Greek Interlinear
Luke 7:28 Interlinear
“I say For unto you a greater Among those that are born of women prophet John the Baptist not is but he that is least Among the kingdom of God a greater he is”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | λέγω | G3004 | I say | properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an |
| 2 | γὰρ | G1063 | For | properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles) |
| 3 | ὑμῖν | G5213 | unto you | to (with or by) you |
| 4 | μείζων | G3187 | a greater | larger (literally or figuratively, specially, in age) |
| 5 | ἐν | G1722 | Among | "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc |
| 6 | γεννητοῖς | G1084 | those that are born | born |
| 7 | γυναικῶν | G1135 | of women | a woman; specially, a wife |
| 8 | προφήτης | G4396 | prophet | a foreteller ("prophet"); by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet |
| 9 | Ἰωάννου | G2491 | John | joannes (i.e., jochanan), the name of four israelites |
| 10 | τοῦ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 11 | βαπτιστοῦ | G910 | the Baptist | a baptizer, as an epithet of christ's forerunner |
| 12 | οὐδείς | G3762 | not | not even one (man, woman or thing), i.e., none, nobody, nothing |
| 13 | ἐστιν | G2076 | is | he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are |
| 14 | ὁ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 15 | δὲ | G1161 | but | but, and, etc |
| 16 | μικρότερος | G3398 | he that is least | small (in size, quantity, number or (figuratively) dignity) |
| 17 | ἐν | G1722 | Among | "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc |
| 18 | τῇ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 19 | βασιλείᾳ | G932 | the kingdom | properly, royalty, i.e., (abstractly) rule, or (concretely) a realm (literally or figuratively) |
| 20 | τοῦ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 21 | θεοῦ | G2316 | of God | a deity, especially (with g3588) the supreme divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by hebraism) |
| 22 | μείζων | G3187 | a greater | larger (literally or figuratively, specially, in age) |
| 23 | αὐτοῦ | G846 | he | the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons |
| 24 | ἐστιν | G2076 | is | he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are |
Verse Context
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