Luke 22:27

Greek	τίς γὰρ μείζων, ὁplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ἀνακείμενος ἢ ὁplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article διακονῶν; οὐχὶ ὁplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ἀνακείμενος; ἐγὼ δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ greek δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English. ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. μέσῳ ὑμῶν εἰμιplugin-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. ὡς ὁplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article διακονῶν.
ESV	For who is the greater, one who reclines at table or one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at table? But I am among you as the one who serves.
NIV	For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at the table? But I am among you as one who serves.
NLT	Who is more important, the one who sits at the table or the one who serves? The one who sits at the table, of course. But not here! For I am among you as one who serves.
KJV	For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth.

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