{He that heareth and doeth not} (ho de akousas kai m(880a)poi(8873)as). Aorist active participle with article. Particular case
singled out (punctiliar, aorist). {Like a man} (homoios estin
anthr(9370)(9369)). Associative instrumental case after homoios as in
verse  47 . {Upon the earth} (epi t(886e) g(886e)).  Mt 7:26  has "upon
the sand" (epi t(886e) ammon), more precise and worse than mere
earth. But not on the rock. {Without a foundation} (ch(9372)is
themeliou). The foundation on the rock after deep digging as in
verse  48 . {It fell in} (sunepesen). Second aorist active of
sunpipt(935c), to fall together, to collapse. An old verb from Homer
on, but only here in the N.T. {The ruin} (	o r(8867)ma). The crash
like a giant oak in the forest resounded far and wide. An old
word for a rent or fracture as in medicine for laceration of a
wound. Only here in the N.T.