Matthew 24:38
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,”
εἰσέρχομαι
To enter, to go in, to come in. Eiserchomai. Enter through the narrow gate. The narrow gate requires humility. Pride cannot fit through it. Only those who bow can enter.
τρώγω
eating
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τρώγω
or perhaps rather of a base of G5167 (τρυγών) and G5149 (τρίζω) through the idea of a craunching sound; to gnaw or chew, i.e. (generally) to eat
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ἡμέρα
day
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ἡμέρα
Day. Hemera. This is the day the LORD has made. Every day is a gift from God. The right response to any day is rejoicing in the One who gave it.
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ἐκεῖνος
those
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ἐκεῖνος
that one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed
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κιβωτός
ark,
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κιβωτός
a box, i.e. the sacred ark and that of Noah
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πίνω
drinking,
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πίνω
to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
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γαμίσκω
giving in marriage,
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γαμίσκω
to espouse (a daughter to a husband)
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εἰμί
they were
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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Νῶε
Noah
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Νῶε
Noë, (i.e. Noäch), a patriarch
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γαμέω
marrying
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γαμέω
to wed (of either sex)
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κατακλυσμός
flood,
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κατακλυσμός
an inundation
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