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Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. (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 5:4, Matthew 5:5, Matthew 5:6, Matthew 5:8, Matthew 5:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3107; TFLSJ G3107; TAGNT Matthew 5:7 word 1
οἱhoithe
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 5:7 word 2
ἐλεήμονες,eleēmonesmerciful,
Lemma: ἐλεήμων (eleēmōn) · Strong's: G1655
Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (A-NPM)
Meaning: merciful — ἐλεήμων, -ον ; [in LXX chiefly for חַנּוּן ; ] ; merciful: Mat.5:7, Heb.2:17.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2 times. Also: Hebrews 2:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1655; TFLSJ G1655; TAGNT Matthew 5:7 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 5:4, Matthew 5:5, Matthew 5:6, Matthew 5:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3754H; TFLSJ G3754H; TAGNT Matthew 5:7 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 5:7 word 5
ἐλεηθήσονται.¶eleēthēsontaiwill receive mercy.
Lemma: ἐλεέω (eleeō) · Strong's: G1653
Parsing: Verb · Future · Passive · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-FPI-3P)
Meaning: to have mercy — ἐλεέω; (in Rom.9:16, Ju 22, -άω, which see), -ῶ (ἔλεος), [in LXX (Hex, Pss, Pr) chiefly for חָנַן, also frequently in Proph. for רָחַם, etc. ; ] ; to have pity or mercy on, to show mercy: absol., Rom.9:16 12:8; with…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 32 times. Also: Matthew 9:27, Matthew 15:22, Matthew 17:15, Matthew 18:33, Matthew 20:30, Matthew 20:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1653; TFLSJ G1653; TAGNT Matthew 5:7 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 |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| merciful | → | ἐλεήμων G1655 merciful |
| for | → | ὅτι G3754H that/since: since |
| they | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| will be shown mercy | → | ἐλεέω G1653 to have mercy |
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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