Luke 22:27 — King James Version← Study notes
“For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth.”
Luke 22:27 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 22:2720 words
τίςtisa (kind
of), any (man, thing
γὰρgarfor
μείζωνmeizōn(+ fear) exceedingly, great(-est), high
ὁhothe
ἀνακείμενοςanakeimenosguest, lean, lie
ἢēor
ὁhothe
διακονῶνdiakonōn(ad-)minister (unto), serve, use the offic…
οὐχὶouchinay, not
ὁhothe
ἀνακείμενοςanakeimenosguest, lean, lie
ἐγὼegōI
δὲdeand / but
ἐνenabout, after, against
μέσῳmesōamong, them, between
ὑμῶνhymōnyou
εἰμιeimiam, have been, is I
ὡςhōsabout, after (that), (according) as (it ha…
ὁhothe
διακονῶνdiakonōn(ad-)minister (unto), serve, use the offic…
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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