God & Savior

Matthew 5:39

But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;
Matthew 5:39
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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)

ἐγὼ δὲ λέγω ὑμῖν μὴ ἀντιστῆναι τῷ πονηρῷ. ἀλλ᾽ ὅστις σε ῥαπίζει εἰς τὴν δεξιὰν σιαγόνα σου, στρέψον αὐτῷ καὶ τὴν ἄλλην·

  1. ἐγὼegō“I myself”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
  2. δὲde“however”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. λέγωlegō“say”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  4. ὑμῖνhumin“to you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  5. μὴmē“not”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  6. ἀντιστῆναιantistēnai“to resist”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, infinitive · from ἀνθίστημι · “to oppose” · Strong's G0436
  7. τῷtō“the”
    Article, dative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. πονηρῷ.ponērō“evil [person].”
    Adjective, dative, singular, neuter · from πονηρός · “evil/bad” · Strong's G4190
  9. ἀλλ᾽all᾽“Instead”
    Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
  10. ὅστιςhostis“whoever”
    Relative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “who/which” · Strong's G3748
  11. σεse“you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  12. ῥαπίζειrhapizei“strike”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ῥαπίζω · “to slap” · Strong's G4474
  13. εἰςeis“on”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  14. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  15. δεξιὰνdexian“right”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, feminine · from δεξιός · “right” · Strong's G1188
  16. σιαγόναsiagona“cheek”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from σιαγών · “cheek” · Strong's G4600
  17. σου,sou“of you,”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  18. στρέψονstrepson“do turn”
    Verb, aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person singular · from στρέφω · “to turn” · Strong's G4762
  19. αὐτῷautō“to him”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  20. καὶkai“also”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  21. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  22. ἄλλην·allēn“other;”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἄλλος · “another” · Strong's G0243
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)