Matthew 23:12 Go deeper

And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted. (KJV)

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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.

ὅστιςhostisHe who

Lemma: ὅστις (hostis, hētis) · Strong's: G3748

Parsing: Relative pronoun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (R-NSM)

Meaning: who/which — ὅστις, ἥτις, ὅ τι (also written ὅ, τι and ὅτι; see LS, see word; WH, §411; Tdf., Pr., 111), in NT scarcely ever except in nom. (M, Pr., 91), the only instance of the oblique cases being found in ἕως ὅτου (see: ἕως),…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 146 times. Also: Matthew 2:6, Matthew 5:25, Matthew 5:39, Matthew 5:41, Matthew 7:15, Matthew 7:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3748; TFLSJ G3748; TAGNT Matthew 23:12 word 1

δὲdethen

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.,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

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 23:12 word 2

ὑψώσειhupsōseiwill exalt

Lemma: ὑψόω (hupsoō) · Strong's: G5312

Parsing: Verb · Future · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-FAI-3S)

Meaning: to lift up — ὑψόω, -ῶ; (ὕψος), [in LXX chiefly for רוּם, also for גָּבַהּ, נָשָׂא, etc. ; ] ; to lift or raise up: with accusative, Jhn.3:14 8:28 12:32, 34; ἕως τ. οὐρανοῦ, figuratively, pass., Mat.11:23, Luk.10:15. Metaphorical, to…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 20 times. Also: Matthew 11:23, Luke 1:52, Luke 10:15, Luke 14:11, Luke 18:14, John 3:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5312; TFLSJ G5312; TAGNT Matthew 23:12 word 3

ἑαυτὸνhe'autonhimself

Lemma: ἑαυτοῦ (heautou) · Strong's: G1438

Parsing: Reflexive pronoun · 3rd · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (F-3ASM)

Meaning: themself — ἑαυτοῦ, -ῆς, -οῦ, dative -ῷ, etc., accusative -όν, etc., pi. -ῶν, etc. (Att. contr. αὑτοῦ, etc); reflex pron.; 1. prop, of 3rd person (Lat. sui, sibi, se), of himself, herself, itself, etc.: Mat.27:42, Mrk.15:31,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 329 times. Also: Matthew 3:9, Matthew 6:4, Matthew 6:34, Matthew 8:22, Matthew 9:3, Matthew 9:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1438; TFLSJ G1438; TAGNT Matthew 23:12 word 4

ταπεινωθήσεται,tapeinōthēsetaiwill be humbled,

Lemma: ταπεινόω (tapeinoō) · Strong's: G5013

Parsing: Verb · Future · Passive · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-FPI-3S)

Meaning: to humble — ταπεινόω, -ῶ; (ταπεινός), [in LXX chiefly for עָנָה, also for שָׁפֵל, כָּנַע, etc. ; ] ; to make low: ὄρος (βουνόν), Luk.3:5 (LXX). Metaphorical, to humble, abase: Mat.18:4 23:12, Luk.14:11 18:14, 2Co.11:7 12:21,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 14 times. Also: Matthew 18:4, Luke 3:5, Luke 14:11, Luke 18:14, 2 Corinthians 11:7, 2 Corinthians 12:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5013; TFLSJ G5013; TAGNT Matthew 23:12 word 5

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 23:12 word 6

ὅστιςhostiswhoever

Lemma: ὅστις (hostis, hētis) · Strong's: G3748

Parsing: Relative pronoun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (R-NSM)

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 146 times. Also: Matthew 2:6, Matthew 5:25, Matthew 5:39, Matthew 5:41, Matthew 7:15, Matthew 7:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3748; TFLSJ G3748; TAGNT Matthew 23:12 word 7

ταπεινώσειtapeinōseiwill humble

Lemma: ταπεινόω (tapeinoō) · Strong's: G5013

Parsing: Verb · Future · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-FAI-3S)

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 14 times. Also: Matthew 18:4, Luke 3:5, Luke 14:11, Luke 18:14, 2 Corinthians 11:7, 2 Corinthians 12:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5013; TFLSJ G5013; TAGNT Matthew 23:12 word 8

ἑαυτὸνhe'autonhimself

Lemma: ἑαυτοῦ (heautou) · Strong's: G1438

Parsing: Reflexive pronoun · 3rd · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (F-3ASM)

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 329 times. Also: Matthew 3:9, Matthew 6:4, Matthew 6:34, Matthew 8:22, Matthew 9:3, Matthew 9:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1438; TFLSJ G1438; TAGNT Matthew 23:12 word 9

ὑψωθήσεται.¶hupsōthēsetaiwill be exalted.

Lemma: ὑψόω (hupsoō) · Strong's: G5312

Parsing: Verb · Future · Passive · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-FPI-3S)

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 20 times. Also: Matthew 11:23, Luke 1:52, Luke 10:15, Luke 14:11, Luke 18:14, John 3:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5312; TFLSJ G5312; TAGNT Matthew 23:12 word 10

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

For	→	δέ G1161 then
whoever	→	ὅστις G3748 who/which
exalts	→	ὑψόω G5312 to lift up
himself	→	ἑαυτοῦ G1438 themself
will be humbled	→	ταπεινόω G5013 to humble
and	→	καί G2532 and
whoever	→	ὅστις G3748 who/which
humbles	→	ταπεινόω G5013 to humble
himself	→	ἑαυτοῦ G1438 themself
will be exalted	→	ὑψόω G5312 to lift up

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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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