Matthew 7:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©GreekStrong'sOrigin
"You will knowἐπιγνώσεσθε
(epignōsesthe)
1921: to know exactly, to recognizefrom epi and ginóskó
them by their fruits.καρπῶν
(karpōn)
2590: fruita prim. word
Grapesσταφυλὰς
(staphulas)
4718: a bunch of grapesof uncertain origin
are not gatheredσυλλέγουσιν
(sullegousin)
4816: to collectfrom sun and legó
from thornἀκανθῶν
(akanthōn)
173: a prickly plant, thornfrom aké (a point, edge)
[bushes] nor
(ē)
2228: or, thana prim. conjunction used disjunctively or cptv.
figsσῦκα
(suka)
4810: a figa prim. word
from thistles,τριβόλων
(tribolōn)
5146: a thistlefrom treis and belos
are they? 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
απο  preposition
apo  apo':  off, i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
των  definite article - genitive plural masculine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
καρπων  noun - genitive plural masculine
karpos  kar-pos':  fruit (as plucked), literally or figuratively -- fruit.
αυτων  personal pronoun - genitive plural masculine
autos  ow-tos':  the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
επιγνωσεσθε  verb - future middle deponent indicative - second person
epiginosko  ep-ig-in-oce'-ko:  to know upon some mark, i.e. recognize; by implication, to become fully acquainted with, to acknowledge -- (ac-, have, take)know(-ledge, well), perceive.
αυτους  personal pronoun - accusative plural masculine
autos  ow-tos':  the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
μητι  particle - interrogative
meti  may'-tee:  whether at all -- not (the particle usually not expressed, except by the form of the question).
συλλεγουσιν  verb - present active indicative - third person
sullego  sool-leg'-o:  to collect -- gather (together, up).
απο  preposition
apo  apo':  off, i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
ακανθων  noun - genitive plural feminine
akantha  ak'-an-thah:  a thorn -- thorn.
σταφυλην  noun - accusative singular feminine
staphule  staf-oo-lay':  a cluster of grapes (as if intertwined) -- grapes.
η  particle
e  ay:  disjunctive, or; comparative, than -- and, but (either), (n-)either, except it be, (n-)or (else), rather, save, than, that, what, yea.
απο  preposition
apo  apo':  off, i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
τριβολων  noun - genitive plural masculine
tribolos  trib'-ol-os:  a crow-foot (three-pronged obstruction in war), i.e. (by analogy) a thorny plant (caltrop) -- brier, thistle.
συκα  noun - accusative plural neuter
sukon  soo'-kon:  a fig -- fig.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they?

King James Bible
Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You'll recognize them by their fruit. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes or figs from thistles?

International Standard Version
You will know them by their fruit. Grapes aren't gathered from thorns, or figs from thistles, are they?

NET Bible
You will recognize them by their fruit. Grapes are not gathered from thorns or figs from thistles, are they?

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But by their fruit you will know them. Do they gather grapes from thorns or figs from thistles?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You will know them by what they produce. "People don't pick grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles, do they?

King James 2000 Bible
You shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
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