Mark 12:32

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And the scribe said unto him, Of a truth, Teacher, thou hast well said that he is one; and there is none other but he:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ γραμματεύς, Καλῶς, Διδάσκαλε, ἐπʼ ἀληθείας εἶπας: ὅτι εἷς ἐστιν Θεος· καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἄλλος πλὴν αὐτοῦ:

Transliteration

And eipen to him the grammateus, Kalōs, Didaskale, upon alētheias you eipas: that heis estin Theos; and not estin another plēn him:

Grammar Details

*eipen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - said [completed action]
*grammateus*: nominative, masculine, singular - scribe
*Kalōs*: adverb - well/rightly
*Didaskale*: vocative, masculine, singular - Teacher
*alētheias*: genitive, feminine, singular - of truth
*eipas*: aorist active indicative, 2nd singular - you said [completed action]
*heis*: nominative, masculine, singular - one
*estin*: present active indicative, 3rd singular - is
*Theos*: nominative, masculine, singular - God
*plēn*: preposition + genitive - except/besides

Word Meanings

*eipen*: said/spoke
*grammateus*: scribe/law-expert
*Kalōs*: well/rightly/excellently
*Didaskale*: Teacher/Master/Instructor
*alētheias*: of truth/truly/genuinely
*eipas*: you said/you spoke
*heis*: one/a single one
*estin*: is/exists
*Theos*: God/deity
*plēn*: except/besides/beyond

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Deut 4:35 : 35 Unto thee it was showed, that thou mightest know that Jehovah he is God; there is none else besides him.
Deut 4:39 : 39 Know therefore this day, and lay it to thy heart, that Jehovah he is God in heaven above and upon the earth beneath; there is none else.
Isa 44:8 : 8 Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have I not declared unto thee of old, and showed it? and ye are my witnesses. Is there a God besides me? yea, there is no Rock; I know not any.
Isa 45:14 : 14 Thus saith Jehovah, The labor of Egypt, and the merchandise of Ethiopia, and the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall go after thee, in chains they shall come over; and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, [saying], Surely God is in thee; and there is none else, there is no God.
Isa 45:18 : 18 For thus saith Jehovah that created the heavens, the God that formed the earth and made it, that established it and created it not a waste, that formed it to be inhabited: I am Jehovah; and there is none else.
Isa 46:9 : 9 Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; [I am] God, and there is none like me;
Jer 10:10-12 : 10 But Jehovah is the true God; he is the living God, and an everlasting King: at his wrath the earth trembleth, and the nations are not able to abide his indignation. 11 Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, these shall perish from the earth, and from under the heavens. 12 He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding hath he stretched out the heavens:
Mark 12:29 : 29 Jesus answered, The first is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God, the Lord is one:
Isa 45:21-22 : 21 Declare ye, and bring [it] forth; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath showed this from ancient time? who hath declared it of old? have not I, Jehovah? and there is no God else besides me, a just God and a Saviour; there is none besides me. 22 Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is none else.
Isa 45:5-6 : 5 I am Jehovah, and there is none else; besides me there is no God. I will gird thee, though thou hast not known me; 6 that they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none besides me: I am Jehovah, and there is none else.
Deut 5:7 : 7 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Deut 6:4 : 4 Hear, O Israel: Jehovah our God is one Jehovah:

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