Matthew 22:1–10

In its context

Its words in the original

• ἀποκριθεὶςapokritheis· answer

  Answer, reply; speak up.

• ἸησοῦςIēsous· 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).

• πάλινpalin· again

  Again, once more; also "in turn".

• εἶπενeipen· say

  Say, speak; in the passive, "be called".

• παραβολαῖςparabolais· parable, comparison

  Parable: a comparison, a story from everyday life that teaches a truth about the kingdom.

• ὩμοιώθηHōmoiōthē· be like, compare

  Make like, become like; compare.

• βασιλείαbasileia· kingdom

  Kingdom: the reign of a king and the place where he reigns. "The kingdom of heaven" is the reign of God.

• οὐρανῶνouranōn· heaven, sky

  Heaven: the sky and, above all, the place of God. "The heavens" is sometimes a respectful way of saying "God".

• ἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōi· human being, man

  Human being, person, man (without distinguishing male or female).

• βασιλεῖbasilei· king

  King, one who reigns. In the Gospels, Jesus is the promised king of the Jews.

• ἐποίησενepoiēsen· do, make

  Do, make, produce.

• γάμουςgamous· wedding

  Wedding, wedding feast.

• υἱῷhuiōi· son, Son

  Son. Also descendant: "son of David" means one of King David's family, and is a title of the promised Messiah.

• ἀπέστειλενapesteilen· send

  Send someone on a mission. The word "apostle", one who is sent, comes from it.

• δούλουςdoulous· slave

  Slave: someone who belongs to a master and serves him.

• καλέσαιkalesai· call

  Call; name; invite.

• ἤθελονēthelon· want, wish

  Want, wish, be willing.

• ἐλθεῖνelthein· come, go

  Come, arrive; go.

• ἄλλουςallous· other, another

  Other, another.

• ἄριστόνariston· meal

  Meal, especially the midday meal; also a feast.

• ἡτοίμακαhētoimaka· prepare

  Prepare, make ready.

• ταῦροίtauroi· bull

  Bull, ox.

• σιτιστὰsitista· fattened

  Fattened, fattened for a feast.

• τεθυμέναtethymena· kill, sacrifice

  Sacrifice; also slaughter, kill.

• ἕτοιμαhetoima· ready

  Ready, prepared.

• δεῦτεdeute· come

  Come! let's go!

• ἀμελήσαντεςamelēsantes· neglect, ignore

  Neglect, pay no attention to, not care about.

• ἀπῆλθονapēlthon· go away

  Go away, leave.

• ἴδιονidion· own

  One's own, his own.

• ἀγρόνagron· field, countryside

  Field, farmland; in the plural, the countryside and its farms.

• ἐμπορίανemporian· business, trade

  Business, trade.

• λοιποὶloipoi· the rest, remaining

  The rest, the others; as an adverb, "from now on", "finally".

• κρατήσαντεςkratēsantes· seize, retain

  Take hold of, seize; also retain, keep.

• ὕβρισανhybrisan· mistreat, insult

  Mistreat, insult, treat with outrage.

• ἀπέκτεινανapekteinan· kill

  Kill.

• ὠργίσθηōrgisthē· be angry

  Be angry.

• πέμψαςpempsas· send

  Send someone.

• στρατεύματαstrateumata· troops, army

  Troops, army, soldiers.

• ἀπώλεσενapōlesen· destroy, perish

  Destroy, cause to perish; in the middle voice, perish, be lost.

• φονεῖςphoneis· murderer

  Murderer.

• πόλινpolin· city, town

  City, town.

• ἐνέπρησενeneprēsen· set on fire

  Set on fire, burn.

• τότεtote· then

  Then, at that time.

• ἐστινestin· be

  Be, exist.

• ἄξιοιaxioi· worthy

  Worthy, fitting.

• πορεύεσθεporeuesthe· go

  Go, set out; also live, walk in a way of life.

• διεξόδουςdiexodous· crossroads

  The place where a road leaves the city, a crossroads where people gather.

• ὁδῶνhodōn· way, road

  Way, road; journey; also way of life.

• εὕρητεheurēte· find

  Find; in the passive, turn out to be, be found to be so.

• ἐξελθόντεςexelthontes· go out

  Go out, come out.

• συνήγαγονsynēgagon· gather

  Gather, bring together.

• πονηρούςponērous· evil, wicked

  Bad, wicked. "The evil one": the devil.

• ἀγαθούςagathous· good

  Good.

• ἐπλήσθηeplēsthē· fill, fulfill

  Fill, be filled; of time, be fulfilled, come to an end.

• ἀνακειμένωνanakeimenōn· recline at table

  Recline at table, eat.