Matthew 5:3

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Matthew 5:3


← Matthew 5:2 Matthew 5:3 (KJV) [words of Jesus] Matthew 5:4 [words of Jesus] →
And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

BlessedG3107 are the poorG4434 in spiritG4151: forG3754 theirsG846 isG2076 the kingdomG932 of heavenG3772.


Original Greek

Μακάριοι οἱ πτωχοὶ τῷ πνεύματι· ὅτι αὐτῶν ἐστιν ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν.

Greek Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
Μακάριοι
Makarioi G3107 A-NPM Blessed
οἱ
hoi G3588 T-NPM the
πτωχοὶ
ptōchoi G4434 A-NPM poor
τῷ
tō G3588 T-DSN *
πνεύματι·
pneumati G4151 N-DSN in spirit
ὅτι
hoti G3754 CONJ for
αὐτῶν
autōn G846 P-GPM theirs
ἐστιν
estin G2076 V-PAI-3S is
ἡ
hē G3588 T-NSF the
βασιλεία
basileia G932 N-NSF kingdom
τῶν
tōn G3588 T-GPM *
οὐρανῶν.
ouranōn G3772 N-GPM of heaven
Strong's References
  • G846 — αὐτός (autós, ow-tos'): from the particle αὖ (aû) (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ (aḗr) G109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ (heautoû) G1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons; her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ (hautoû) G848.
  • G932 — βασιλεία (basileía, bas-il-i'-ah): from βασιλεύς (basileús) G935; properly, royalty, i.e. (abstractly) rule, or (concretely) a realm (literally or figuratively); kingdom, + reign
  • G2076 — ἐστί (estí, es-tee'): third person singular present indicative of εἰμί (eimí) G1510; he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are; are, be(-long), call, X can(-not), come, consisteth, X dure for a while, + follow, X have, (that) is (to say), make, meaneth, X must needs, + profit, + remaineth, + wrestle
  • G3107 — μακάριος (makários, mak-ar'-ee-os): a prolonged form of the poetical μάκαρ (mákar) (meaning the same); supremely blest; by extension, fortunate, well off; blessed, happy(X -ier)
  • G3754 — ὅτι (hóti, hot'-ee): neuter of ὅστις (hóstis) G3748 as conjunction; demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because; as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why
  • G3772 — οὐρανός (ouranós, oo-ran-os'): perhaps from the same as ὄρος (óros) G3735 (through the idea of elevation); the sky; by extension, heaven (as the abode of God); by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel (Christianity); air, heaven(-ly), sky
  • G4151 — πνεῦμα (pneûma, pnyoo'-mah): from πνέω (pnéō) G4154; a current of air, i.e. breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e. (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an angel, demon, or (divine) God, Christ's spirit, the Holy Spirit; ghost, life, spirit(-ual, -ually), mind. Compare ψυχή (psychḗ) G5590.
  • G4434 — πτωχός (ptōchós, pto-khos'): from πτώσσω (ptṓssō) (to crouch); akin to πτοέω (ptoéō) G4422 and the alternate of πίπτω (píptō) G4098); a beggar (as cringing), i.e. pauper (strictly denoting absolute or public mendicancy, although also used in a qualified or relative sense; whereas πένης (pénēs) G3993 properly means only straitened circumstances in private), literally (often as noun) or figuratively (distressed); beggar(-ly), poor

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
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