God & Savior

Matthew 27:40

and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”
Matthew 27:40
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Original language (Greek)

καὶ λέγοντες· ὁ καταλύων τὸν ναὸν καὶ ἐν τρισὶν ἡμέραις οἰκοδομῶν, σῶσον σεαυτόν· εἰ υἱὸς εἶ τοῦ θεοῦ, καὶ κατάβηθι ἀπὸ τοῦ σταυροῦ.

  1. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. λέγοντες·legontes“saying;”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  3. ὁho“You who [are]”
    Article, vocative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. καταλύωνkataluōn“destroying”
    Verb, present, active, participle, vocative, singular, masculine · from καταλύω · “to destroy/lodge” · Strong's G2647
  5. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. ναὸνnaon“temple”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ναός · “temple” · Strong's G3485
  7. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  8. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  9. τρισὶνtrisin“three”
    Adjective, dative, plural, feminine · from τρεῖς, τρία · “three” · Strong's G5140
  10. ἡμέραιςhēmerais“days”
    Noun, dative, plural, feminine · from ἡμέρα · “day” · Strong's G2250
  11. οἰκοδομῶν,oikodomōn“building [it],”
    Verb, present, active, participle, vocative, singular, masculine · from οἰκοδομέω · “to build” · Strong's G3618
  12. σῶσονsōson“do save”
    Verb, aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person singular · from σῴζω · “to save” · Strong's G4982
  13. σεαυτόν·seauton“Yourself!”
    Reflexive pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, singular, masculine · from σεαυτοῦ · “yourself” · Strong's G4771
  14. εἰei“If”
    Conditional · “if” · Strong's G1487G
  15. υἱὸςhuios“[the] Son”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from υἱός · “son” · Strong's G5207
  16. εἶei“You are”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  17. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  18. θεοῦ,theou“of God,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  19. καὶkai“also”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  20. κατάβηθιkatabēthi“do descend”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person singular · from καταβαίνω · “to come/go down” · Strong's G2597
  21. ἀπὸapo“from”
    Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
  22. τοῦtou“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  23. σταυροῦ.staurou“cross!”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from σταυρός · “cross” · Strong's G4716
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)