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

GreekMeaning

τίςtis

WhopronounG5100

γὰρgar

forwordG1063

μείζωνmeizōn

is greateradjectiveG3173

ὁho

the onearticleG3588

ἀνακείμενοςanakeimenos

recliningverbG345

ἢē

orwordG2228

ὁho

the onearticleG3588

διακονῶνdiakonōn

serving?verbG1247

οὐχὶouchi

SurelyparticleG3780

ὁho

the onearticleG3588

ἀνακείμενοςanakeimenos

reclining?verbG345

ἐγὼegō

I myselfpronounG1473

δὲde

howeverwordG1161

ἐνen

inprepositionG1722

μέσῳmesō

the midstadjectiveG3319

ὑμῶνhymōn

of youpronounG4771

εἰμιeimi

amverbG1510

ὡςhōs

aswordG5613

ὁho

the OnearticleG3588

διακονῶνdiakonōn

servingverbG1247

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at the table? But I am among you as one who serves. Jesus has just washed his disciples' feet, and now h...