Matthew 25:8
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.

Young's Literal Translation
and the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, because our lamps are going out;

King James Bible
And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.

Greek
The
αἱ (hai)
Article - Nominative Feminine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

foolish ones
μωραὶ (mōrai)
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural
Strong's 3474: Probably from the base of musterion; dull or stupid, i.e. Heedless, blockhead, absurd.

said
εἶπαν (eipan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

to the
ταῖς (tais)
Article - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

wise,
φρονίμοις (phronimois)
Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's 5429: Intelligent, prudent, sensible, wise. From phren; thoughtful, i.e. Sagacious or discreet; in a bad sense conceited.

‘Give
Δότε (Dote)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 1325: To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.

us
ἡμῖν (hēmin)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

some of
ἐκ (ek)
Preposition
Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

your
ὑμῶν (hymōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

oil;
ἐλαίου (elaiou)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's 1637: Olive oil, oil. Neuter of the same as elaia; olive oil.

our
ἡμῶν (hēmōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

lamps
λαμπάδες (lampades)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural
Strong's 2985: A torch, lamp, lantern. From lampo; a 'lamp' or flambeau.

are going out.’
σβέννυνται (sbennyntai)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 4570: (a) I extinguish, quench, (b) I suppress, thwart. A prolonged form of an apparently primary verb; to extinguish.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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