Mark 12:28 Go deeper
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And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all? (KJV)
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ΚαὶKaiAnd
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Mark 12:28 word 1
προσελθὼνproselthōnhaving come up
Lemma: προσέρχομαι (proserchomai) · Strong's: G4334
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-2AAP-NSM)
Meaning: to come near/agree — προσ-έρχομαι ; [in LXX for קָרַב, נָגַשׁ, etc. ; ] ; to approach, draw near: absol., Mat.4:11, Luk.9:42, al.; with infin., Mat.24:1, al.; with dative loc., Heb.12:18, 22; dative of person(s), Mat.5:1, and freq.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 87 times. Also: Matthew 4:3, Matthew 4:11, Matthew 5:1, Matthew 8:2, Matthew 8:5, Matthew 8:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4334; TFLSJ G4334; TAGNT Mark 12:28 word 2
εἷςheisone
Lemma: εἷς (ehis) · Strong's: G1520
Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (A-NSM)
Meaning: one — εἷς ; ιά, ἕν, genitive ἑνός, μιᾶς, ἑνός, ; cardinal numeral, one; 1. one, as opposite to many: Mat.25:15, Rom.5:12, 1Co.10:8, al.; as subst., Rom.5:15, Eph.2:14; id. with genitive partit., Mat.5:19, al.; before ἐκ (ἐξ),…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 357 times. Also: Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:30, Matthew 5:36, Matthew 5:41 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1520; TFLSJ G1520; TAGNT Mark 12:28 word 3
τῶνtōnof the
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (T-GPM)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Mark 12:28 word 4
γραμματέων,grammateōnscribes,
Lemma: γραμματεύς (grammateus) · Strong's: G1122
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (N-GPM)
Meaning: scribe — γραμματεύς, -έως (accusative pl., -εῖς, see Bl., §8, 2), ὁ ; (γράμμα), [in LXX always for שׁטר in Hex., elsewhere chiefly for ספר ; ] ; 1. a secretary; γ. τ. πόλεως, a state-clerk: Act.19:35. ; 2. In π., of a military…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 67 times. Also: Matthew 2:4, Matthew 5:20, Matthew 7:29, Matthew 8:19, Matthew 9:3, Matthew 12:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1122; TFLSJ G1122; TAGNT Mark 12:28 word 5
ἀκούσαςakousashaving heard
Lemma: ἀκούω (akouō) · Strong's: G0191
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-AAP-NSM)
Meaning: to hear — ἀκούω, ; [in LXX chiefly for שׁמע ] ; to hear, listen, attend, perceive by hearing, comprehend by hearing. ; 1. Intrans.: Mrk.4:3 7:37, Jas.2:5, Rev.2:7, al.; τ. ὠσίν, Mat.13:15 (LXX); with cogn. dative, ακοῇ ἀ. (see:…
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Used 435 times. Also: Matthew 2:3, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:18, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 4:12, Matthew 5:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0191; TFLSJ G0191; TAGNT Mark 12:28 word 6
αὐτῶνautōnwhen they
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (P-GPM)
Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…
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Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Mark 12:28 word 7
συζητούντων,suzētountōnare reasoning together,
Lemma: συζητέω (suzēteō) · Strong's: G4802
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (V-PAP-GPM)
Meaning: to debate — συν-ζητέω; (Rec. συζ-), -ῶ, [in LXX: Neh.2:4 AB1 (בָּקַשׁ pi.) * ; ] ; 1. to search or examine together (Plat.). ; 2. In NT (and π., see MM, xxiii; also in MGr., see Kennedy, Sources, 155), to discuss, dispute: Mrk.1:27…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 10 times. Also: Mark 1:27, Mark 8:11, Mark 9:10, Mark 9:14, Mark 9:16, Luke 22:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4802; TFLSJ G4802; TAGNT Mark 12:28 word 8
