Verse 26

{ "verseID": "Luke.7.26", "source": "Ἀλλὰ τί ἐξεληλύθατε ἰδεῖν; Προφήτην; Ναί, λέγω ὑμῖν, καὶ περισσότερον προφήτου.", "text": "But what *exelēlythate* *idein*? *Prophētēn*? *Nai*, I-*legō* to-you, and *perissoteron* *prophētou*.", "grammar": { "*exelēlythate*": "perfect indicative, 2nd plural - you have gone out", "*idein*": "aorist infinitive - to see", "*prophētēn*": "accusative, masculine, singular - prophet", "*nai*": "particle of affirmation - yes", "*legō*": "present indicative, 1st singular - I say/tell", "*perissoteron*": "comparative adjective, accusative, neuter, singular - more than/greater than", "*prophētou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of a prophet" }, "variants": { "*perissoteron*": "more than/greater than/more abundant than", "*prophētou*": "of a prophet/than a prophet" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Luke 1:76 : 76 { "verseID": "Luke.1.76", "source": "Καὶ σύ, παιδίον, προφήτης Ὑψίστου κληθήσῃ: προπορεύσῃ γὰρ πρὸ προσώπου Κυρίου ἑτοιμάσαι ὁδοὺς αὐτοῦ·", "text": "And you, *paidion*, *prophētēs Hypsistou klēthēsē*: *proporeusē* for *pro prosōpou Kyriou hetoimasai hodous* of him;", "grammar": { "*paidion*": "vocative neuter singular - little child", "*prophētēs*": "nominative masculine singular - prophet", "*Hypsistou*": "genitive masculine singular - of Most High", "*klēthēsē*": "future passive indicative, 2nd person singular - you will be called", "*proporeusē*": "future middle indicative, 2nd person singular - you will go before", "*pro*": "preposition with genitive - before", "*prosōpou*": "genitive neuter singular - of face", "*Kyriou*": "genitive masculine singular - of Lord", "*hetoimasai*": "aorist active infinitive - to prepare", "*hodous*": "accusative feminine plural - ways/roads" }, "variants": { "*paidion*": "little child/infant/child", "*prophētēs*": "prophet/one who speaks for God", "*Hypsistou*": "Most High/Highest/Supreme", "*klēthēsē*": "you will be called/you will be named", "*proporeusē*": "you will go before/you will precede/you will go ahead", "*pro prosōpou*": "before the face of/ahead of", "*Kyriou*": "of Lord/of YHWH/of the Master", "*hetoimasai*": "to prepare/to make ready", "*hodous*": "ways/roads/paths" } }
  • Luke 20:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Luke.20.6", "source": "Ἐὰν δὲ εἴπωμεν, Ἐξ ἀνθρώπων· πᾶς ὁ λαὸς καταλιθάσει ἡμᾶς: πεπεισμένος γάρ ἐστιν Ἰωάννην προφήτην εἶναι.", "text": "*Ean de eipōmen*, From *anthrōpōn*; all the *laos* will *katalithasei* us: *pepeismenos gar estin Iōannēn prophētēn einai*.", "grammar": { "*Ean*": "conditional conjunction - if", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*eipōmen*": "aorist subjunctive, 1st plural - we should say", "*anthrōpōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of men/people", "*laos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - people", "*katalithasei*": "future active, 3rd singular - will stone", "*pepeismenos*": "perfect passive participle, nominative, singular - having been persuaded/convinced", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because", "*estin*": "present active, 3rd singular - is", "*Iōannēn*": "accusative, masculine, singular - John", "*prophētēn*": "accusative, masculine, singular - prophet", "*einai*": "present infinitive - to be" }, "variants": { "*Ean*": "if/in case", "*eipōmen*": "we should say/we might say", "*anthrōpōn*": "men/people/human beings", "*laos*": "people/crowd/nation", "*katalithasei*": "will stone/will kill by stoning", "*pepeismenos*": "having been persuaded/convinced/assured", "*Iōannēn prophētēn einai*": "that John is a prophet/that John was a prophet" } }
