Sign in
Matthew 16:18 — King James Version← Study notes

“And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”

Matthew 16:18 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Matthew 16:1823 words
κἀγὼkagō(and, even, even so
δέdeand / but
σοιsoiyou
λέγωlegōsay
ὅτιhotithat / because
σὺsyyou
εἶeiam, have been, is I
ΠέτροςPetrosPeter, rock
καὶkaiand / also
ἐπὶepiabout (the times), above, after
ταύτῃtautēhe (it was that), hereof, it
τῇtēthe
πέτρᾳpetrarock
οἰκοδομήσωoikodomēsō(be in) build(-er, -ing, up)
μουmouI
τὴνtēnthe
ἐκκλησίανekklēsianassembly, church
καὶkaiand / also
πύλαιpylaigate
ᾅδουhadougrave, hell
οὐounot
κατισχύσουσινkatischysousinprevail (against)
αὐτῆςautēshe / she / it / same
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

κἀγὼkagō(and, even, even so
δέdeand / but
σοιsoiyou
λέγωlegōsay
ὅτιhotithat / because
σὺsyyou
εἶeiam, have been, is I
ΠέτροςPetrosPeter, rock
καὶkaiand / also
ἐπὶepiabout (the times), above, after
ταύτῃtautēhe (it was that), hereof, it
τῇtēthe
πέτρᾳpetrarock
οἰκοδομήσωoikodomēsō(be in) build(-er, -ing, up)
μουmouI
τὴνtēnthe
ἐκκλησίανekklēsianassembly, church
καὶkaiand / also
πύλαιpylaigate
ᾅδουhadougrave, hell
οὐounot
κατισχύσουσινkatischysousinprevail (against)
αὐτῆςautēshe / she / it / same

Explore community notes on Matthew 16:18

Study summaries, cross-references, and discussion

Open verse →