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Matthew 24

Mt. 24:32 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Now
de (Greek #1161)
but, and, etc.
KJV usage: also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
Pronounce: deh
Origin: a primary particle (adversative or continuative)
learn
manthano (Greek #3129)
to learn (in any way)
KJV usage: learn, understand.
Pronounce: man-than'-o
Origin: prolongation from a primary verb, another form of which, μαθέω, is used as an alternate in certain tenses
t a parable
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
parabole (Greek #3850)
a similitude ("parable"), i.e. (symbolic) fictitious narrative (of common life conveying a moral), apothegm or adage
KJV usage: comparison, figure, parable, proverb.
Pronounce: par-ab-ol-ay'
Origin: from 3846
of
apo (Greek #575)
"off," i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
KJV usage: (X here-)after, ago, at, because of, before, by (the space of), for(-th), from, in, (out) of, off, (up-)on(-ce), since, with. In composition (as a prefix) it usually denotes separation, departure, cessation, completion, reversal, etc.
Pronounce: apo'
Origin: a primary particle
the fig tree
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
suke (Greek #4808)
a fig-tree
KJV usage: fig tree.
Pronounce: soo-kay'
Origin: from 4810
; When
hotan (Greek #3752)
whenever (implying hypothesis or more or less uncertainty); also causatively (conjunctionally) inasmuch as
KJV usage: as long (soon) as, that, + till, when(-soever), while.
Pronounce: hot'-an
Origin: from 3753 and 302
his
autos (Greek #846)
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
KJV usage: her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.
Pronounce: ow-tos'
Origin: from the particle αὖ (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward)
branch
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
klados (Greek #2798)
a twig or bough (as if broken off)
KJV usage: branch.
Pronounce: klad'-os
Origin: from 2806
is
ginomai (Greek #1096)
to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
KJV usage: arise, be assembled, be(-come, -fall, -have self), be brought (to pass), (be) come (to pass), continue, be divided, draw, be ended, fall, be finished, follow, be found, be fulfilled, + God forbid, grow, happen, have, be kept, be made, be married, be ordained to be, partake, pass, be performed, be published, require, seem, be showed, X soon as it was, sound, be taken, be turned, use, wax, will, would, be wrought.
Pronounce: ghin'-om-ahee
Origin: a prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb
yet
ede (Greek #2235)
even now
KJV usage: already, (even) now (already), by this time.
Pronounce: ay'-day
Origin: apparently from 2228 (or possibly 2229) and 1211
tender
apalos (Greek #527)
soft
KJV usage: tender.
Pronounce: ap-al-os'
Origin: of uncertain derivation
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
putteth forth
ekphuo (Greek #1631)
to sprout up
KJV usage: put forth.
Pronounce: ek-foo'-o
Origin: from 1537 and 5453
leaves
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
phullon (Greek #5444)
a sprout, i.e. leaf
KJV usage: leaf.
Pronounce: fool'-lon
Origin: from the same as 5443
, ye know
ginosko (Greek #1097)
to "know" (absolutely) in a great variety of applications and with many implications (as follow, with others not thus clearly expressed)
KJV usage: allow, be aware (of), feel, (have) know(-ledge), perceived, be resolved, can speak, be sure, understand.
Pronounce: ghin-oce'-ko
Origin: a prolonged form of a primary verb
that
hoti (Greek #3754)
demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because
KJV usage: as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.
Pronounce: hot'-ee
Origin: neuter of 3748 as conjunction
summer
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
theros (Greek #2330)
properly, heat, i.e. summer
KJV usage: summer.
Pronounce: ther'-os
Origin: from a primary θέρω (to heat)
is nigh
eggus (Greek #1451)
near (literally or figuratively, of place or time)
KJV usage: from , at hand, near, nigh (at hand, unto), ready.
Pronounce: eng-goos'
Origin: from a primary verb ἄγχω (to squeeze or throttle; akin to the base of 43)
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Lc. 21:29• 29Y díjoles una parábola: Mirad la higuera y todos los árboles: (Lc. 21:29)

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Fig; Fig-Tree,
Leaf,
Summer

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Mr. 13:28‑29• 28De la higuera aprended la semejanza: Cuando su rama ya se enternece, y brota hojas, conocéis que el verano está cerca:
 29Así también vosotros, cuando viereis hacerse estas cosas, conoced que está cerca, á las puertas. (Mr. 13:28‑29)
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Lc. 21:29‑30• 29Y díjoles una parábola: Mirad la higuera y todos los árboles:
 30Cuando ya brotan, viéndolo, de vosotros mismos entendéis que el verano está ya cerca. (Lc. 21:29‑30)
• The general outline and the special view of the Jewish portion have been given thus far in chapter 24. This is next illustrated, both from nature (vers. 32-33), and from Scripture (vers. 34-35), and closed by a suitable application (vers. 42-44). (“Remarks on Matthew 24:32-51” by W. Kelly)
• The fig-tree is the well-known symbol of Jewish nationality…. Here it is the tree, with renewed signs of life — Jewish nationality revived. (“Remarks on Matthew 24:32-51” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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But learn the parable from the fig-tree: When already its branch becomes tender and produces leaves, ye know that the summer is near.

W. Kelly Translation

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Nowa learn the parable from the fig-treeb. When its branch is now become tender, and putteth forth its leaves, ye know that the summer is nigh;

WK Translation Notes

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Or, "Now from the fig-tree learn the parable. When its branch is already become tender, and putteth forth its leaves, ye know that the summer is nigh;"
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Or, "fig tree."