Matthew 5:39 — King James Version← Study notes
“But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.”
Matthew 5:39 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 5:3921 words
ἐγὼegōI
δὲdeand / but
λέγωlegōsay
ὑμῖνhyminyou
μὴmēnot
ἀντιστῆναιantistēnairesist, withstand
τῷtōthe
πονηρῷponērōbad, evil, grievous
ἀλλ’all’and, but (even), howbeit
ὅστιςhostis(they), (such) as, (they) that
σεseyou
ῥαπίζειrhapizeismite (with the palm of the hand)
εἰςeisinto / to
τὴνtēnthe
δεξιὰνdexianright (hand, side)
σιαγόναsiagonacheek
στρέψονstrepsonconvert, turn (again, back
again
αὐτῷautōhe / she / it / same
καὶkaiand / also
τὴνtēnthe
ἄλληνallēnother
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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