Matthew 20:26

It shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
Matthew 20:26
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Original language (Greek)

οὐχ οὕτως ἔσται ἐν ὑμῖν, ἀλλ᾽ ὃς ἐὰν θέλῃ ἐν ὑμῖν μέγας γενέσθαι, ἔσται ὑμῶν διάκονος·

  1. οὐχouch“Not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  2. οὕτωςhoutōs“thus”
    Adverb · from οὕτω, οὕτως · “thus(-ly)” · Strong's G3779
  3. ἔσταιestai“will it be”
    Verb, future, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  4. ἐνen“among”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  5. ὑμῖν,humin“you,”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  6. ἀλλ᾽all᾽“but”
    Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
  7. ὃςhos“who[ever]”
    Relative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  8. ἐὰνean“if”
    Conditional · from ἐάν · “if” · Strong's G1437
  9. θέλῃthelē“shall wish”
    Verb, present, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from θέλω · “to will/desire” · Strong's G2309
  10. ἐνen“among”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  11. ὑμῖνhumin“you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  12. μέγαςmegas“great”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “great” · Strong's G3173
  13. γενέσθαι,genesthai“to become,”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), infinitive · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
  14. ἔσταιestai“he will be”
    Verb, future, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  15. ὑμῶνhumōn“your”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  16. διάκονος·diakonos“servant;”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from διάκονος · “servant” · Strong's G1249
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)