Matthew 12:7 — King James Version← Study notes

“But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.”

Matthew 12:7 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Matthew 12:715 words

GreekMeaning

εἰei

IfwordG1487

δὲde

howeverwordG1161

ἐγνώκειτεegnōkeite

you had knownverbG1097

τίti

a (kind of), any (man, thingpronounG5100

ἐστινestin

isverbG1510

ἜλεοςEleos

(+ tender) mercynounG1656

θέλωthelō

I desireverbG2309

καὶkai

andwordG2532

οὐou

not desireadverbG3756

θυσίανthysian

sacrifice,’nounG2378

οὐκouk

notadverbG3756

ἂνan

then wouldparticleG302

κατεδικάσατεkatedikasate

you have condemnedverbG2613

τοὺςtous

thearticleG3588

ἀναιτίουςanaitious

guiltlessadjectiveG338

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

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