Matthew
Matthew 5:18
18For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| 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 |
| truly | ἀμὴν | amēn | Hebrew Word | G281 verily, truly, amen, so let it be |
| until | ἕως | heōs | Conjunction | G2193 until, as far as |
| heaven | οὐρανὸς | ouranos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3772 the sky, the heaven |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| earth | γῆ | gē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G1093 the earth, soil, land |
| pass away | παρέλθῃ | parelthē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3928 I pass by |
| not | οὐ | ou | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| a single | ἓν | hen | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular | G1520 one |
| jot | ἰῶτα | iōta | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G2503 a small letter of the Greek alphabet |
| not | ἢ | ē | Conjunction | G2228 or, than |
| a | μία | mia | Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular | G1520 one |
| stroke of a pen | κεραία | keraia | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G2762 an apostrophe |
| will disappear | παρέλθῃ | parelthē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3928 I pass by |
| from | ἀπὸ | apo | Preposition | G575 from, away from |
| the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| Law | νόμου | nomou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law |
| until | ἕως | heōs | Conjunction | G2193 until, as far as |
| everything | πάντα | panta | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| is accomplished | γένηται | genētai | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
Cross-references
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Luke 16:17 · Isaiah 40:8 · 1 Peter 1:25 · Psalm 119:89–90 · Matthew 24:34–35 · Isaiah 51:6 · Mark 13:30 · Revelation 20:11 · Psalm 102:26 · Luke 21:32–33 · 2 Peter 3:10–13 · Luke 18:17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.