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AndΚαὶit happenedἐγένετοwhenὅτεJesusὁ Ἰησοῦςhad finishedἐτέλεσενinstructingδιατάσσωνhisαὐτοῦtwelveτοῖς δώδεκαdisciples,μαθηταῖςthat he moved onμετέβηfrom thereἐκεῖθενtoτοῦteachδιδάσκεινandκαὶproclaimκηρύσσεινinἐνtheirαὐτῶνtowns.ταῖς πόλεσιν
Matthew 11:1
Study it in the app“And it happened when Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, that he moved on from there to teach and proclaim in their towns.”
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 11:1, word by word
- it happenedἐγένετοegeneto
happen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “egeneto” appears- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsous” appears- had finishedἐτέλεσενetelesen
finish
To bring to an end something being done.
Where else “etelesen” appears- instructingδιατάσσωνdiatassōn
instruct, arrange
Give instructions, order, arrange, appoint.
Where else “diatassōn” appears- twelveδώδεκαdōdeka
twelve
The quantity twelve, the number of the tribes of Israel.
Where else “dōdeka” appears- disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētais
disciple
A follower of Jesus.
Where else “mathētais” appears- that he moved onμετέβηmetebē
leave
To go from a place.
Where else “metebē” appears- from thereἐκεῖθενekeithen
from there
From there.
Where else “ekeithen” appears- teachδιδάσκεινdidaskein
teach
Teach.
Where else “didaskein” appears- proclaimκηρύσσεινkēryssein
proclaim
Proclaim aloud, like a herald announcing a message on behalf of the king.
Where else “kēryssein” appears- townsπόλεσινpolesin
city, town
City, town.
Where else “polesin” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2Now John, hearing in prison of the works of the Messiah, sent word through his disciples
To study Matthew 11 in a group
1. What it says
What did Jesus tell John's messengers to report about what they hear and see (vv. 4–5)?
2. What it means
Why does Jesus say his yoke is easy and his burden light (vv. 28–30)?
3. How I live it
Jesus invites the weary and burdened to come to him (v. 28). What burden could you bring to him today?