Matthew 12:42 — King James Version← Study notes
“The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.”
Matthew 12:42 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 12:4229 words
βασίλισσαbasilissaqueen
νότουnotousouth (wind)
ἐγερθήσεταιegerthēsetaiawake, lift (up), raise (again
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῇtēthe
κρίσειkriseiaccusation, condemnation, damnation
μετὰmetaafter(-ward), he again, against
τῆςtēsthe
γενεᾶςgeneasage, generation, nation
ταύτηςtautēshe (it was that), hereof, it
καὶkaiand / also
κατακρινεῖkatakrineicondemn, damn
αὐτήνautēnhe / she / it / same
ὅτιhotithat / because
ἦλθενēlthencome / go
ἐκekfrom / out of
τῶνtōnthe
περάτωνperatōnend, ut-(ter-)most participle
τῆςtēsthe
γῆςgēscountry, earth(-ly), ground
ἀκοῦσαιakousaihear
τὴνtēnthe
σοφίανsophianwisdom
ΣολομῶνοςSolomōnosSolomon
καὶkaiand / also
ἰδοὺidoubehold
πλεῖονpleionmany / much
ΣολομῶνοςSolomōnosSolomon
ὧδεhōdehere, hither, (in) this place
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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