ἐκείνοις

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 ἐκείνοις

   e-KEI-nois

   to those
2. sentence🔊 ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς Ὅτι ὑμῖν δέδοται γνῶναι τὰ μυστήρια τῆς βασιλείας τῶν οὐρανῶν ἐκείνοις δὲ οὐ δέδοται

   ho de a-po-kri-THEIS EI-pen au-TOIS HO-ti hy-MEEN DE-do-tai GNO-nai ta my-STE-ree-a tês ba-si-LEI-as tôn ou-ra-NÔN e-KEI-nois de ou DE-do-tai

   the but answering he said to them that to you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens to those but not it has been given

Exegesis

Within this clause, the dative pronouns hymin {ὑμῖν | hymîn} “to you” and ekeinois {ἐκείνοις | ekeínois} “to those” form a deliberate contrast, creating an inclusive versus exclusive pattern that is central to the verse’s meaning.

The final clause ekeinois de ou dedotai {ἐκείνοις δὲ οὐ δέδοται | ekeínois dè ou dédotai} mirrors the earlier structure, repeating the same verb with explicit negation to create a sharp antithesis between “you” and “those.” In translation, this parallelism is maintained by using a causal “because” and by preserving the paired positive and negative clauses, while retaining key theological terms such as “mysteries” and “kingdom of the heavens” in a way that is clear in English.