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Matthew 8:20

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And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.	And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air [have] nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay [his] head.	And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And^G2532 Jesus^G2424 saith^G3004 unto him^G846, The foxes^G258 have^G2192 holes^G5454, and^G2532 the birds^G4071 of the air^G3772 have nests^G2682; but^G1161 the Son^G5207 of man^G444 hath^G2192 not^G3756 where^G4226 to lay^G2827 his head^G2776.

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Original Greek

καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Αἱ ἀλώπεκες φωλεοὺς ἔχουσι, καὶ τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ κατασκηνώσεις· ὁ δὲ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου οὐκ ἔχει ποῦ τὴν κεφαλὴν κλίνῃ.

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	And
λέγει	legei	G3004	V-PAI-3S	saith
αὐτῷ	autō	G846	P-DSM	unto him
ὁ	ho	G3588	T-NSM	*
Ἰησοῦς,	Iēsous	G2424	N-NSM	Jesus
Αἱ	Hai	G3588	T-NPF	The
ἀλώπεκες	alōpekes	G258	N-NPF	foxes
φωλεοὺς	phōleous	G5454	N-APM	holes
ἔχουσι,	echousi	G2192	V-PAI-3P	have
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
τὰ	ta	G3588	T-NPN	the
πετεινὰ	peteina	G4071	N-NPN	birds
τοῦ	tou	G3588	T-GSM	of the
οὐρανοῦ	ouranou	G3772	N-GSM	air
κατασκηνώσεις·	kataskēnōseis	G2682	N-APF	nests
ὁ	ho	G3588	T-NSM	the
δὲ	de	G1161	CONJ	but
υἱὸς	huios	G5207	N-NSM	Son
τοῦ	tou	G3588	T-GSM	*
ἀνθρώπου	anthrōpou	G444	N-GSM	of man
οὐκ	ouk	G3756	PRT-N	not
ἔχει	echei	G2192	V-PAI-3S	hath
ποῦ	pou	G4226	PRT-I	where
τὴν	tēn	G3588	T-ASF	*
κεφαλὴν	kephalēn	G2776	N-ASF	head
κλίνῃ.	klinē	G2827	V-PAS-3S	to lay

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G258 — ἀλώπηξ (alṓpēx, al-o'-pakes): a fox — of uncertain derivation; a fox, i.e. (figuratively) a cunning person:--fox.
• 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.
• 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.
• G1161 — δέ (dé, deh): but, on the other hand, and — a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:--also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
• G2192 — ἔχω (échō, ekh'-o): I have, hold, possess — a primary verb; to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition):--be (able, X hold, possessed with), accompany, + begin to amend, can(+ -not), X conceive, count, diseased, do + eat, + enjoy, + fear, following, have, hold, keep, + lack, + go to law, lie, + must needs, + of necessity, + need, next, + recover, + reign, + rest, + return, X sick, take for, + tremble, + uncircumcised, use.
• G2424 — Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs, ee-ay-sooce'): Jesus — of Hebrew origin (יְהוֹשׁוּעַ); Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites:--Jesus.
• 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.
• G2682 — κατασκήνωσις (kataskḗnōsis, kat-as-kay'-no-sis): a dwelling-place — from κατασκηνόω; an encamping, i.e. (figuratively) a perch:--nest.
• G2776 — κεφαλή (kephalḗ, kef-al-ay'): the head — from the primary (in the sense of seizing); the head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively:--head.
• G2827 — κλίνω (klínō, klee'-no): I rest, recline, make to yield — a primary verb; to slant or slope, i.e. incline or recline (literally or figuratively):--bow (down), be far spent, lay, turn to flight, wear away.
• G3004 — λέγω (légō, leg'-o): I say, speak — a primary verb; properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas ἔπω and φημί generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while ῥέω is properly to break silence merely, and λαλέω means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean:--ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say(-ing, on), shew, speak, tell, utter.
• G3756 — οὐ (ou, oo): no, not — a primary word; the absolute negative (compare μή) adverb; no or not:--+ long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. See also οὐ μή, μῆκος.
• G3772 — οὐρανός (ouranós, oo-ran-os'): the sky, the heaven — perhaps from the same as ὄρος (through the idea of elevation); the sky; by extension, heaven (as the abode of God); by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel (Christianity):--air, heaven(-ly), sky.
• G4071 — πετεινόν (peteinón, pet-i-non'): a bird — neuter of a derivative of πέτομαι; a flying animal, i.e. bird:--bird, fowl.
• G4226 — ποῦ (poû, poo): where, whither — genitive case of an interrogative pronoun (what) otherwise obsolete (perhaps the same as πού used with the rising slide of inquiry); as adverb of place; at (by implication, to) what locality:--where, whither.
• 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.
• G5454 — φωλεός (phōleós, fo-leh-os'): a burrow, hole — of uncertain derivative; a burrow or lurking-place:--hole.

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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