Matthew 5:35 — King James Version← Study notes
“Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.”
Matthew 5:35 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 5:3519 words
μήτεmēteneither / lest
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῇtēthe
γῇgēcountry, earth(-ly), ground
ὅτιhotithat / because
ὑποπόδιόνhypopodionfootstool
ἐστινestinam, have been, is I
τῶνtōnthe
ποδῶνpodōnfoot(-stool)
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
μήτεmēteneither / lest
εἰςeisinto / to
ἹεροσόλυμαHierosolymaJerusalem
ὅτιhotithat / because
πόλιςpoliscity
ἐστὶνestinam, have been, is I
τοῦtouthe
μεγάλουmegalou(+ fear) exceedingly, great(-est), high
βασιλέωςbasileōsking
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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