King James Version

Matthew 18:1

At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?

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ἘνenAtἐνpreposition — “At”G1722in, on, among.Atἐκείνῃekeinēsameἐκεῖνος (ekeinos)demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “same”, the to- or for-formG1565that, that one there, yonder.the sameτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ὥρᾳhōratimeὥραnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “time”, the to- or for-formG5610(a) a definite space of time, a season, (b) an hour, (c) the particular time for anything.timeπροσῆλθονprosēlthoncameπροσέρχομαι (proserchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “came”, a single actionG4334I come up to, come to, come near (to), approach, consent (to).cameοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μαθηταὶmathētaidisciplesμαθητής (mathētēs)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “disciples”, the subject formG3101a learner, disciple, pupil.the disciplesτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.Ἰησοῦiēsouunto JesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto Jesus”, the to- or for-formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.unto Jesusλέγοντεςlegontessayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “saying”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.sayingΤίςtisWhoτίςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Who”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “who”.Whoἄραarathereforeἄραconjunction — “therefore”G686then, therefore, since.This verse uses “therefore”.μείζωνmeizōngreatμέγας (megas)adjective, comparative, nominative, singular, masculine — “great”, the subject formG3173large, great, in the widest sense.This verse uses “great”.ἐστὶνestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.isἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλείᾳbasileiakingdomβασιλείαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “kingdom”, the to- or for-formG932kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, especially of God, both in the world, and in the hearts of men; hence: kingdom, in the concrete sense.This verse uses “kingdom”.the kingdomτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανῶνouranōnof heavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of heaven”, the of-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.of heaven

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

At that hour came the disciples near to Jesus, saying, 'Who, now, is greater in the reign of the heavens?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

In that hour came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?

Young’s Literal Translation

At that hour came the disciples near to Jesus, saying, 'Who, now, is greater in the reign of the heavens?'

World English Bible

In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?”

Darby Translation

In that hour the disciples came to Jesus saying, Who then is greatest in the kingdom of the heavens?

Douay-Rheims

At that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying: Who thinkest thou is the greater in the kingdom of heaven?

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