Matthew 12:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©GreekStrong'sOrigin
"But I sayλέγω
(legō)
3004: to saya prim. verb
to you that something greaterμεῖζον
(meizon)
3173: greata prim. word
than the temple 
 
2413: sacred, a sacred thing, a templea prim. word
is here.ὣδε
(ōde)
5602: so, to here, heredemonstrative adverb from hode,


















KJV Lexicon
λεγω  verb - present active indicative - first person singular
lego  leg'-o:  ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say(-ing, on), shew, speak, tell, utter.
δε  conjunction
de  deh:  but, and, etc. -- also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
υμιν  personal pronoun - second person dative plural
humin  hoo-min':  to (with or by) you -- ye, you, your(-selves).
οτι  conjunction
hoti  hot'-ee:  demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because -- as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.
του  definite article - genitive singular neuter
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
ιερου  noun - genitive singular neuter
hieron  hee-er-on':  a sacred place, i.e. the entire precincts of the Temple (at Jerusalem or elsewhere) -- temple.
μειζον  adjective - nominative singular neuter - comparative or contracted
megas  meg'-as:  big (literally or figuratively, in a very wide application) -- (+ fear) exceedingly, great(-est), high, large, loud, mighty, + (be) sore (afraid), strong, to years.
εστιν  verb - present indicative - third person singular
esti  es-tee':  he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
ωδε  adverb
hode  ho'-deh:  in this same spot, i.e. here or hither -- here, hither, (in) this place, there.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"But I say to you that something greater than the temple is here.

King James Bible
But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But I tell you that something greater than the temple is here!

International Standard Version
But I tell you, something greater than the Temple is here!

NET Bible
I tell you that something greater than the temple is here.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But I say to you, one greater than The Temple is here.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I can guarantee that something greater than the temple is here.

King James 2000 Bible
But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.
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