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">3778</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3778">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">αὕτη<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/aute__3778.htm" title="hautē: This.">hautē</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">This</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular">DPro-NFS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">1510</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 1510">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ἐστὶν<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/estin_1510.htm" title="estin: is.">estin</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">is</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-PIA-3S</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">3588</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3588">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ἡ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/e__3588.htm" title="hē: the.">hē</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Article - Nominative Feminine Singular">Art-NFS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3173.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3173: Large, great, in the widest sense. ">3173</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3173.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3173">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">μεγάλη<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/megale__3173.htm" title="megalē: great.">megalē</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">great</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular">Adj-NFS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely. ">2532</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 2532">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">καὶ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/kai_2532.htm" title="kai: and.">kai</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/4413.htm" title="Strong's Greek 4413: First, before, principal, most important. Contracted superlative of pro; foremost.">4413</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_4413.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 4413">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">πρώτη<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/pro_te__4413.htm" title="prōtē: foremost.">prōtē</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">first</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular">Adj-NFS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/1785.htm" title="Strong's Greek 1785: An ordinance, injunction, command, law. From entellomai; injunction, i.e. An authoritative prescription.">1785</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_1785.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 1785">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ἐντολή.<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/entole__1785.htm" title="entolē: commandment.">entolē</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">commandment.</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <br /><br /> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /><div class="vheading2">Greek Texts</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nestle/matthew/22.htm">ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 22:38 Greek NT: Nestle 1904</a><br></span><span class="greek">αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ μεγάλη καὶ πρώτη ἐντολή.</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/whdc/matthew/22.htm">ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 22:38 Greek NT: Westcott and Hort 1881</a><br></span><span class="greek">αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ μεγάλη καὶ πρώτη ἐντολή.</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/whnac/matthew/22.htm">ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 22:38 Greek NT: Westcott and Hort / [NA27 and UBS4 variants]</a><br></span><span class="greek">αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ μεγάλη καὶ πρώτη ἐντολή.</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bz05/matthew/22.htm">ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 22:38 Greek NT: RP Byzantine Majority Text 2005</a><br></span><span class="greek">Αὕτη ἐστὶν πρώτη καὶ μεγάλη ἐντολή.</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/goc/matthew/22.htm">ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 22:38 Greek NT: Greek Orthodox Church</a><br></span><span class="greek">αὕτη ἐστὶ πρώτη καὶ μεγάλη ἐντολή.</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/t8/matthew/22.htm">ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 22:38 Greek NT: Tischendorf 8th Edition</a><br></span><span class="greek">αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ μεγάλη καὶ πρώτη ἐντολή.</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/tr94/matthew/22.htm">ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 22:38 Greek NT: Scrivener's Textus Receptus 1894</a><br></span><span class="greek">αὕτη ἐστὶ πρώτη καὶ μεγάλη ἐντολή.</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/tr/matthew/22.htm">ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 22:38 Greek NT: Stephanus Textus Receptus 1550</a><br></span><span class="greek">αὕτη ἐστὶν πρώτη καὶ μεγάλη ἐντολή</span><div align="left"><span class="toptext"><a href="//study.interlinearbible.org/matthew/22.htm">Matthew 22:38 Greek Study Bible</a> (<a href="//apostolic.interlinearbible.org/matthew/22.htm">Apostolic</a> / <a href="//interlinearbible.org/matthew/22.htm">Interlinear</a>)<br></span></div><div style="direction:ltr"><span class="greek"><span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3778.htm" title="autē: this -- 3778: this -- Demonstrative - Nominative Singular Feminine">αὕτη</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2076.htm" title="estin: is -- 2076: are, belong, call, come, consist -- Verb - Present Active Indicative - Third Person Singular">ἐστὶν</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3588.htm" title="ē: the -- 3588: the -- Article - Nominative Singular Feminine">ἡ</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3173.htm" title="megalē: great -- 3173: great -- Adjective - Nominative Singular Feminine">μεγάλη</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2532.htm" title="kai: and -- 2532: and, even, also -- Conjunction">καὶ</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/4413.htm" title="prōtē: foremost -- 4413: first, chief -- Adjective - Nominative Singular Feminine">πρώτη</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1785.htm" title="entolē: commandment -- 1785: an injunction, order, command -- Noun - Nominative Singular Feminine">ἐντολή.</a></span> </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/matthew/22.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3778.htm" title="houtos (hoo'-tos) -- he (it was that), hereof, it, she, such as, the same, these, they, this (man, same, woman) ">This</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2076.htm" title="esti (es-tee') -- are, be(-long), call, X can(-not), come, consisteth, X dure for a while, + follow ">is</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/4413.htm" title="protos (pro'-tos) -- before, beginning, best, chief(-est), first (of all), former">the first</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2532.htm" title="kai (kahee) -- and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet">and</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3173.htm" title="megas (meg'-as) -- (+ fear) exceedingly, great(-est), high, large, loud, mighty, + (be) sore (afraid), strong ">great</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1785.htm" title="entole (en-tol-ay') -- commandment, precept">commandment</a></span></div><div align="right"><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/matthew/22.htm">Matthew 22:38 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">זאת היא המצוה הגדולה והראשונה׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//pes.scripturetext.com/matthew/22.htm">Matthew 22:38 Aramaic NT: Peshitta</a><br></span><span class="aramaic">ܗܢܘ ܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܘܩܕܡܝܐ ܀</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/matthew/22-38.htm">Additional Parallel Greek</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/matthew/22.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />"This is the great and foremost commandment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/matthew/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />This is the first and great commandment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/matthew/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is the greatest and most important command. <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/matthew/22-38.htm">Matthew 22:38</a> • <a href="/niv/matthew/22-38.htm">Matthew 22:38 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/matthew/22-38.htm">Matthew 22:38 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/matthew/22-38.htm">Matthew 22:38 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/matthew/22-38.htm">Matthew 22:38 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/matthew/22-38.htm">Matthew 22:38 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/22-38.htm">Matthew 22:38 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/22-38.htm">Matthew 22:38 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/22-38.htm">Matthew 22:38 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/22-38.htm">Matthew 22:38 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/matthew/22-38.htm">Matthew 22:38 German Bible</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../matthew/22-37.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Matthew 22:37"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Matthew 22:37" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../matthew/22-39.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Matthew 22:39"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Matthew 22:39" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>