Greek Interlinear
Matthew 5:12 Interlinear
“Rejoice and be exceeding glad for which reward is your great in which heaven so for persecuted they which the prophets which were before is your”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | χαίρετε | G5463 | Rejoice | to be "cheer"ful, i.e., calmly happy or well-off; impersonally, especially as salutation (on meeting or parting), be well |
| 2 | καὶ | G2532 | and | and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| 3 | ἀγαλλιᾶσθε | G21 | be exceeding glad | properly, to jump for joy, i.e., exult |
| 4 | ὅτι | G3754 | for | demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because |
| 5 | τοὺς | G3588 | which | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) |
| 6 | μισθὸς | G3408 | reward | pay for service (literally or figuratively), good or bad |
| 7 | ὑμῶν | G5216 | is your | of (from or concerning) you |
| 8 | πολὺς | G4183 | great | (singular) much (in any respect) or (plural) many; neuter (singular) as adverbial, largely; neuter (plural) as adverb or noun often, mostly, largely |
| 9 | ἐν | G1722 | in | "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc |
| 10 | τοὺς | G3588 | which | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) |
| 11 | οὐρανοῖς· | G3772 | heaven | the sky; by extension, heaven (as the abode of god); by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the gospel (christianity) |
| 12 | οὕτως | G3779 | so | in this way (referring to what precedes or follows) |
| 13 | γὰρ | G1063 | for | properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles) |
| 14 | ἐδίωξαν | G1377 | persecuted they | compare the base of g1169 and g1249); to pursue (literally or figuratively); by implication, to persecute |
| 15 | τοὺς | G3588 | which | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) |
| 16 | προφήτας | G4396 | the prophets | a foreteller ("prophet"); by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet |
| 17 | τοὺς | G3588 | which | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) |
| 18 | πρὸ | G4253 | were before | "fore", i.e., in front of, prior (figuratively, superior) to |
| 19 | ὑμῶν | G5216 | is your | of (from or concerning) you |
Verse Context
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