Luke 9:48 — King James Version← Study notes
“And said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.”
Luke 9:48 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 9:4834 words
καὶkaiand / also
εἶπενeipensay
αὐτοῖςautoishe / she / it / same
ὋςHoswho / which
ἂνanif / would
δέξηταιdexētaiaccept, receive, take
τοῦτοtoutohe (it was that), hereof, it
τὸtothe
παιδίονpaidion(little, young) child, damsel
ἐπὶepiabout (the times), above, after
τῷtōthe
ὀνόματίonomaticalled, (+
sur-)name(-d)
μουmouI
ἐμὲemeI
δέχεταιdechetaiaccept, receive, take
καὶkaiand / also
ὃςhoswho / which
ἂνanif / would
ἐμὲemeI
δέξηταιdexētaiaccept, receive, take
δέχεταιdechetaiaccept, receive, take
τὸνtonthe
ἀποστείλαντάaposteilantasend away
μεmeI
ὁhothe
γὰρgarfor
μικρότεροςmikroterosleast, less, little
ἐνenabout, after, against
πᾶσινpasinall / every
ὑμῖνhyminyou
ὑπάρχωνhyparchōnafter, behave, live
οὗτόςhoutoshe (it was that), hereof, it
ἐστινestinam, have been, is I
μέγαςmegas(+ fear) exceedingly, great(-est), high
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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