Matthew 12:39 — King James Version← Study notes
“But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:”
Matthew 12:39 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 12:3923 words
ὁhothe
δὲdeand / but
ἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisanswer
εἶπενeipensay
αὐτοῖςautoishe / she / it / same
ΓενεὰGeneaage, generation, nation
πονηρὰponērabad, evil, grievous
καὶkaiand / also
μοιχαλὶςmoichalisadulteress(-ous, -y)
σημεῖονsēmeionsign
ἐπιζητεῖepizēteidesire, enquire, seek (after
καὶkaiand / also
σημεῖονsēmeionsign
οὐounot
δοθήσεταιdothēsetaigive
αὐτῇautēhe / she / it / same
εἰeiforasmuch as, if, that
μὴmēnot
τὸtothe
σημεῖονsēmeionsign
ἸωνᾶIōnaJonas
τοῦtouthe
προφήτουprophētouprophet
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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