Matthew 11:7
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?”
περί
properly, through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period)
ἔρημος
wilderness
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ἔρημος
Desert, wilderness, solitary place. Eremos. He withdrew to a wilderness place and prayed. The wilderness is not punishment. It is often the training ground for the greatest seasons.
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Ἰησοῦς
Jesus
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Ἰησοῦς
Jesus. Iesous. The Greek form of Yeshua meaning the LORD saves. The name given before His birth. In His name is salvation healing and authority over every power of darkness.
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ὄχλος
crowds
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ὄχλος
A crowd, a multitude, a mob. He saw a great crowd and had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd. His response to crowds was always compassion.
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οὗτος
As these
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οὗτος
This, this one, this person. This is My Son whom I love. With Him I am well pleased. The words spoken over Jesus are spoken over you through your union with Him.
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λέγω
to speak
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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πορεύομαι
were going away
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πορεύομαι
to traverse, i.e. travel (literally or figuratively; especially to remove (figuratively, die), live, etc.);
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θεάομαι
to see?
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θεάομαι
to look closely at, i.e. (by implication) perceive (literally or figuratively); by extension to visit
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σαλεύω
shaken?
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σαλεύω
to waver, i.e. agitate, rock, topple or (by implication) destroy; figuratively, to disturb, incite
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κάλαμος
A reed
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κάλαμος
a reed (the plant or its stem, or that of a similar plant); by implication, a pen
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τίς
What
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τίς
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
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Ἰωάννης
John:
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Ἰωάννης
Joannes (i.e. Jochanan), the name of four Israelites
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ἐξέρχομαι
went you out
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ἐξέρχομαι
to issue (literally or figuratively)
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