ἰδὼνidōnseeing
Lemma: εἴδω (eidō) · Strong's: G1492H
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-2AAP-NSM)
Meaning: to perceive: see — οἶδα, (from same root as εἶδον, which see), ; [in LXX chiefly for ידע ; ] pf. with present meaning (plpf. as impf.; on irregular tense-forms, see App.), ; to have seen or perceived, hence, to know, have knowledge of:…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT
Used 346 times. Also: Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:10, Matthew 2:11, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1492H; TFLSJ G1492H; TAGNT Mark 12:28 word 9
ὅτιhotithat
Lemma: ὅτι (hoti) · Strong's: G3754G
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: that/since: that — ὅτι, ; conjc. (prop. neut. of ὅστις). ; I. As conjc, introducing an objective clause, that; 1. after verbs of seeing, knowing, thinking, saying, feeling: Mat.3:9 6:32 11:25, Mrk.3:28, Luk.2:49, Jhn.2:22, Act.4:13,…
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Used 858 times. Also: Matthew 2:16, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 2:23, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 4:6, Matthew 4:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3754G; TFLSJ G3754G; TAGNT Mark 12:28 word 10
καλῶςkalōswell
Lemma: καλῶς (kalōs) · Strong's: G2573
Parsing: Adverb (ADV)
Meaning: well — καλῶς ; adv. (καλός), [in LXX for parts and derivatives of יָטַב ; ] ; finely, rightly, well: Luk.6:48, 1Co.14:17, Gal.4:17 5:7, Jas.2:3; λέγειν, λαλεῖν, etc., Mat.15:7, Mrk.7:6 12:28, Luk.6:26 20:39, Jhn.4:17 8:48…
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Used 37 times. Also: Matthew 5:44, Matthew 12:12, Matthew 15:7, Mark 7:6, Mark 7:9, Mark 7:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2573; TFLSJ G2573; TAGNT Mark 12:28 word 11
ἀπεκρίθηapekrithēHe answered
Lemma: ἀποκρίνω (apokrinō) · Strong's: G0611
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Middle Deponent · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-ADI-3S)
Meaning: to answer — ἀποκρίνω, ἀποκρίνομαι, ; [in LXX chiefly for ענה ; ] ; in cl., ; 1. to separate, distinguish. ; 2. to choose. ; Mid., to answer: Mat.27:12, Mrk.14:61, Luk.3:16 23:9, Jhn.5:17, 19 Act.3:12. In late Gk. the pass, also is…
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Used 247 times. Also: Matthew 3:15, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 8:8, Matthew 11:4, Matthew 11:25, Matthew 12:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0611; TFLSJ G0611; TAGNT Mark 12:28 word 12
αὐτοῖς,autoisthem
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Dative · Plural · Masculine (P-DPM)
Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Mark 12:28 word 13
ἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenhe questioned
Lemma: ἐπερωτάω (eperōtaō) · Strong's: G1905
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-AAI-3S)
Meaning: to question — ἐπ-ερωτάω, -ῶ ; [in LXX chiefly for שָׁאַל, also for דָּרַשׁ, etc. ; ] ; 1. to inquire of, consult, question: with accusative of person(s), Mrk.12:34, Luk.2:46, al.; with dupl. accusative, Mrk.7:17 11:29, Luk.20:40,…
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Used 56 times. Also: Matthew 12:10, Matthew 16:1, Matthew 17:10, Matthew 22:23, Matthew 22:35, Matthew 22:41 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1905; TFLSJ G1905; TAGNT Mark 12:28 word 14
αὐτόν·autonHim;
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (P-ASM)
Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Mark 12:28 word 15
ποίαpoiaWhich
Lemma: ποῖος (poios) · Strong's: G4169
Parsing: Interrogative pronoun · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (I-NSF)
