Matthew 16:17 — King James Version← Study notes

“And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar–jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.”

Matthew 16:17 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Matthew 16:1725 words

GreekMeaning

ἀποκριθεὶςapokritheis

AnsweringverbG611

δὲde

and / butwordG1161

ὁho

thearticleG3588

ἸησοῦςIēsous

JesusnounG2424

εἶπενeipen

sayverbG3004

αὐτῷautō

to himpronounG846

ΜακάριοςMakarios

BlessedadjectiveG3107

εἶei

are youverbG1510

ΣίμωνSimōn

SimonnounG4613

ΒαριωνᾶBariōna

saidnounG2036

ὅτιhoti

ForwordG3754

σὰρξsarx

fleshnounG4561

καὶkai

andwordG2532

αἷμαhaima

bloodnounG129

οὐκouk

notadverbG3756

ἀπεκάλυψένapekalypsen

revealed itverbG601

σοιsoi

to youpronounG4771

ἀλλ’all’

butwordG235

ὁho

thearticleG3588

πατήρpatēr

FathernounG3962

μουmou

IpronounG1473

ὁho

who isarticleG3588

ἐνen

inprepositionG1722

τοῖςtois

thearticleG3588

οὐρανοῖςouranois

heavensnounG3772

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

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