  • John 3:26-30 : 26 { "verseID": "John.3.26", "source": "Καὶ ἦλθον πρὸς τὸν Ἰωάννην, καὶ εἶπον αὐτῷ, Ῥαββί, ὃς ἦν μετὰ σοῦ πέραν τοῦ Ἰορδάνου, ᾧ σὺ μεμαρτύρηκας, ἴδε, οὗτος βαπτίζει, καὶ πάντες ἔρχονται πρὸς αὐτόν.", "text": "And they *ēlthon pros ton Iōannēn, kai eipon autō, Rabbi, hos ēn meta sou peran tou Iordanou, hō su memartyrēkas, ide, houtos baptizei, kai pantes erchontai pros auton*.", "grammar": { "*ēlthon*": "aorist, 3rd plural - came", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - to", "*Iōannēn*": "accusative, masculine, singular - John", "*eipon*": "aorist, 3rd plural - said", "*autō*": "personal pronoun, dative, masculine - to him", "*Rabbi*": "vocative, masculine, singular - Rabbi", "*hos*": "relative pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - who", "*ēn*": "imperfect, 3rd singular - was", "*meta*": "preposition + genitive - with", "*sou*": "personal pronoun, genitive - you", "*peran*": "adverb - beyond/across", "*Iordanou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Jordan", "*hō*": "relative pronoun, dative, masculine, singular - to whom", "*su*": "personal pronoun, nominative - you", "*memartyrēkas*": "perfect, 2nd singular - have testified", "*ide*": "imperative - look/behold", "*houtos*": "demonstrative pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - this one", "*baptizei*": "present, 3rd singular - baptizes", "*pantes*": "adjective, nominative, masculine, plural - all", "*erchontai*": "present, middle/passive, 3rd plural - come", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - to", "*auton*": "personal pronoun, accusative, masculine - him" }, "variants": { "*memartyrēkas*": "have testified/witnessed/declared", "*ide*": "look/behold/see [attention marker]", "*peran tou Iordanou*": "beyond the Jordan/across the Jordan River" } } 27 { "verseID": "John.3.27", "source": "Ἀπεκρίθη Ἰωάννης καὶ εἶπεν, Οὐ δύναται ἄνθρωπος λαμβάνειν οὐδέν, ἐὰν μὴ ᾖ δεδομένον αὐτῷ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ.", "text": "*Apekrithē Iōannēs kai eipen*, Not *dunatai anthrōpos lambanein ouden*, unless *ē dedomenon autō ek tou ouranou*.", "grammar": { "*Apekrithē*": "aorist, passive, 3rd singular - answered", "*Iōannēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - John", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*eipen*": "aorist, 3rd singular - said", "*dunatai*": "present, middle/passive, 3rd singular - is able/can", "*anthrōpos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - man/person", "*lambanein*": "present, infinitive - to receive/take", "*ouden*": "pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular - nothing", "*ē*": "present subjunctive, 3rd singular - it might be", "*dedomenon*": "perfect passive participle, nominative, neuter, singular - having been given", "*autō*": "personal pronoun, dative, masculine - to him", "*ek*": "preposition + genitive - from", "*ouranou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - heaven" }, "variants": { "*lambanein*": "receive/take/accept/obtain", "*dedomenon*": "given/granted/bestowed", "*ouranou*": "heaven/sky [source of divine authority]" } } 28 { "verseID": "John.3.28", "source": "Αὐτοὶ ὑμεῖς μοι μαρτυρεῖτε, ὅτι εἶπον, Οὐκ εἰμὶ ἐγὼ ὁ Χριστός, ἀλλʼ ὅτι ἀπεσταλμένος εἰμὶ ἔμπροσθεν ἐκείνου.", "text": "*Autoi hymeis moi martyreite, hoti eipon*, Not *eimi egō ho Christos*, but that *apestalmenos eimi emprosthen ekeinou*.", "grammar": { "*Autoi*": "intensive pronoun, nominative, masculine, plural - yourselves", "*hymeis*": "personal pronoun, nominative, plural - you", "*moi*": "personal pronoun, dative - to me", "*martyreite*": "present, 2nd plural - you testify/bear witness", "*hoti*": "conjunction - that", "*eipon*": "aorist, 1st singular - I said", "*eimi*": "present, 1st singular - I am", "*egō*": "personal pronoun, nominative - I", "*Christos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Christ/Messiah", "*apestalmenos*": "perfect passive participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having been sent", "*emprosthen*": "preposition + genitive - before/ahead of", "*ekeinou*": "demonstrative pronoun, genitive, masculine, singular - that one" }, "variants": { "*martyreite*": "testify/bear witness/affirm", "*Christos*": "Christ/Messiah/Anointed