Matthew 19:4
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Jesus answered, Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’

Young's Literal Translation
And he answering said to them, ‘Did ye not read, that He who made [them], from the beginning a male and a female made them,

King James Bible
And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made [them] at the beginning made them male and female,

Greek
[Jesus] answered,
ἀποκριθεὶς (apokritheis)
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 611: From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.

“Have you not read
ἀνέγνωτε (anegnōte)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 314: To read, know again, know certainly, recognize, discern. From ana and ginosko; to know again, i.e. to read.

that
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

from
ἀπ’ (ap’)
Preposition
Strong's 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses.

[the] beginning
ἀρχῆς (archēs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 746: From archomai; a commencement, or chief.

the
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Creator
κτίσας (ktisas)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2936: To create, form, shape, make, always of God. Probably akin to ktaomai; to fabricate, i.e. Found.

‘made
ἐποίησεν (epoiēsen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.

them
αὐτοὺς (autous)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

male
Ἄρσεν (Arsen)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 730: Male. Arsen probably from airo; male.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

female’
θῆλυ (thēly)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 2338: Female. From the same as thelazo; female.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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