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Matthew 7:9

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For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.	Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?	Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Or^G2228 what^G5101 man^G444 is^G2076 there of^G1537 you^G5216, whom^G3739 if^G1437 his^G846 son^G5207 ask^G154 bread^G740, will he give^{G3361 G1929} him^G846 a stone^G3037?

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Original Greek

ἢ τίς ἐστιν ἐξ ὑμῶν ἄνθρωπος, ὃν ἐὰν αἰτήσῃ ὁ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ ἄρτον, μὴ λίθον ἐπιδώσει αὐτῷ;

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
ἢ	ē	G2228	PRT	Or
τίς	tis	G5101	I-NSM	what
ἐστιν	estin	G2076	V-PAI-3S	is
ἐξ	ex	G1537	PREP	there of
ὑμῶν	humōn	G5216	P-2GP	you
ἄνθρωπος,	anthrōpos	G444	N-NSM	man
ὃν	hon	G3739	R-ASM	whom
ἐὰν	ean	G1437	COND	if
αἰτήσῃ	aitēsē	G154	V-AAS-3S	ask
ὁ	ho	G3588	T-NSM	*
υἱὸς	huios	G5207	N-NSM	son
αὐτοῦ	autou	G846	P-GSM	his
ἄρτον,	arton	G740	N-ASM	bread
μὴ	mē	G3361	PRT-N	will he give
λίθον	lithon	G3037	N-ASM	a stone
ἐπιδώσει	epidōsei	G1929	V-FAI-3S
αὐτῷ;	autō	G846	P-DSM	him

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G154 — αἰτέω (aitéō, ahee-teh'-o): I ask, request, beg, petition — of uncertain derivation; to ask (in genitive case):--ask, beg, call for, crave, desire, require. Compare πυνθάνομαι.
• G444 — ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, anth'-ro-pos): a man, one of the human race — from ἀνήρ and (the countenance; from ὀπτάνομαι); man-faced, i.e. a human being:--certain, man.
• G740 — ἄρτος (ártos, ar'-tos): bread, a loaf, food — from αἴρω; bread (as raised) or a loaf:--(shew-)bread, loaf.
• 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.
• G1437 — ἐάν (eán, eh-an'): if — from εἰ and ἄν; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty:--before, but, except, (and) if, (if) so, (what-, whither-)soever, though, when (-soever), whether (or), to whom, (who-)so(-ever). See μή.
• G1537 — ἐκ (ek, ek): from out, out from among, from — a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause; literal or figurative; direct or remote):--after, among, X are, at, betwixt(-yond), by (the means of), exceedingly, (+ abundantly above), for(- th), from (among, forth, up), + grudgingly, + heartily, X heavenly, X hereby, + very highly, in, …ly, (because, by reason) of, off (from), on, out among (from, of), over, since, X thenceforth, through, X unto, X vehemently, with(-out). Often used in composition, with the same general import; often of completion.
• G1929 — ἐπιδίδωμι (epidídōmi, ep-ee-did'-o-mee): I hand in, give up, give way — from ἐπί and δίδωμι; to give over (by hand or surrender):--deliver unto, give, let (+ (her drive)), offer.
• G2076 — ἐστί (estí, es-tee'): third person singular present indicative of εἰμί; he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are:--are, be(-long), call, X can(-not), come, consisteth, X dure for a while, + follow, X have, (that) is (to say), make, meaneth, X must needs, + profit, + remaineth, + wrestle.
• G2228 — ἤ (ḗ, ay): or, than — a primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than:--and, but (either), (n-)either, except it be, (n-)or (else), rather, save, than, that, what, yea. Often used in connection with other particles. Compare especially ἤδη, ἤπερ, ἤτοι.
• G3037 — λίθος (líthos, lee'-thos): a stone — apparently a primary word; a stone (literally or figuratively):--(mill-, stumbling-)stone.
• G3361 — μή (mḗ, may): not, lest — a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas οὐ expresses an absolute denial); (adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas οὐ expects an affirmative one)) whether:--any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also ἐὰν μή, ἵνα μή, οὐ μή, μῆκος, μηκύνω, μήν, μὴ οὐκ.
• G3739 — ὅς (hós, hos): who, which, what, that — probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article ὁ); the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that:--one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what, which, who(-m, -se), etc. See also οὗ.
• G5101 — τίς (tís, tis): who, which, what — probably emphatic of τὶς; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions):--every man, how (much), + no(-ne, thing), what (manner, thing), where (-by, -fore, -of, -unto, - with, -withal), whether, which, who(-m, -se), why.
• G5207 — υἱός (huiós, hwee-os'): a son, descendent — apparently a primary word; a "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship:--child, foal, son.
• G5216 — ὑμῶν (hymōn, hoo-mone'): genitive case of ὑμεῖς; of (from or concerning) you:--ye, you, your (own, -selves).

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.

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