Matthew 11:17
17sayingλέγουσιν·We pipedΗὐλήσαμενfor youὑμῖνandκαὶnotοὐκyou did danceὠρχήσασθε·we sang a dirgeἐθρηνήσαμενandκαὶnotοὐκyou did wailἐκόψασθε·
saying: ‘We played the flute for you⁺, and you⁺ did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you⁺ did not mourn.’
Vocab difficulty
71.3
Rare words
Ηὐλήσαμεν
αὐλέω
I play the flute, pipe.
ὠρχήσασθε
ὀρχέομαι
I dance.
ἐθρηνήσαμεν
θρηνέω
intrans: I lament, wail; trans: I bewail.