Luke
Luke 7:28
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.”
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I tell | Λέγω | Legō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| you | ὑμῖν | hymin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| among | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| born | γεννητοῖς | gennētois | Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural | G1084 begotten, born |
| of women | γυναικῶν | gynaikōn | Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural | G1135 a woman, wife, my lady |
| there is | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| no one | οὐδείς | oudeis | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3762 no one, none, nothing |
| greater | μείζων | meizōn | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - Comparative | G3173 large, great |
| than John | Ἰωάννου | Iōannou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2491 John |
| yet even | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| least | μικρότερος | mikroteros | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - Comparative | G3398 little, small |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| the | τῇ | tē | Article - Dative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| kingdom | βασιλείᾳ | basileia | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G932 kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, kingdom |
| of | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| is | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| greater | μείζων | meizōn | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - Comparative | G3173 large, great |
| than he | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.