Mark 12:28

Now one of the scribes had come up and heard their debate. Noticing how well Jesus had answered them, he asked Him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?”
Mark 12:28
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Original language (Greek)

Καὶ προσελθὼν εἷς τῶν γραμματέων, ἀκούσας αὐτῶν συζητούντων, ἰδὼν ὅτι καλῶς ἀπεκρίθη αὐτοῖς, ἐπηρώτησεν αὐτόν· ποία ἐστὶν ἐντολὴ πρώτη πάντων;

  1. ΚαὶKai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. προσελθὼνproselthōn“having come up”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from προσέρχομαι · “to come near/agree” · Strong's G4334
  3. εἷςheis“one”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “one” · Strong's G1520
  4. τῶνtōn“of the”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. γραμματέων,grammateōn“scribes,”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from γραμματεύς · “scribe” · Strong's G1122
  6. ἀκούσαςakousas“having heard”
    Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀκούω · “to hear” · Strong's G0191
  7. αὐτῶνautōn“when they”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  8. συζητούντων,suzētountōn“are reasoning together,”
    Verb, present, active, participle, genitive, plural, masculine · from συζητέω · “to debate” · Strong's G4802
  9. ἰδὼνidōn“seeing”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G1492H
  10. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  11. καλῶςkalōs“well”
    Adverb · “well” · Strong's G2573
  12. ἀπεκρίθηapekrithē“He answered”
    Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀποκρίνω · “to answer” · Strong's G0611
  13. αὐτοῖς,autois“them”
    Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  14. ἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsen“he questioned”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐπερωτάω · “to question” · Strong's G1905
  15. αὐτόν·auton“Him;”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  16. ποίαpoia“Which”
    Interrogative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine · from ποῖος · “what?” · Strong's G4169
  17. ἐστὶνestin“is”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  18. ἐντολὴentolē“commandment”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from ἐντολή · “commandment” · Strong's G1785
  19. πρώτηprōtē“[the] first”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, feminine · from πρῶτος · “first” · Strong's G4413J
  20. πάντων;pantōn“of all”
    Adjective, genitive, plural, neuter · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)