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
Original language and places
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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;
- ΚαὶKai“And”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- προσελθὼνproselthōn“having come up”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from προσέρχομαι · “to come near/agree” · Strong's G4334
- εἷςheis“one”Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “one” · Strong's G1520
- τῶνtōn“of the”Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- γραμματέων,grammateōn“scribes,”Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from γραμματεύς · “scribe” · Strong's G1122
- ἀκούσαςakousas“having heard”Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀκούω · “to hear” · Strong's G0191
- αὐτῶνautōn“when they”Personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- συζητούντων,suzētountōn“are reasoning together,”Verb, present, active, participle, genitive, plural, masculine · from συζητέω · “to debate” · Strong's G4802
- ἰδὼνidōn“seeing”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G1492H
- ὅτιhoti“that”Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
- καλῶςkalōs“well”Adverb · “well” · Strong's G2573
- ἀπεκρίθηapekrithē“He answered”Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀποκρίνω · “to answer” · Strong's G0611
- αὐτοῖς,autois“them”Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsen“he questioned”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐπερωτάω · “to question” · Strong's G1905
- αὐτόν·auton“Him;”Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ποίαpoia“Which”Interrogative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine · from ποῖος · “what?” · Strong's G4169
- ἐστὶνestin“is”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- ἐντολὴentolē“commandment”Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from ἐντολή · “commandment” · Strong's G1785
- πρώτηprōtē“[the] first”Adjective, nominative, singular, feminine · from πρῶτος · “first” · Strong's G4413J
- 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)