Ἄφετε

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 Ἄφετε

   A-phe-te

   let
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 Ἄφετε τὰ παιδία καὶ μὴ κωλύετε αὐτὰ ἐλθεῖν πρός με,

   A-phe-te TA pai-DI-a KAI MÊ kô-LY-e-te au-TA el-THEIN PROS me

   let the children and do not hinder them to come to me
3. clause🔊 Ἄφετε τὰ παιδία καὶ μὴ κωλύετε αὐτὰ ἐλθεῖν πρός με, τῶν γὰρ τοιούτων ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν.

   A-phe-te TA pai-DI-a KAI MÊ kô-LY-e-te au-TA el-THEIN PROS me TÔN GAR toi-OU-tôn es-TIN hê ba-si-LEI-a TÔN ou-ra-NÔN

   let the children and do not hinder them to come to me for of such is the kingdom of the heavens
4. sentence🔊 ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν· Ἄφετε τὰ παιδία καὶ μὴ κωλύετε αὐτὰ ἐλθεῖν πρός με, τῶν γὰρ τοιούτων ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν.

   ho DE ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen A-phe-te TA pai-DI-a KAI MÊ kô-LY-e-te au-TA el-THEIN PROS me TÔN GAR toi-OU-tôn es-TIN hê ba-si-LEI-a TÔN ou-ra-NÔN

   but {the} Jesus {He} said let the children and do not hinder them to come to me for of such is the kingdom of the heavens

Exegesis

Within the quotation, the aorist imperative aphete {Ἄφετε | Á-phe-te} issues a decisive command to “allow” or “release,” while the coordinated present imperative me koluete {μὴ κωλύετε | mḕ kō-lý-e-te} adds a continuing prohibition, creating a balanced positive–negative pair of instructions.