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Matthew 5:18

For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

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ἀμὴνamēnverilyἀμήνparticle — “verily”G281verily, truly, amen; at the end of sentences may be paraphrased by: So let it be.This verse uses “verily”.verilyγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.λέγωlegōI sayλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I say”, 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.This verse uses “say”.I sayὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youἕωςheōsTillἕωςconjunction — “Till”G2193(a) conj: until, (b) prep: as far as, up to, as much as, until.Tillἂνanifἄνparticle — “if”G302an untranslatable word (under the circumstances, in that case, anyhow), the general effect of which is to make a statement contingent, which would otherwise be definite: it is thus regularly used with the subjunctive mood.παρέλθῃparelthēpassπαρέρχομαι (parerchomai)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “pass”, a single actionG3928I pass by, pass away, pass out of sight; I am rendered void, become vain, neglect, disregard.passὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανὸςouranosheavenοὐρανόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “heaven”, the subject formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γῆgēearthγῆnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “earth”, the subject formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.ἰῶταiōtajotἰῶταnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “jot”, the subject formG2503iota, a small letter of the Greek alphabet, used in the NT (like yod, the Hebrew or rather Aramaic letter which was the smallest of all) to indicate the smallest part.jotἓνhenoneεἷς (heis)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “one”, the subject formG1520one.ἢēorἤconjunction — “or”G2228or, than.orμίαmiaoneεἷς (heis)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “one”, the subject formG1520one.oneκεραίαkeraiatittleκεραίαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “tittle”, the subject formG2762a little hook, an apostrophe on letters of the alphabet, distinguishing them from other little letters, or a separation stroke between letters.tittleοὐounoοὐadverb — “no”G3756no, not.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.παρέλθῃparelthēpassπαρέρχομαι (parerchomai)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “pass”, a single actionG3928I pass by, pass away, pass out of sight; I am rendered void, become vain, neglect, disregard.passἀπὸapofromἀπόpreposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.fromτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.νόμουnomoulawνόμος (nomos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “law”, the of-formG3551usage, custom, law; in NT: of law in general, plur: of divine laws; of a force or influence impelling to action; of the Mosaic law; meton: of the books which contain the law, the Pentateuch, the Old Testament scriptures in general.the lawἕωςheōstillἕωςconjunction — “till”G2193(a) conj: until, (b) prep: as far as, up to, as much as, until.tillἂνanifἄνparticle — “if”G302an untranslatable word (under the circumstances, in that case, anyhow), the general effect of which is to make a statement contingent, which would otherwise be definite: it is thus regularly used with the subjunctive mood.πάνταpantaallπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, plural, neuter — “all”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allγένηταιgenētaibe fulfilledγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “be fulfilled”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.be fulfilled

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for, verily I say to you, till that the heaven and the earth may pass away, one iota or one tittle may not pass away from the law, till that all may come to pass.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass away from the law, till all things be accomplished.

Young’s Literal Translation

for, verily I say to you, till that the heaven and the earth may pass away, one iota or one tittle may not pass away from the law, till that all may come to pass.

World English Bible

For most certainly , I tell you , until heaven and earth pass away , not even one smallest letter or one tiny pen stroke shall in any way pass away from the law , until all things are accomplished .

Darby Translation

For verily I say unto you, Until the heaven and the earth pass away, one iota or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law till all come to pass.

Douay-Rheims

For amen I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass, one jot, or one tittle shall not pass of the law, till all be fulfilled.

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