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And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
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,…
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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 Matthew 10:18 word 1
ἐπὶepibefore
Lemma: ἐπί (epi) · Strong's: G1909
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: upon/to/against — ἐπί (before a smooth breathing ἐπ᾽, before a rough breathing ἐφ᾽), ; prep. with genitive, dative, accusative (accusative most frequently in NT), ; with primary sense of superposition, on, upon. ; I. C. genitive, ; 1. of…
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Used 905 times. Also: Matthew 1:11, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 4:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1909; TFLSJ G1909; TAGNT Matthew 10:18 word 2
ἡγεμόναςhēgemonasgovernors
Lemma: ἡγεμών (hēgemōn) · Strong's: G2232
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (N-APM)
Meaning: ruler — ἡγεμών, -όνος, ὁ; (ἡγέομαι) [in LXX for אַלּוּף, שַׂר, etc. ; ] ; 1. a leader, guide. ; 2. a commander. ; 3. a governor of a province (proconsul, proprietor, legate, or procurator; but cf. ἀνθύπατος): Mat.10:18,…
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Used 22 times. Also: Matthew 2:6, Matthew 27:2, Matthew 27:11, Matthew 27:14, Matthew 27:15, Matthew 27:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2232; TFLSJ G2232; TAGNT Matthew 10:18 word 3
δὲdealso
Lemma: δέ (de) · Strong's: G1161
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: then — δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), ; post-positive conjunctive particle; 1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff.,…
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Used 2921 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1161; TFLSJ G1161; TAGNT Matthew 10:18 word 4
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 Matthew 10:18 word 5
βασιλεῖςbasileiskings
Lemma: βασιλεύς (basileus) · Strong's: G0935
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (N-APM)
Meaning: king — βασιλεύς, -έως, ὁ, ; [in LXX chiefly for מֶלֶךְ ; ] ; a king: Mat.1:6 2:1; used by courtesy of Herod the Tetrarch, Mat.14:9; of the Roman Emperor, as frequently in κοινή (Deiss., LAE, p. 367), 1Pe.2:13, 17; of the…
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Used 115 times. Also: Matthew 1:6, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:3, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 5:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0935; TFLSJ G0935; TAGNT Matthew 10:18 word 6
ἀχθήσεσθεachthēsestheyou will be brought
Lemma: ἄγω (agō) · Strong's: G0071
Parsing: Verb · Future · Passive · Indicative · 2nd · Plural (V-FPI-2P)
Meaning: to bring — ἄγω, ; [in LXX for בּוא hi., לקח, נהג, etc. ; ] ; 1. to lead, bring, carry: with ace, before ἐπί, εἰς, ἕως, πρός and simple dative; metaphorically, to lead, guide, impel: Jhn.10:16 Rom.2:4, Heb.2:10, 2Ti.3:6, al. ; 2.…
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Used 68 times. Also: Matthew 21:2, Matthew 21:7, Matthew 26:46, Mark 1:38, Mark 13:11, Mark 14:42 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0071; TFLSJ G0071; TAGNT Matthew 10:18 word 7
ἕνεκενhenekenon account of
Lemma: ἕνεκα (heneka, ehineken) · Strong's: G1752
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: because of — ἕνεκα (so Mat.19:5, Luk.6:22, Act.19:32 26:21; elsewhere, prop, only before a vowel, ἕνεκεν; εἵνεκεν, originally Ionic: Luk.4:18 18:29, Act.28:20, 2Co.3:10), ; prep. with genitive, ; on account of, because of:…
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Used 26 times. Also: Matthew 5:10, Matthew 5:11, Matthew 10:39, Matthew 16:25, Matthew 19:5, Matthew 19:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1752; TFLSJ G1752; TAGNT Matthew 10:18 word 8
ἐμοῦemouMe
Lemma: ἐγώ (egō) · Strong's: G1473
Parsing: Possessive pronoun · 1st Person · Genitive · Singular · Neuter (S-1SGSN)
Meaning: I/we — ἐγώ, genitive, etc., ἐμοῦ, ἐμοί, ἐμέ (enclitic μου, μοι, με), pl. ἡμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς, ; of person(s) pron. ; I. ; (a) The nom. is usually emphatic, when expressed as subjc, as in Mat.3:11, Mrk.1:8, Luk.3:16, al. But…
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Used 862 times. Also: Matthew 2:8, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 5:11, Matthew 5:22, Matthew 5:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1473; TFLSJ G1473; TAGNT Matthew 10:18 word 9
εἰςeisfor
Lemma: εἰς (eis) · Strong's: G1519
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: toward — εἰς, ; prep. with accusative, ; expressing entrance, direction, limit, into, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among (Lat. in, with accusative). ; I. Of place. ; 1. After verbs of motion; (a) of entrance into: Mat.8:23,…
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Used 1796 times. Also: Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:11, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1519; TFLSJ G1519; TAGNT Matthew 10:18 word 10
μαρτύριονmarturiona testimony
Lemma: μαρτύριον (marturion) · Strong's: G3142
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (N-ASN)
Meaning: testimony — μαρτύριον, -ου, τό; (μάρτυρ) [in LXX chiefly for מוֹעֵד, also for עֵדָה, עֵדוּת and cogn. forms ; ] ; a testimony, witness, proof (Hdt., Thuc., al.): with genitive subj., 2Co.1:12, 2Th.1:10; with genitive obj.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 19 times. Also: Matthew 8:4, Matthew 24:14, Mark 1:44, Mark 6:11, Mark 13:9, Luke 5:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3142; TFLSJ G3142; TAGNT Matthew 10:18 word 11
αὐτοῖςautoisto them
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 Matthew 10:18 word 12
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 Matthew 10:18 word 13
τοῖςtoisto the
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Dative · Plural · Neuter (T-DPN)
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 Matthew 10:18 word 14
ἔθνεσιν.ethnesinGentiles.
Lemma: ἔθνος (ethnos) · Strong's: G1484
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Plural · Neuter (N-DPN)
Meaning: Gentiles — ἔθνος, -ους, τό, ; [in LXX chiefly for עַם ,גּוֹי ; ] ; 1. a multitude, a company, whether of beasts or men (Hom.). ; 2. a nation, people: Mat.21:43 24:7, Mrk.13:8, Luk.22:25, Act.10:35, al.; in sing., of the Jewish…
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Used 165 times. Also: Matthew 4:15, Matthew 6:32, Matthew 10:5, Matthew 12:18, Matthew 12:21, Matthew 20:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1484; TFLSJ G1484; TAGNT Matthew 10:18 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| On My account | → | ἕνεκα G1752 because of |
| . . . | → | ἐγώ G1473 I/we |
| you will be brought | → | ἄγω G0071 to bring |
| before | → | ἐπί G1909 upon/to/against |
| governors | → | ἡγεμών G2232 ruler |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| kings | → | βασιλεύς G0935 king |
| as | → | εἰς G1519 toward |
| witnesses | → | μαρτύριον G3142 testimony |
| to them | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| to the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| Gentiles | → | ἔθνος G1484 Gentiles |
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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