Hebrew and Greek

What is this word, grammatically and lexically — voice, person, stem, lemma, and what the lexicons say? 9 Darash MCP tools, listed below with the exact description and input schema the server itself returns. Endpoint: https://darash-api.publifye.com/mcp. See [connect](../../../docs/connect.md) to get a key.

Tool What it does
get_morphology Get word-by-word morphological analysis (grammatical parsing) for a Bible verse
strongs_in_verse Extract all Strong's numbers from a verse
get_strongs Get Strong's concordance entry with full scholarly lexicon data
reverse_strongs Find Strong's numbers from an English word
search_strongs Find all KJV verses containing a specific Strong's number
search_strongs_definition Search Strong's concordance entries by keyword in definitions
get_related_strongs Get all words related to a Strong's number — synonyms, antonyms, derived forms, and root words
etymology_tree Trace the etymology of a Strong's number through multiple levels
hebrew_pictographs Get the ancient pictographic meanings of Hebrew letters

get_morphology

Get Morphology — read-only, idempotent, closed-world.

Get word-by-word morphological analysis (grammatical parsing) for a Bible verse. Returns each original Hebrew/Greek word with its Strong's number, morphology code, and human-readable description (e.g., 'Verb, Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd Person, Singular'). Covers all 66 books. For what a parsed word means across all its occurrences, follow it into word_study.[END]

Parameter Type Required Description
ref string yes Verse reference (e.g., 'Genesis 1:1', 'John 3:16')

strongs_in_verse

Strongs In Verse — read-only, idempotent, closed-world.

Extract all Strong's numbers from a verse. Returns every Hebrew/Greek word with its Strong's number, lemma, transliteration, and short definition. Quick way to see everything in a verse.[END]

Parameter Type Required Description
ref string yes Verse reference (e.g., 'Genesis 1:1', 'John 3:16')

get_strongs

Get Strongs — read-only, idempotent, closed-world.

Get Strong's concordance entry with full scholarly lexicon data. Returns: def_short (one-line gloss), def_long (detailed definitions), usage (KJV translations), abbott_smith (full Abbott-Smith Greek lexicon for NT words, or Brown-Driver-Briggs for OT words — about half the Hebrew entries carry the OpenScriptures BDB article, the rest STEPBible's abridged BDB; where a Strong's number covers more than one homonym every branch is returned, each labelled with its extended Strong's key such as H2617a / H2617b), lsj (Liddell-Scott-Jones classical Greek lexicon showing usage in secular Greek literature — Greek words only), step_gloss (one-word translation), plus etymology, pronunciation, and morphology data. def_short orients you; the lexical case itself lives in lookup_dictionary('thayer', ...) (Greek) or word_study, and usage is settled by search_strongs.[END]

Parameter Type Required Description
language string no Language: 'hebrew' or 'greek' (optional if using H/G prefix)
number string yes Strong's number with prefix (e.g., 'H430' for Hebrew, 'G2316' for Greek)

reverse_strongs

Reverse Strongs — read-only, idempotent, closed-world.

Find Strong's numbers from an English word. Given a word like 'goad' or 'love', returns all Hebrew/Greek Strong's entries whose KJV usage contains that word. The reverse of get_strongs.[END]

Parameter Type Required Description
language string no Language filter: 'hebrew', 'greek', or 'both' (default: both)
query string yes English word to search (e.g., 'goad', 'love', 'faith', 'mercy')

search_strongs

Search Strongs — read-only, idempotent, closed-world.

Find all KJV verses containing a specific Strong's number. Word study tool for Hebrew (H) and Greek (G) concordance research.[END]

Parameter Type Required Description
limit integer no Maximum results (default: 50, max: 200)
number string yes Strong's number with prefix (e.g., 'H430' for Hebrew Elohim, 'G26' for Greek agape)

search_strongs_definition

Search Strongs Definition — read-only, idempotent, closed-world.

Search Strong's concordance entries by keyword in definitions. Find Greek/Hebrew words by meaning (e.g., 'love', 'faith', 'glory'). Searches short definitions, detailed definitions, literal meanings, and KJV usage. A match's def_short orients you; take the candidate into word_study before resting an argument on it.[END]

Parameter Type Required Description
language string no Language filter: 'hebrew', 'greek', or 'both' (default: both)
limit integer no Maximum results (default: 50, max: 200)
query string yes Keyword to search in definitions (e.g., 'love', 'faith', 'mercy', 'glory')

get_related_strongs

Get Related Strongs — read-only, idempotent, closed-world.

