Luke

Luke 22:27

²⁷For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines? But I am among you as one who serves.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
who	τίς	tis	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5101 who, which, what
greater	μείζων	meizōn	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - Comparative	G3173 large, great
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
reclines at the table	ἀνακείμενος	anakeimenos	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular	G345 I recline, especially at a dinner-table
or	ἢ	ē	Conjunction	G2228 or, than
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
serves	διακονῶν	diakonōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1247 I wait at table, serve
not	οὐχὶ	ouchi	IntPrtcl	G3780 by no means, not at all
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
reclines	ἀνακείμενος	anakeimenos	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular	G345 I recline, especially at a dinner-table
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
I	ἐγὼ	egō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
am	εἰμι	eimi	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
among you	μέσῳ	mesō	Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular	G3319 middle, in the middle
as	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
serves	διακονῶν	diakonōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1247 I wait at table, serve

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