Matthew
Matthew 5:47
47And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even Gentiles do the same?
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| if | ἐὰν | ean | Conjunction | G1437 if |
| you greet | ἀσπάσησθε | aspasēsthe | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 2nd Person Plural | G782 I greet, salute, pay my respects to |
| only | μόνον | monon | Adverb | G3440 alone, but, only |
| your | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| brothers | ἀδελφοὺς | adelphous | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G80 a brother |
| what | τί | ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| are you doing | ποιεῖτε | poieite | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G4160 I do, make |
| more than others | περισσὸν | perisson | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4053 abundant, greater, vehemently, advantage |
| Do not | οὐχὶ | ouchi | IntPrtcl | G3780 by no means, not at all |
| even | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| Gentiles | ἐθνικοὶ | ethnikoi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1482 pagan, heathen, gentile; a Gentile, non-Jew |
| do | ποιοῦσιν | poiousin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G4160 I do, make |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| same | αὐτὸ | auto | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Cross-references
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Luke 6:32 · Matthew 5:20 · 1 Peter 2:20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.