KJV: And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom.
YLT: and he said to her, 'What wilt thou?' She saith to him, 'Say, that they may sit -- these my two sons -- one on thy right hand, and one on the left, in thy reign.'
Darby: And he said to her, What wilt thou? She says to him, Speak the word that these my two sons may sit, one on thy right hand and one on thy left in thy kingdom.
ASV: And he said unto her, What wouldest thou? She saith unto him, Command that these my two sons may sit, one on thy right hand, and one on thy left hand, in thy kingdom.
| Ὁ | - |
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Parse: Article, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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| εἶπεν | He said |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: λέγω Sense: to speak, say. |
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| αὐτῇ | to her |
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Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Dative Feminine 3rd Person Singular Root: αὐτός Sense: himself, herself, themselves, itself. |
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| θέλεις | do you desire |
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Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Active, 2nd Person Singular Root: θέλω Sense: to will, have in mind, intend. |
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| Λέγει | She says |
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Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: λέγω Sense: to say, to speak. |
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| αὐτῷ | to Him |
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Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Root: αὐτός Sense: himself, herself, themselves, itself. |
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| Εἰπὲ | Say |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Imperative Active, 2nd Person Singular Root: λέγω Sense: to speak, say. |
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| ἵνα | that |
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Parse: Conjunction Root: ἵνα Sense: that, in order that, so that. |
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| καθίσωσιν | might sit |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Subjunctive Active, 3rd Person Plural Root: καθίζω Sense: to make to sit down. |
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| οὗτοι | these |
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Parse: Demonstrative Pronoun, Nominative Masculine Plural Root: οὗτος Sense: this. |
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| οἱ | - |
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Parse: Article, Nominative Masculine Plural Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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| δύο | two |
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Parse: Adjective, Nominative Masculine Plural Root: δύο Sense: the two, the twain. |
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| υἱοί | sons |
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Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Plural Root: υἱός Sense: a son. |
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| μου | of mine |
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Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive 1st Person Singular Root: ἐγώ Sense: I, me, my. |
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| εἷς | one |
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Parse: Adjective, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: εἷς Sense: one. |
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| δεξιῶν | [the] right hand |
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Parse: Adjective, Genitive Neuter Plural Root: δεξιός Sense: the right, the right hand. |
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| ‹σου› | of You |
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Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive 2nd Person Singular Root: σύ Sense: you. |
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| εὐωνύμων | [the] left hand |
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Parse: Adjective, Genitive Neuter Plural Root: εὐώνυμος Sense: of good name and of good omen. |
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| σου | of You |
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Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive 2nd Person Singular Root: σύ Sense: you. |
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| βασιλείᾳ | kingdom |
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Parse: Noun, Dative Feminine Singular Root: βασιλεία Sense: royal power, kingship, dominion, rule. |
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Greek Commentary for Matthew 20:21
Lit., speak; i.e., with authority. Compare “command these stones,” Matthew 4:3; “bid you Matthew 23:3. Rev., command. [source]
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Matthew 20:21
Matthew 20:21 has “in thy kingdom.” See note on Matthew 20:20 for the literal interpretation of Matthew 19:28. They are looking for a grand Jewish world empire with apocalyptic features in the eschatological culmination of the Messiah‘s kingdom. That dream brushed aside all the talk of Jesus about his death and resurrection as mere pessimism. [source]