Get all words related to a Strong's number — synonyms, antonyms, derived forms, and root words. Walks the cross-reference and derivation graph in one call.[END]

Parameter Type Required Description
language string no Language: 'hebrew' or 'greek' (optional if using H/G prefix)
number string yes Strong's number with prefix (e.g., 'H430' for Hebrew, 'G26' for Greek agape)

etymology_tree

Etymology Tree — read-only, idempotent, closed-world.

Trace the etymology of a Strong's number through multiple levels. Walks 'see' references and derivation links recursively, building a tree of related words up to 3 levels deep (configurable). One call replaces multiple get_related_strongs calls.[END]

Parameter Type Required Description
depth integer no Maximum tree depth (default: 3, max: 5)
language string no Language: 'hebrew' or 'greek' (optional if using H/G prefix)
number string yes Strong's number with prefix (e.g., 'H430' for Hebrew, 'G26' for Greek)

hebrew_pictographs

Hebrew Pictographs — read-only, idempotent, closed-world.

Get the ancient pictographic meanings of Hebrew letters. Each of the 22 Hebrew consonants originated as a picture (proto-Sinaitic script, c. 1800 BC). Pass a Hebrew word to see what each letter originally depicted. Example: תורה = Crossed sticks (covenant mark) → Tent peg (secure) → Head (person/first) → Man with arms raised (behold/reveal). Sources: proto-Sinaitic inscriptions, Egyptian hieroglyphic correspondences, traditional letter names preserved in the Talmud and Greek alphabet.[END]

Parameter Type Required Description
word string yes Hebrew word, letter, or Strong's number (e.g., 'תורה', 'א', 'H430', 'H8451')

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Questions about Darash

What people use it for

Ground my Sunday sermon in what the passage actually says.

Yes. Your assistant uses verse_study for the passage, its tagged words, parsing and cross-references, then strongs_in_verse to verify the word it wants to discuss. word_study returns the available lexicon entries, usage and provenance for that Strong’s number. You get sources to inspect before making a sermon point; the assistant must distinguish retrieved lexical data from its interpretation.

Ask your AI
Show the Greek behind Romans 8:26, its parsing and named lexicon entries.
What it does
  • verse_study
  • strongs_in_verse
  • word_study
What you get
Verse text, tagged original words, parsing and named lexical sources.
Check the Greek before I build a sermon point on it.

Yes. strongs_in_verse lists the tagged original-language words with their Strong’s numbers in each verse. Your assistant can show which number occurs at each place and open its lexicon entries before comparing meanings, rather than inferring the Greek from an English translation or memory.

Ask your AI
Compare the Greek words for love in John 21:15 and 21:17.
What it does
  • strongs_in_verse
  • get_strongs
  • get_synonyms
What you get
The words actually tagged in each verse and their lexicon entries.
Help me prepare a Greek parsing class from this passage.

Yes. Darash supplies parsing and lexicon data verse by verse, and your assistant lays it out as a student worksheet and answer key. Use get_morphology for each verse and word_study for the key words; the worksheet itself is assembled by your assistant.

Ask your AI
Give me the verbs and parsing for Philippians 2:5–8 for a worksheet.
What it does
  • get_verse
  • get_morphology
  • word_study
What you get
Parsing data and lexicon entries for my AI to arrange into a worksheet.
Compare what these translations say in the same verse.

Yes. Start with list_bibles to see the translations and identifiers available on the connected service, including Norwegian, Persian and Latin texts where held. compare_verses returns the named translations side by side, so your assistant quotes the text it retrieved.

Ask your AI
Show Psalm 23:4 in the available translations I choose.
What it does
  • list_bibles
  • compare_verses
What you get
Retrieved translation texts side by side, each identified.
Help me research a theme for the book I am writing.

Yes. Text search finds matching verses, get_cross_refs retrieves their stored cross-references, and multi_dict_lookup brings back topical entries from the dictionaries. Your assistant can organise the returned evidence into research notes and identify each source; a search page is not a promise that every passage on a theme has been found.

Ask your AI
Find wilderness passages, cross-references and named dictionary articles.
What it does
search → get_cross_refs → multi_dict_lookup
What you get
Matching verses, stored cross-references and attributed topic entries.
Make my personal Bible-study agent check its sources.

Yes. A personal MCP-capable study agent can call Darash for the verse, verify its tagged words with strongs_in_verse, and use word_study for named lexical sources. Keep edition and known gaps with quotations. Providing Darash or its outputs to your own users through an app, bot or service requires the appropriate separate licence; personal access does not authorize that use.

Ask your AI
Check every Greek or Hebrew claim against Darash and cite the entry.
What it does
  • get_verse
  • strongs_in_verse
  • word_study
What you get
Source text and lexical data my agent can quote and attribute.

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