Matthew 24:27 — King James Version← Study notes

“For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.”

Matthew 24:27 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Matthew 24:2719 words

ὥσπερhōsper(even, like) as

γὰρgarfor

ἡhēthe

ἀστραπὴastrapēlightning, bright shining

ἐξέρχεταιexerchetaicome (forth, out), depart (out of)

ἀπὸapofrom

ἀνατολῶνanatolōndayspring, east, rising

καὶkaiand / also

φαίνεταιphainetaiappear, seem, be seen

ἕωςheōseven (until, unto), (as) far (as)

δυσμῶνdysmōnwest

οὕτωςhoutōsthus / so

ἔσταιestaiam, have been, is I

ἡhēthe

παρουσίαparousiacoming, presence

τοῦtouthe

υἱοῦhyiouson

τοῦtouthe

ἀνθρώπουanthrōpouman / human being

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

Word-by-word meanings

ὥσπερhōsper(even, like) as

γὰρgarfor

ἡhēthe

ἀστραπὴastrapēlightning, bright shining

ἐξέρχεταιexerchetaicome (forth, out), depart (out of)

ἀπὸapofrom

ἀνατολῶνanatolōndayspring, east, rising

καὶkaiand / also

φαίνεταιphainetaiappear, seem, be seen

ἕωςheōseven (until, unto), (as) far (as)

δυσμῶνdysmōnwest

οὕτωςhoutōsthus / so

ἔσταιestaiam, have been, is I

ἡhēthe

παρουσίαparousiacoming, presence

τοῦtouthe

υἱοῦhyiouson

τοῦtouthe

ἀνθρώπουanthrōpouman / human being

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