Matthew 5:35

Greek
μήτε ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

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Preposition meaning “in”.
τῇplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

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The definite article
γῇ,plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigγῆ

Meaning:

* Soil or ground (e.g. Matthew 13:5) * Land (e.g. Luke 4:5) * Country * Earth (e.g. Matthew 5:5)

Feminine noun. Connected to the English words “ground”, “geometry” and “geology”.

It occurs throughout the LXX and the New Testament (approximately 250 times in the New Testament) and its meaning varies subtly on context, for example, in the LXX:Genesis 1:1Genesis 2:7Genesis 12:1
ὅτι ὑποπόδιόν ἐστινplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

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εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
τῶνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

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The definite article
ποδῶν αὐτοῦ·plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

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Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
μήτε εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα, ὅτι πόλις ἐστὶνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
μεγάλου βασιλέως·
ESV
or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
NIV
or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King.
NLT
And do not say, 'By the earth!' because the earth is his footstool. And do not say, 'By Jerusalem!' for Jerusalem is the city of the great King.
KJV
Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.

Matthew 5:34 ← Matthew 5:35 → Matthew 5:36

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