• G846 — αὐτός (autós, ow-tos'): from the particle αὖ (aû) (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ (aḗr) G109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ (heautoû) G1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons; 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 αὑτοῦ (hautoû) G848.
• G1161 — δέ (dé, deh): a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.; also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English)
• G1586 — ἐκλέγομαι (eklégomai, ek-leg'-om-ahee): middle voice from ἐκ (ek) G1537 and λέγω (légō) G3004 (in its primary sense); to select; make choice, choose (out), chosen
• G1907 — ἐπέχω (epéchō, ep-ekh'-o): from ἐπί (epí) G1909 and ἔχω (échō) G2192; to hold upon, i.e. (by implication) to retain; (by extension) to detain; (with implication, of νοῦς (noûs) G3563) to pay attention to; give (take) heed unto, hold forth, mark, stay
• G2564 — καλέω (kaléō, kal-eh'-o): akin to the base of κελεύω (keleúō) G2753; to "call" (properly, aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise); bid, call (forth), (whose, whose sur-)name (was (called))
• G3004 — λέγω (légō, leg'-o): a primary verb; properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas ἔπω (épō) G2036 and φημί (phēmí) G5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while ῥέω (rhéō) G4483 is properly to break silence merely, and λαλέω (laléō) G2980 means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean; ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say(-ing, on), shew, speak, tell, utter
• G3850 — παραβολή (parabolḗ, par-ab-ol-ay'): from παραβάλλω (parabállō) G3846; a similitude ("parable"), i.e. (symbolic) fictitious narrative (of common life conveying a moral), apothegm or adage; comparison, figure, parable, proverb
• G4314 — πρός (prós, pros): a strengthened form of πρό (pró) G4253; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e. whither or for which it is predicated); about, according to , against, among, at, because of, before, between, (where-)by, for, X at thy house, in, for intent, nigh unto, of, which pertain to, that, to (the end that), X together, to (you) -ward, unto, with(-in). In the comparative case, it denotes essentially the same applications, namely, motion towards, accession to, or nearness at.
• G4411 — πρωτοκλισία (prōtoklisía, pro-tok-lis-ee'-ah): from πρῶτος (prōtos) G4413 and κλισία (klisía) G2828; a reclining first (in the place of honor) at the dinner-bed, i.e. preeminence at meals; chief (highest, uppermost) room
• G4459 — πῶς (pōs, poce): adverb from the base of ποῦ (poû) G4226; an interrogative particle of manner; in what way? (sometimes the question is indirect, how?); also as exclamation, how much!; how, after (by) what manner (means), that. (Occasionally unexpressed in English).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom); the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc

Verse Cross-References

• put — Judges 14:12, Proverbs 8:1, Ezekiel 17:2, Matthew 13:34
• they — Matthew 23:6, Mark 12:38-39, Luke 11:43, Luke 20:46, Acts 8:18-19, 3 John 1:9

Reciprocal references (2): Matthew 20:26, Luke 9:46

Related Topics

• Torrey’s: ENTERTAINMENTS; PARABLES; PRESUMPTION
• Nave’s: GUEST; JESUS, THE CHRIST; PRESUMPTION; SELF-EXALTATION