God & Savior

Matthew 23:11

The greatest among you shall be your servant.
Matthew 23:11
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Original language (Greek)

ὁ δὲ μείζων ὑμῶν ἔσται ὑμῶν διάκονος.

  1. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  2. δὲde“And”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. μείζωνmeizōn“the greatest”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine, comparative · from μέγας · “great” · Strong's G3173
  4. ὑμῶνhumōn“among you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  5. ἔσταιestai“will be”
    Verb, future, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  6. ὑμῶνhumōn“your”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  7. 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)