One", "*apestalmenos*": "sent/dispatched/commissioned" } } 29 { "verseID": "John.3.29", "source": "Ὁ ἔχων τὴν νύμφην νυμφίος ἐστίν: ὁ δὲ φίλος τοῦ νυμφίου, ὁ ἑστηκὼς καὶ ἀκούων αὐτοῦ, χαρᾷ χαίρει διὰ τὴν φωνὴν τοῦ νυμφίου: αὕτη οὖν ἡ χαρὰ ἡ ἐμὴ πεπλήρωται.", "text": "The one *echōn tēn nymphēn nymphios estin*: but the *philos tou nymphiou, ho hestēkōs kai akouōn autou, chara chairei dia tēn phōnēn tou nymphiou*: this *oun hē chara hē emē peplērōtai*.", "grammar": { "*echōn*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having", "*nymphēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - bride", "*nymphios*": "nominative, masculine, singular - bridegroom", "*estin*": "present, 3rd singular - is", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*philos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - friend", "*nymphiou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of bridegroom", "*hestēkōs*": "perfect participle, nominative, masculine, singular - standing", "*akouōn*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, singular - hearing", "*autou*": "personal pronoun, genitive, masculine - him", "*chara*": "dative, feminine, singular - with joy", "*chairei*": "present, 3rd singular - rejoices", "*dia*": "preposition + accusative - because of", "*phōnēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - voice", "*hautē*": "demonstrative pronoun, nominative, feminine, singular - this", "*oun*": "postpositive conjunction - therefore", "*chara*": "nominative, feminine, singular - joy", "*emē*": "possessive adjective, nominative, feminine, singular - my", "*peplērōtai*": "perfect, passive, 3rd singular - has been fulfilled" }, "variants": { "*nymphios*": "bridegroom [metaphor for Messiah]", "*nymphēn*": "bride [metaphor for people of God]", "*philos tou nymphiou*": "friend of the bridegroom [best man]", "*chara chairei*": "rejoices with joy [emphatic construction]", "*peplērōtai*": "has been fulfilled/completed/made full" } } 30 { "verseID": "John.3.30", "source": "Ἐκεῖνον δεῖ αὐξάνειν, ἐμὲ δὲ ἐλαττοῦσθαι.", "text": "That one *dei auxanein*, me *de elattousthai*.", "grammar": { "*Ekeinon*": "demonstrative pronoun, accusative, masculine, singular - that one", "*dei*": "present, 3rd singular, impersonal - it is necessary", "*auxanein*": "present, infinitive - to increase", "*eme*": "personal pronoun, accusative - me", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*elattousthai*": "present, passive, infinitive - to decrease" }, "variants": { "*auxanein*": "increase/grow/become greater", "*elattousthai*": "decrease/diminish/become less" } }
  • John 5:35 : 35 { "verseID": "John.5.35", "source": "Ἐκεῖνος ἦν ὁ λύχνος ὁ καιόμενος καὶ φαίνων: ὑμεῖς δὲ ἠθελήσατε ἀγαλλιαθῆναι πρὸς ὥραν ἐν τῷ φωτὶ αὐτοῦ.", "text": "That one was the *lychnos* the *kaiomenos* and *phainōn*: you *de ēthelēsate agalliathēnai* for *hōran* in the *phōti* of him.", "grammar": { "*Ekeinos*": "demonstrative pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - that one", "*ēn*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular of *eimi* - was", "*lychnos*": "noun, nominative, masculine, singular - lamp", "*kaiomenos*": "present passive participle, nominative, masculine, singular - burning", "*phainōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - shining", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and", "*ēthelēsate*": "aorist active indicative, 2nd plural of *thelō* - you were willing", "*agalliathēnai*": "aorist passive infinitive of *agalliaō* - to rejoice", "*pros*": "preposition with accusative - for", "*hōran*": "noun, accusative, feminine, singular - hour/time", "*phōti*": "noun, dative, neuter, singular - light" }, "variants": { "*lychnos*": "lamp/light", "*kaiomenos*": "burning/blazing", "*phainōn*": "shining/giving light", "*ēthelēsate agalliathēnai*": "you were willing to rejoice/you desired to exult", "*pros hōran*": "for an hour/for a time/temporarily" } }
