Matthew
Matthew 18:1
1At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At | Ἐν | En | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| that | ἐκείνῃ | ekeinē | Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular | G1565 that, that one there, yonder |
| time | ὥρᾳ | hōra | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G5610 an hour, season |
| the | οἱ | hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| disciples | μαθηταὶ | mathētai | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3101 a learner, disciple, pupil |
| came | προσῆλθον | prosēlthon | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G4334 I come near, consent to |
| to Jesus | Ἰησοῦ | Iēsou | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| asked | λέγοντες | legontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3004 I say, speak |
| Who | Τίς | Tis | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| then | ἄρα | ara | Conjunction | G686 then, therefore, since |
| is | ἐστὶν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| greatest | μείζων | meizōn | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - Comparative | G3173 large, great |
| 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 | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| heaven | οὐρανῶν | ouranōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3772 the sky, the heaven |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Mark 9:33–37 · Luke 9:46–48 · Matthew 20:20–28 · Philippians 2:3 · Luke 22:24–27 · Mark 10:35–45 · Matthew 23:11 · Mark 10:14–15 · Romans 12:10 · Matthew 7:21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.