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Thereforeδιὸthatἐκεῖνοςfieldὁ ἀγρὸςhas been calledἐκλήθηFieldἈγρὸςof BloodΑἵματοςtoἕωςthis day.τῆς σήμερον
Matthew 27:8
Study it in the app“Therefore that field has been called Field of Blood to this day.”
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 27:8, word by word
- Thereforeδιὸdio
therefore
"Therefore", "for this reason".
Where else “dio” appears- fieldἀγρὸςagros
field
Land that is sown or worked and belongs to someone.
Where else “agros” appears- has been calledἐκλήθηeklēthē
call
To give someone a name.
Where else “eklēthē” appears- of BloodΑἵματοςHaimatos
blood
The red fluid that runs through the bodies of people and animals.
Where else “Haimatos” appears- this dayσήμερονsēmeron
today
Today.
Where else “sēmeron” appears
The context
7And after taking counsel, they bought with them the Potter’s Field as a burial place for the foreigners.
8 · This verse (above)
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,
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?