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Matthew 7:27

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And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:	And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.	And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And^G2532 the rain^G1028 descended^G2597, and^G2532 the floods^G4215 came^G2064, and^G2532 the winds^G417 blew^G4154, and^G2532 beat upon^G4350 that^G1565 house^G3614; and^G2532 it fell^G4098: and^G2532 great^G3173 was^G2258 the fall^G4431 of it^G846.

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Original Greek

καὶ κατέβη ἡ βροχὴ καὶ ἦλθον οἱ ποταμοὶ καὶ ἔπνευσαν οἱ ἄνεμοι, καὶ προσέκοψαν τῇ οἰκίᾳ ἐκείνῃ, καὶ ἔπεσε· καὶ ἦν ἡ πτῶσις αὐτῆς μεγάλη.

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	And
κατέβη	katebē	G2597	V-2AAI-3S	descended
ἡ	hē	G3588	T-NSF	the
βροχὴ	brochē	G1028	N-NSF	rain
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
ἦλθον	ēlthon	G2064	V-2AAI-3P	came
οἱ	hoi	G3588	T-NPM	the
ποταμοὶ	potamoi	G4215	N-NPM	floods
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
ἔπνευσαν	epneusan	G4154	V-AAI-3P	blew
οἱ	hoi	G3588	T-NPM	the
ἄνεμοι,	anemoi	G417	N-NPM	winds
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
προσέκοψαν	prosekopsan	G4350	V-AAI-3P	beat upon
τῇ	tē	G3588	T-DSF	*
οἰκίᾳ	oikia	G3614	N-DSF	house
ἐκείνῃ,	ekeinē	G1565	D-DSF	that
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
ἔπεσε·	epese	G4098	V-2AAI-3S	it fell
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
ἦν	ēn	G2258	V-IAI-3S	was
ἡ	hē	G3588	T-NSF	the
πτῶσις	ptōsis	G4431	N-NSF	fall
αὐτῆς	autēs	G846	P-GSF	of it
μεγάλη.	megalē	G3173	A-NSF	great

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G417 — ἄνεμος (ánemos, an'-em-os): the wind — from the base of ἀήρ; wind; (plural) by implication, (the four) quarters (of the earth):--wind.
• G846 — αὐτός (autós, ow-tos'): he, she, it, they, them, same — from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ.
• G1028 — βροχή (brochḗ, brokh-ay'): a heavy rain — from βρέχω; rain:--rain.
• G1565 — ἐκεῖνος (ekeînos, ek-i'-nos): that, that one there, yonder — from ἐκεῖ; that one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed:--he, it, the other (same), selfsame, that (same, very), X their, X them, they, this, those. See also οὗτος.
• G2064 — ἔρχομαι (érchomai, er'-khom-ahee): I come, go — middle voice of a primary verb (used only in the present and imperfect tenses, the others being supplied by a kindred (middle voice) , or (active) , which do not otherwise occur); to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively):--accompany, appear, bring, come, enter, fall out, go, grow, X light, X next, pass, resort, be set.
• G2258 — ἦν (ēn, ane): imperfect of εἰμί; I (thou, etc.) was (wast or were):--+ agree, be, X have (+ charge of), hold, use, was(-t), were.
• G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
• G2597 — καταβαίνω (katabaínō, kat-ab-ah'-ee-no): I go down, come down — from κατά and the base of βάσις; to descend (literally or figuratively):--come (get, go, step) down, fall (down).
• G3173 — μέγας (mégas, meg'-as): large, great — (including the prolonged forms, feminine , plural , etc.; compare also μέγιστος, μείζων); big (literally or figuratively, in a very wide application):--(+ fear) exceedingly, great(-est), high, large, loud, mighty, + (be) sore (afraid), strong, X to years.
• G3614 — οἰκία (oikía, oy-kee'-ah): a house, household — from οἶκος; properly, residence (abstractly), but usually (concretely) an abode (literally or figuratively); by implication, a family (especially domestics):--home, house(-hold).
• G4098 — πίπτω (píptō, pip'-to): I fall, fall under — probably akin to πέτομαι through the idea of alighting; to fall (literally or figuratively):--fail, fall (down), light on.
• G4154 — πνέω (pnéō, pneh'-o): I blow — a primary word; to breathe hard, i.e. breeze:--blow. Compare ψύχω.
• G4215 — ποταμός (potamós, pot-am-os'): a river, torrent — probably from a derivative of the alternate of πίνω (compare πότος); a current, brook or freshet (as drinkable), i.e. running water:--flood, river, stream, water.
• G4350 — προσκόπτω (proskóptō, pros-kop'-to): I stumble — from πρός and κόπτω; to strike at, i.e. surge against (as water); specially, to stub on, i.e. trip up (literally or figuratively):--beat upon, dash, stumble (at).
• G4431 — πτῶσις (ptōsis, pto'-sis): a falling, a fall — from the alternate of πίπτω; a crash, i.e. downfall (literally or figuratively):--fall.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

Cross References

Reciprocal references (24): 1 Chronicles 14:11, Job 1:19, Job 9:17, Job 18:14, Job 27:21, Job 38:23, Psalms 83:15, Proverbs 14:11, Ecclesiastes 1:6, Isaiah 28:17, Isaiah 30:13, Ezekiel 13:11, Ezekiel 13:14, Ezekiel 38:22, Hosea 5:10, Amos 9:5, Nahum 1:8, Matthew 13:6, Matthew 13:21, Luke 14:30, John 21:6, Hebrews 4:1, James 1:23, James 2:14

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: FAILURE, SPIRITUAL, SECURITY-INSECURITY
• Torrey’s: PARABLES, RAIN
• Nave’s: COMMANDMENTS, FOOL, HEARERS, JESUS, THE CHRIST, READINGS, SELECT, RELIGION, RIGHTEOUS, WICKED (PEOPLE), WISDOM

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