Matthew 23:11

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Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.	But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.	And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

But^G1161 he that is greatest^G3187 among you^G5216 shall be^G2071 your^G5216 servant^G1249.

Original Greek

ὁ δὲ μείζων ὑμῶν ἔσται ὑμῶν διάκονος.

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
ὁ	ho	G3588	T-NSM	*
δὲ	de	G1161	CONJ	But
μείζων	meizōn	G3187	A-NSM-C	he that is greatest
ὑμῶν	humōn	G5216	P-2GP	among you
ἔσται	estai	G2071	V-FDI-3S	shall be
ὑμῶν	humōn	G5216	P-2GP	your
διάκονος.	diakonos	G1249	N-NSM	servant

Strong's References

G1161 — δέ (dé, deh): a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.; also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English)
G1249 — διάκονος (diákonos, dee-ak'-on-os): probably from an obsolete διάκω (diákō) (to run on errands; compare διώκω (diṓkō) G1377); an attendant, i.e. (genitive case) a waiter (at table or in other menial duties); specially, a Christian teacher and pastor (technically, a deacon or deaconess); deacon, minister, servant
G2071 — ἔσομαι (ésomai, es'-om-ahee): future of εἰμί (eimí) G1510; will be; shall (should) be (have), (shall) come (to pass), X may have, X fall, what would follow, X live long, X sojourn
G3187 — μείζων (meízōn, mide'-zone): irregular comparative of μέγας (mégas) G3173; larger (literally or figuratively, specially, in age); elder, greater(-est), more
G5216 — ὑμῶν (hymōn, hoo-mone'): genitive case of ὑμεῖς (hymeîs) G5210; of (from or concerning) you; ye, you, your (own, -selves)

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom); the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc

Cross References

Related Topics

Thompson Chain: HONOUR-DISHONOUR
Torrey’s: AMBITION
Nave’s: DEACON; HYPOCRISY; MAN; MINISTER, Christian; PHARISEES; PRIDE; SATIRE; TEACHERS

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