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Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ΜακάριοιMakarioiBlessed [are]
Lemma: μακάριος (makarios) · Strong's: G3107
Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (A-NPM)
Meaning: blessed — μακάριος, -α, -ον; (collat. form of poët. μάκαρ, in Hom., Hes., chiefly of the gods and the departed), [in LXX for אֹשֶׁר ; ] ; blessed, happy (DCG, i, 177, 213): θεός (δυνάστης), 1Ti.1:11 6:15; ἐλπίς, Tit.2:13; esp. in…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 50 times. Also: Matthew 5:3, Matthew 5:5, Matthew 5:6, Matthew 5:7, Matthew 5:8, Matthew 5:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3107; TFLSJ G3107; TAGNT Matthew 5:4 word 1
οἱhoithose
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (T-NPM)
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 5:4 word 2
πενθοῦντες,penthountesmourning,
Lemma: πενθέω (pentheō) · Strong's: G3996
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-PAP-NPM)
Meaning: to mourn — πενθέω, -ῶ ; [in LXX chiefly for אָבַל ; ] ; to mourn (for), lament; (a) intrans. : Mat.5:4 (5) Mat.9:15, 1Co.5:2; π. καὶ κλαίειν, Mat.16:10, Luk.6:25, Jas.4:9, Rev.18:15, 19; before ἐπί, with accusative, Rev.18:11; (b)…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 10 times. Also: Matthew 9:15, Mark 16:10, Luke 6:25, 1 Corinthians 5:2, 2 Corinthians 12:21, James 4:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3996; TFLSJ G3996; TAGNT Matthew 5:4 word 3
ὅτιhotifor
Lemma: ὅτι (hoti) · Strong's: G3754H
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: that/since: since — 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,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 467 times. Also: Matthew 2:18, Matthew 5:3, Matthew 5:5, Matthew 5:6, Matthew 5:7, Matthew 5:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3754H; TFLSJ G3754H; TAGNT Matthew 5:4 word 4
αὐτοὶautoithey themselves
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (P-NPM)
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 5:4 word 5
παρακληθήσονται.¶paraklēthēsontaiwill be comforted.
Lemma: παρακαλέω (parakaleō) · Strong's: G3870
Parsing: Verb · Future · Passive · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-FPI-3P)
Meaning: to plead/comfort — παρακαλέω, -ῶ, ; [in LXX chiefly for נחם ni., pi. ; ] ; 1. to call to one, call for, summon: Act.28:20 (R, mg.; R, txt., entreat); hence (of the gods: Dem., Xen., al.), to invoke, call on, beseech, entreat: τ. πατέρα…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 108 times. Also: Matthew 2:18, Matthew 8:5, Matthew 8:31, Matthew 8:34, Matthew 14:36, Matthew 18:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3870; TFLSJ G3870; TAGNT Matthew 5:4 word 6
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Blessed [are] | → | μακάριος G3107 blessed |
| those who | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| mourn | → | πενθέω G3996 to mourn |
| for | → | ὅτι G3754H that/since: since |
| they | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| will be comforted | → | παρακαλέω G3870 to plead/comfort |
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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