Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleNight and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how. Young's Literal Translation and may sleep, and may rise night and day, and the seed spring up and grow, he hath not known how; King James Bible And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how. Greek Nightνύκτα (nykta) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 3571: The night, night-time. A primary word; 'night'. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. day ἡμέραν (hēmeran) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 2250: A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. he sleeps καθεύδῃ (katheudē) Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2518: To sleep, be sleeping. From kata and heudo; to lie down to rest, i.e. to fall asleep. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. wakes, ἐγείρηται (egeirētai) Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1453: (a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up. Probably akin to the base of agora; to waken, i.e. Rouse. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. seed σπόρος (sporos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 4703: Seed for sowing. From speiro; a scattering, i.e. seed. sprouts βλαστᾷ (blasta) Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 985: Intrans: I sprout; trans: I cause to sprout, make to grow up. From blastos; to germinate; by implication, to yield fruit. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. grows, μηκύνηται (mēkynētai) Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 3373: To lengthen, extend, grow. From mekos; to lengthen, i.e. to enlarge. [though] he αὐτός (autos) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. knows οἶδεν (oiden) Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1492: To know, remember, appreciate. not οὐκ (ouk) Adverb Strong's 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not. how. ὡς (hōs) Adverb Strong's 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. |