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andκαὶthey gaveἔδωκανthemαὐτὰforεἰςthe potter’sτοῦ κεραμέωςfield,τὸν ἀγρὸνasκαθὰthe Lordκύριοςdirectedσυνέταξένme.”μοι
Matthew 27:10
Study it in the app“and they gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord directed me.””
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 27:10, word by word
- they gaveἔδωκανedōkan
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “edōkan” appears- the potter’sκεραμέωςkerameōs
potter
Potter.
Where else “kerameōs” appears- fieldἀγρὸνagron
field
Land that is sown or worked and belongs to someone.
Where else “agron” appears- asκαθὰkatha
just as
"Just as", "according as".
Where else “katha” appears- the Lordκύριοςkyrios
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyrios” appears- directedσυνέταξένsynetaxen
direct, order
Direct, order, arrange.
Where else “synetaxen” appears
The context
9Then was fulfilled what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, when he says, “And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of the one whose price had been set, whom they priced from the sons of Israel,
10 · This verse (above)
11Now Jesus stood before the governor; and the governor asked him, saying, “Are you the King of the Jews?” And Jesus said, “You say so.”
To study Matthew 27 in a group
1. What it says
What did Pilate ask Jesus, and how did Jesus answer (v. 11)?
2. What it means
What happened when Jesus died, and what did the centurion and those with him say (vv. 50–54)?
3. How I live it
Joseph of Arimathea asked for Jesus' body and buried it with care (vv. 57–60). What gesture of respect can you offer someone grieving?