Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThey are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to one another: ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not weep. Young's Literal Translation they are like to children, to those sitting in a market-place, and calling one to another, and saying, We piped to you, and ye did not dance, we mourned to you, and ye did not weep! King James Bible They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling {5723} one to another, and saying {5723}, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept. Greek They areεἰσιν (eisin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. like ὅμοιοί (homoioi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 3664: Like, similar to, resembling, of equal rank. From the base of homou; similar. children παιδίοις (paidiois) Noun - Dative Neuter Plural Strong's 3813: Neuter diminutive of pais; a childling, i.e., an infant, or a half-grown boy or girl; figuratively, an immature Christian. sitting καθημένοις (kathēmenois) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Neuter Plural Strong's 2521: To sit, be seated, enthroned; I dwell, reside. From kata; and hemai; to sit down; figuratively, to remain, reside. in 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. [the] marketplace ἀγορᾷ (agora) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 58: From ageiro; properly, the town-square; by implication, a market or thoroughfare. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. calling out προσφωνοῦσιν (prosphōnousin) Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Neuter Plural Strong's 4377: From pros and phoneo; to sound towards, i.e. Address, exclaim, summon. to one another: ἀλλήλοις (allēlois) Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Dative Masculine Plural Strong's 240: One another, each other. Genitive plural from allos reduplicated; one another. ‘We played the flute Ηὐλήσαμεν (Ēulēsamen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural Strong's 832: To play the flute, pipe. From aulos; to play the flute. for you, ὑμῖν (hymin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. you did not dance; ὠρχήσασθε (ōrchēsasthe) Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 3738: To dance. Middle voice from orchos; to dance. we sang a dirge, Ἐθρηνήσαμεν (Ethrēnēsamen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural Strong's 2354: Intrans: I lament, wail; trans: I bewail. From threnos; to bewail. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. you did not weep.’ ἐκλαύσατε (eklausate) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 2799: To weep, weep for, mourn, lament. Of uncertain affinity; to sob, i.e. Wail aloud. |
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