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Analysis of Peshitta verse Matthew 22:17

Matthew 22:17 - ܐܶܡܰܪ ܠܰܢ ܗܳܟ݂ܺܝܠ ܐܰܝܟ݁ܰܢܳܐ ܡܶܬ݂ܚܙܶܐ ܠܳܟ݂ ܫܰܠܺܝܛ ܠܡܶܬ݁ܰܠ ܟ݁ܣܶܦ݂ ܪܺܫܳܐ ܠܩܶܣܰܪ ܐܰܘ ܠܳܐ ܀

Translations

(Etheridge) Tell us then, how doth it appear to thee ? is it lawful to give head-money [Head-silver.] unto Cesar or not?

(Murdock) Tell us, therefore, how doth it appear to thee: is it lawful to pay capitation money to Caesar, or not ?

(Lamsa) Tell us, therefore, what do you think? Is it lawful to pay head-tax to Caesar, or not?

(KJV) Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?

Grammatical analysis

General Morphological information Suffix information
Word Vocalised ID Root Category Meaning PS JEN CAL Person Gender Number State Tense Form Enclitic Person Gender Number
ܐܡܪ ܐܶܡܰܪ 2:1243 ܐܡܪ Verb say, speak, announce, affirm 20 24 62040-22170 Second Masculine Singular - Imperative PEAL No - - -
ܠܢ ܠܰܢ 2:10852 ܠ Particle to, for 232 107 62040-22171 - - - - - - No First Common Plural
ܗܟܝܠ ܗܳܟ݂ܺܝܠ 2:5185 ܗܟܝܠ Particle therefore, hence 103 60 62040-22172 - - - - - - No - - -
ܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܰܝܟ݁ܰܢܳܐ 2:638 ܐܝܟܢ Particle as, how 13 18 62040-22173 - - - Emphatic - - No - - -
ܡܬܚܙܐ ܡܶܬ݂ܚܙܶܐ 2:6707 ܚܙܐ Verb see, behold 136 73 62040-22174 Third Masculine Singular - Participles ETHPEAL No - - -
ܠܟ ܠܳܟ݂ 2:10847 ܠ Particle to, for 232 107 62040-22175 - - - - - - No Second Masculine Singular
ܫܠܝܛ ܫܰܠܺܝܛ 2:21429 ܫܠܛ Adjective lawful, permitted, magistrates, rulers 580 224 62040-22176 - Masculine Singular Absolute - - No - - -
ܠܡܬܠ ܠܡܶܬ݁ܰܠ 2:8864 ܝܗܒ Verb give 188 91 62040-22177 - - - - Infinitive PEAL No - - -
ܟܣܦ ܟ݁ܣܶܦ݂ 2:10408 ܟܣܦ Noun silver, money 221 104 62040-22178 - Masculine Singular Construct - - No - - -
ܪܫܐ ܪܺܫܳܐ 2:19959 ܪܝܫ Noun head, beginning, chiefs 540 207 62040-22179 - Masculine Singular Emphatic - - No - - -
ܠܩܣܪ ܠܩܶܣܰܪ 2:18744 ܩܣܪ Proper Noun Caesar 512 196 62040-221710 - - - - - - No - - -
ܐܘ ܐܰܘ 2:255 ܐܘ Particle or, else, rather than 4 15 62040-221711 - - - - - - No - - -
ܠܐ ܠܳܐ 2:10878 ܠܐ Particle no, not 233 107 62040-221712 - - - - - - No - - -

This work makes use of the Syriac Electronic Data Retrieval Archive (SEDRA) by Dr. George A. Kiraz, distributed by the Syriac Computing Institute.
Peshitta verses are taken from the Peshitta NT published by the British and Foreign Bible Society.
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