Meaning: what? — ποῖος, -α, -ον ; interrog. pronom. adj. (corresponding to the demonstr. τοῖος and the relat. οἷος), [in LXX chiefly for זֶה אֵי־ ; ] ; of what quality or sort: absol., n. pl., Luk.24:19; with subst.; (a) prop., in…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 33 times. Also: Matthew 19:18, Matthew 21:23, Matthew 21:24, Matthew 21:27, Matthew 22:36, Matthew 24:42 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4169; TFLSJ G4169; TAGNT Mark 12:28 word 16
ἐστὶνestinis
Lemma: εἰμί (eimi) · Strong's: G1510
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-PAI-3S)
Meaning: to be — εἰμί, ; with various uses and significations, like the English verb to be. ; I. As substantive verb. ; 1. Of persons and things, to be, exist: Act.17:28, Jhn.1:1, 8:58, 17:5, al; ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν (for past ptcp.), Rev.1:4,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2406 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1510; TFLSJ G1510; TAGNT Mark 12:28 word 17
ἐντολὴentolēcommandment
Lemma: ἐντολή (entolē) · Strong's: G1785
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (N-NSF)
Meaning: commandment — ἐντολή, -ῆς, ἡ; (ἐντέλλω, which see), [in LXX chiefly for מִצְוָה; in pl. frequently in Pss for פִּקּוּד ; ] ; 1. generally, a charge, injunction, order, command: Luk.15:29, Jhn.10:18 11:57 12:49-50 14:31, Act.17:15,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 68 times. Also: Matthew 5:19, Matthew 15:3, Matthew 19:17, Matthew 22:36, Matthew 22:38, Matthew 22:40 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1785; TFLSJ G1785; TAGNT Mark 12:28 word 18
πρώτηprōtē[the] first
Lemma: πρῶτος (prōtos) · Strong's: G4413J
Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (A-NSF)
Meaning: first: best — B. Superl., πρῶτος, -η, -ον, ; [in LXX chiefly for רִאשׁוֹן, also for אֶחַד, etc. ; ] ; first, ; 1. of Time or Place; (a) absol., as subst., ὁ π.., Luk.14:18, Jhn.19:32, 1Co.14:30; ὁ π. καὶ ὁ ἔσχατος, Rev.1:17 2:8…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 8 times. Also: Mark 12:29, Luke 15:22, Luke 19:47, Acts 17:4, Acts 25:2, 1 Timothy 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4413J; TFLSJ G4413J; TAGNT Mark 12:28 word 19
πάντων;pantōnof all
Lemma: πᾶς (pas) · Strong's: G3956
Parsing: Adjective · Genitive · Plural · Neuter (A-GPN)
Meaning: all — πᾶς, πᾶσα, πᾶν, genitive, παντός, πάσης, παντός, ; [in LXX chiefly for כֹּל ; ] ; all, every. ; I. As adj., ; 1. with subst. anarth., all, every, of every kind: Mat.3:10 4:23, Mrk.9:49, Luk.4:37, Jhn.2:1o, Act.27:20,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, Byzantine
Used 1264 times. Also: Matthew 1:17, Matthew 2:3, Matthew 2:4, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:5, Matthew 3:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3956; TFLSJ G3956; TAGNT Mark 12:28 word 20
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Now | → | καί G2532 and |
| one | → | εἷς G1520 one |
| of the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| scribes | → | γραμματεύς G1122 scribe |
| had come up | → | προσέρχομαι G4334 to come near/agree |
| and heard | → | ἀκούω G0191 to hear |
| their | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| debate | → | συζητέω G4802 to debate |
| Noticing | → | ὁράω G3708 to see: see |
| how well | → | καλῶς G2573 well |
| [Jesus] had answered | → | ἀποκρίνω G0611 to answer |
| them | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| he asked | → | ἐπερωτάω G1905 to question |
| Him | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| Which | → | ποῖος G4169 what? |
| commandment | → | ἐντολή G1785 commandment |
| is | → | εἰμί G1510 to be |
| [the] most important | → | πρῶτος G4413J first: best |
| of all | → | πᾶς G3956 all |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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