God & Savior

Luke 7:28

I 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.”
Luke 7:28
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

Λέγω ὑμῖν· μείζων ἐν γεννητοῖς γυναικῶν Ἰωάννου οὐδείς ἐστιν. ὁ δὲ μικρότερος ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ τοῦ θεοῦ μείζων αὐτοῦ ἐστιν.

  1. ΛέγωLegō“I say”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  2. ὑμῖν·humin“to you;”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  3. μείζωνmeizōn“a greater”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine, comparative · from μέγας · “great” · Strong's G3173
  4. ἐνen“among”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  5. γεννητοῖςgennētois“[those] born”
    Adjective, dative, plural, masculine · from γεννητός · “born” · Strong's G1084
  6. γυναικῶνgunaikōn“of women”
    Noun, genitive, plural, feminine · from γυνή · “woman” · Strong's G1135G
  7. ἸωάννουIōannou“than John”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Ἰωάννης · “John” · Strong's G2491G
  8. οὐδείςoudeis“no [one]”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “none” · Strong's G3762
  9. ἐστιν.estin“is.”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  10. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. δὲde“yet”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  12. μικρότεροςmikroteros“the least”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine, comparative · from μικρός · “small” · Strong's G3398
  13. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  14. τῇtēa“the”
    Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  15. βασιλείᾳbasileia“kingdom”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from βασιλεία · “kingdom” · Strong's G0932
  16. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  17. θεοῦtheou“of God”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  18. μείζωνmeizōn“greater”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine, comparative · from μέγας · “great” · Strong's G3173
  19. αὐτοῦautou“than he”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  20. ἐστιν.estin“is.”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)