God & Savior

Matthew 20:25

But Jesus called them aside and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them.
Matthew 20:25
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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)

Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς προσκαλεσάμενος αὐτοὺς εἶπεν· οἴδατε ὅτι οἱ ἄρχοντες τῶν ἐθνῶν κατακυριεύουσιν αὐτῶν, καὶ οἱ μεγάλοι κατεξουσιάζουσιν αὐτῶν.

  1. ὉHo“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  2. δὲde“And”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. ἸησοῦςIēsous“Jesus”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  4. προσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenos“having called to [him]”
    Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from προσκαλέω · “to call to/summon” · Strong's G4341
  5. αὐτοὺςautous“them”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  6. εἶπεν·eipen“said;”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  7. οἴδατεoidate“You know”
    Verb, perfect, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G6063
  8. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  9. οἱhoi“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. ἄρχοντεςarchontes“rulers”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἄρχων · “ruler” · Strong's G0758
  11. τῶνtōn“of the”
    Article, genitive, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. ἐθνῶνethnōn“Gentiles”
    Noun, genitive, plural, neuter · from ἔθνος · “Gentile nation” · Strong's G1484
  13. κατακυριεύουσινkatakurieuousin“exercise lordship over”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from κατακυριεύω · “to master” · Strong's G2634
  14. αὐτῶν,autōn“them,”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, plural, neuter · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  15. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  16. οἱhoi“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  17. μεγάλοιmegaloi“great ones”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from μέγας · “great” · Strong's G3173
  18. κατεξουσιάζουσινkatexousiazousin“exercise authority over”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from κατεξουσιάζω · “to rule” · Strong's G2715
  19. αὐτῶν.autōn“them.”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, plural, neuter · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)