Luke

Luke 7:27–28

27This is the one about whom it is written:

‘Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You,

who will prepare Your way before You.’d

28I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John, yet even the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”

Footnotes

  • d 7:27 Malachi 3:1|MAL 3:1

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Luke 7:27

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
ThisοὗτόςhoutosDemonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG3778 this, he, she, it
is the oneἐστινestinVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG1510 I am, exist
aboutπερὶperiPrepositionG4012 about, concerning, around
whomοὗhouPersonal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG3739 who, which, what, that
it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiVerb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularG1125 I write
BeholdἸδοὺIdouVerb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularG2400 See! Lo! Behold! Look!
I will sendἀποστέλλωapostellōVerb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularG649 I send forth, send, send away, dismiss
MyμουmouPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularG1473 I
messengerἄγγελόνangelonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG32 an angel, messenger
ahead of YouπρὸproPrepositionG4253 before
whoὋςHosPersonal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG3739 who, which, what, that
will prepareκατασκευάσειkataskeuaseiVerb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG2680 I build, prepare, make
YourσουsouPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingularG4771 you
wayὁδόνhodonNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG3598 a way, road, journey
beforeἔμπροσθένemprosthenPrepositionG1715 in front, before the face
YouσουsouPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingularG4771 you

Luke 7:28

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
I tellΛέγωLegōVerb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularG3004 I say, speak
youὑμῖνhyminPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralG4771 you
amongἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
bornγεννητοῖςgennētoisAdjective - Dative Masculine PluralG1084 begotten, born
of womenγυναικῶνgynaikōnNoun - Genitive Feminine PluralG1135 a woman, wife, my lady
there isἐστινestinVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG1510 I am, exist
no oneοὐδείςoudeisAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularG3762 no one, none, nothing
greaterμείζωνmeizōnAdjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - ComparativeG3173 large, great
than JohnἸωάννουIōannouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2491 John
yet evenδὲdeConjunctionG1161 but, on the other hand, and
theὁhoArticle - Nominative Masculine SingularG3588 the
leastμικρότεροςmikroterosAdjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - ComparativeG3398 little, small
inἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
theτῇtēArticle - Dative Feminine SingularG3588 the
kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaNoun - Dative Feminine SingularG932 kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, kingdom
ofτοῦtouArticle - Genitive Masculine SingularG3588 the
GodΘεοῦTheouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
isἐστινestinVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG1510 I am, exist
greaterμείζωνmeizōnAdjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - ComparativeG3173 large, great
than heαὐτοῦautouPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same

Cross-references

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Luke 7:27 Malachi 3:1 · Luke 1:76 · Mark 1:2 · Malachi 4:5–6 · John 1:23 · Luke 1:15–17 · Matthew 11:10

Luke 7:28 Matthew 11:11 · Hebrews 11:39–40 · Matthew 13:16–17 · Colossians 1:25–27 · Luke 10:23–24 · 1 Peter 1:10–12 · Ephesians 3:8–9 · Luke 9:48 · Luke 3:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.