οὐρανοῦ (ouranou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 3772: Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel. devoured κατέφαγεν (katephagen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2719: To eat up, eat till it is finished, devour, squander, annoy, injure. From kata and esthio; to eat down, i.e. Devour. it. αὐτό (auto) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. |