  • Luke 16:16 : 16 { "verseID": "Luke.16.16", "source": "Ὁ νόμος καὶ οἱ προφῆται ἕως Ἰωάννου: ἀπὸ τότε ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ Θεοῦ εὐαγγελίζεται, καὶ πᾶς εἰς αὐτὴν βιάζεται.", "text": "The *nomos* and the *prophētai* until *Iōannou*: from *tote* the *basileia tou Theou euangelizetai*, and all into it *biazetai*.", "grammar": { "*nomos*": "nominative singular masculine - law", "*prophētai*": "nominative plural masculine - prophets", "*Iōannou*": "genitive singular masculine - of John", "*tote*": "adverb - then/at that time", "*basileia*": "nominative singular feminine - kingdom", "*tou Theou*": "genitive singular masculine - of God", "*euangelizetai*": "present passive indicative, 3rd singular - is preached/announced", "*biazetai*": "present middle/passive indicative, 3rd singular - forces/is forced" }, "variants": { "*nomos*": "law/Torah", "*prophētai*": "prophets", "*tote*": "then/at that time", "*basileia*": "kingdom/reign/rule", "*Theou*": "God/Deity", "*euangelizetai*": "is preached/is announced as good news", "*biazetai*": "forces his way in/is forcibly entered/presses [into it]" } }
  • Matt 11:9-9 : 9 { "verseID": "Matthew.11.9", "source": "Ἀλλὰ τί ἐξήλθετε ἰδεῖν; Προφήτην; ναί, λέγω ὑμῖν, καὶ περισσότερον προφήτου.", "text": "But what *exēlthete* *idein*? *Prophētēn*? *nai*, *legō* to you, and *perissoteron* *prophētou*.", "grammar": { "*exēlthete*": "aorist, active, 2nd plural - you went out", "*idein*": "aorist infinitive, active - to see", "*Prophētēn*": "accusative, masculine, singular - prophet", "*nai*": "affirmative particle - yes", "*legō*": "present, active, 1st singular - I say/tell", "*perissoteron*": "accusative, masculine, singular, comparative - more than/greater than", "*prophētou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of a prophet" }, "variants": { "*exēlthete*": "you went out/came out", "*idein*": "to see/behold/observe", "*Prophētēn*": "prophet/one who speaks for God", "*legō*": "I say/tell/speak", "*perissoteron*": "more than/greater than/exceeding" } } 10 { "verseID": "Matthew.11.10", "source": "Οὗτός γὰρ ἐστιν, περὶ οὗ γέγραπται, Ἰδού, ἐγὼ ἀποστέλλω τὸν ἄγγελόν μου πρὸ προσώπου σου, ὃς κατασκευάσει τὴν ὁδόν σου ἔμπροσθέν σου.", "text": "For this *estin*, concerning whom *gegraptai*, *Idou*, *egō* *apostellō* the *angelon* of me *pro* *prosōpou* of you, who *kataskeuasei* the *hodon* of you *emprosthen* of you.", "grammar": { "*estin*": "present, active, 3rd singular - is", "*gegraptai*": "perfect, passive, 3rd singular - it has been written", "*Idou*": "aorist imperative, middle, 2nd singular - behold/look", "*egō*": "nominative, 1st person singular pronoun - I", "*apostellō*": "present, active, 1st singular - I send", "*angelon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - messenger/angel", "*pro*": "preposition + genitive - before", "*prosōpou*": "genitive, neuter, singular - face", "*kataskeuasei*": "future, active, 3rd singular - will prepare", "*hodon*": "accusative, feminine, singular - way/road/path", "*emprosthen*": "preposition + genitive - before/in front of" }, "variants": { "*gegraptai*": "it has been written/is written", "*Idou*": "behold/look/see", "*apostellō*": "I send/dispatch", "*angelon*": "messenger/angel", "*prosōpou*": "face/countenance/presence", "*kataskeuasei*": "will prepare/make ready", "*hodon*": "way/road/path" } } 11 { "verseID": "Matthew.11.11", "source": "Ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, οὐκ ἐγήγερται Ἐν γεννητοῖς γυναικῶν μείζων Ἰωάννου τοῦ Βαπτιστοῦ: ὁ δὲ μικρότερος ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ τῶν οὐρανῶν μείζων αὐτοῦ ἐστιν.", "text": "*Amēn* *legō* to you, not *egēgertai* among *gennētois* *gynaikōn* *meizōn* *Iōannou* the *Baptistou*: the *de* *mikroteros* in the *basileia* of the *ouranōn* *meizōn* of him *estin*.", "grammar": { "*Amēn*": "Hebrew term - truly/verily", "*legō*": "present, active, 1st singular - I say/tell", "*egēgertai*": "perfect, passive, 3rd singular - has been raised", "*gennētois*": "dative, masculine, plural - born ones", "*gynaikōn*": "genitive, feminine, plural - of women", "*meizōn*": "nominative, masculine, singular, comparative - greater", "*Iōannou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of John", "*Baptistou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - Baptist/Baptizer", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and/yet", "*mikroteros*": "nominative, masculine, singular, comparative - lesser/smaller", "*basileia*": "dative, feminine, singular - kingdom", "*ouranōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of heavens", "*meizōn*": "nominative, masculine, singular, comparative - greater", "*estin*": "present, active, 3rd singular - is" }, "variants": { "*Amēn*": "truly/verily/certainly", "*legō*": "I say/tell/speak", "*egēgertai*": "has been raised/has arisen", "*gennētois*": "born ones/those born", "*gynaikōn*": "of women/females", "*meizōn*": "greater/larger/more important", "*Baptistou*": "Baptist/Baptizer", "*mikroteros*": "lesser/smaller/least", "*basileia*": "kingdom/reign/rule", "*ouranōn*": "of heavens/skies" } } 12 { "verseID": "Matthew.11.12", "source": "Ἀπὸ δὲ τῶν ἡμερῶν Ἰωάννου τοῦ Βαπτιστοῦ ἕως ἄρτι ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν βιάζεται, καὶ βιασταὶ ἁρπάζουσιν αὐτήν.", "text": "From *de* the *hēmerōn* of *Iōannou* the *Baptistou* until *arti* the *basileia* of the *ouranōn* *biazetai*, and *biastai* *harpazousin* it.", "grammar": { "*de*": "postpositive particle - and/but/now", "*hēmerōn*": "genitive, feminine, plural - of days", "*Iōannou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of John", "*Baptistou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - Baptist/Baptizer", "*arti*": "adverb - now", "*basileia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - kingdom", "*ouranōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of heavens", "*biazetai*": "present, passive/middle, 3rd singular - is forcefully entered/forces itself", "*biastai*": "nominative, masculine, plural - forceful ones/violent ones", "*harpazousin*": "present, active, 3rd plural - seize/snatch" }, "variants": { "*hēmerōn*": "of days/times", "*Baptistou*": "Baptist/Baptizer", "*arti*": "now/at present", "*basileia*": "kingdom/reign/rule", "*ouranōn*": "of heavens/skies", "*biazetai*": "is forcefully entered/forces itself/suffers violence", "*biastai*": "forceful ones/violent ones/those who use force", "*harpazousin*": "seize/snatch/take by force" } } 13 { "verseID": "Matthew.11.13", "source": "Πάντες γὰρ οἱ προφῆται καὶ ὁ νόμος ἕως Ἰωάννου προεφήτευσαν.", "text": "For all the *prophētai* and the *nomos* until *Iōannou* *proephēteusan*.", "grammar": { "*prophētai*": "nominative, masculine, plural - prophets", "*nomos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - law", "*Iōannou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of John", "*proephēteusan*": "aorist, active, 3rd plural - they prophesied" }, "variants": { "*prophētai*": "prophets/those who speak for God", "*nomos*": "law/Torah", "*proephēteusan*": "they prophesied/spoke forth" } } 14 { "verseID": "Matthew.11.14", "source": "Καὶ εἰ θέλετε δέξασθαι, αὐτός ἐστιν Ἠλίας, ὁ μέλλων ἔρχεσθαι.", "text": "And if you *thelete* *dexasthai*, he *estin* *Ēlias*, the one *mellōn* *erchesthai*.", "grammar": { "*thelete*": "present, active, 2nd plural - you wish/want", "*dexasthai*": "aorist infinitive, middle - to receive/accept", "*estin*": "present, active, 3rd singular - is", "*Ēlias*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Elijah", "*mellōn*": "present participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - being about to", "*erchesthai*": "present infinitive, middle - to come" }, "variants": { "*thelete*": "you wish/want/are willing", "*dexasthai*": "to receive/accept/welcome", "*Ēlias*": "Elijah (Hebrew prophet)", "*mellōn*": "being about to/intending to/going to", "*erchesthai*": "to come/arrive" } }