Matthew 5:17 — King James Version← Study notes
“Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.”
Matthew 5:17 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 5:1715 words
ΜὴMēnot
νομίσητεnomisētesuppose, thing, be wont
ὅτιhotithat / because
ἦλθονēlthoncome / go
καταλῦσαιkatalysaidestroy, dissolve, be guest
τὸνtonthe
νόμονnomonlaw
ἢēor
τοὺςtousthe
προφήταςprophētasprophet
οὐκouknot
ἦλθονēlthoncome / go
καταλῦσαιkatalysaidestroy, dissolve, be guest
ἀλλὰallaand, but (even), howbeit
πληρῶσαιplērōsaiaccomplish, (be) complete, end
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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