Mark 9:41

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink, because ye are Christ's, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὃς γὰρ ἂν ποτίσῃ ὑμᾶς ποτήριον ὕδατος ἐν ὀνόματι μου, ὅτι Χριστοῦ ἐστέ, ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, οὐ μὴ ἀπολέσῃ τὸν μισθὸν αὐτοῦ.

Transliteration

Who for an potisē you potērion of hydatos in onomati of me, because of Christou you are, amēn I legō to you, ou mē apolesē the misthon of him.

Grammar Details

• *an*: conditional particle - if/would
• *potisē*: aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person, singular - might give to drink
• *potērion*: accusative, neuter, singular - cup
• *hydatos*: genitive, neuter, singular - of water
• *onomati*: dative, neuter, singular - name
• *Christou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of Christ
• *amēn*: Hebrew transliteration - truly/verily
• *legō*: present, active, indicative, 1st person, singular - I say
• *ou mē*: emphatic negation - certainly not/by no means
• *apolesē*: aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person, singular - might lose
• *misthon*: accusative, masculine, singular - reward

Word Meanings

• *potisē*: might give to drink/provide drink
• *potērion*: cup/drinking vessel
• *hydatos*: water
• *onomati*: name/for the sake of
• *Christou*: Christ/Messiah/Anointed One
• *amēn*: truly/verily/certainly
• *legō*: I say/tell/declare
• *ou mē*: certainly not/by no means/never
• *apolesē*: might lose/forfeit
• *misthon*: reward/wages/payment

Referenced Verses

• Matt 10:42 : 42 And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you he shall in no wise lose his reward.
• Gal 3:29 : 29 And if ye are Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, {G2532} heirs according to promise.
• Gal 5:24 : 24 And they that are of Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with the passions and the lusts thereof.
• Matt 25:40 : 40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my brethren, [even] these least, ye did it unto me.
• John 19:25-27 : 25 These things therefore the soldiers did. But there were standing by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the [wife] of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26 When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son! 27 Then saith he to the disciple, Behold, thy mother! And from that hour the disciple took her unto his own [home].
• Rom 8:9 : 9 But ye are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you. But if any man hath not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
• Rom 14:15 : 15 For if because of meat thy brother is grieved, {G3765} thou walkest no longer in love. Destroy not with thy meat him for whom Christ died.
• 1 Cor 3:23 : 23 and ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's.
• 1 Cor 15:23 : 23 But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; then they that are Christ's, at his coming.
• 2 Cor 10:7 : 7 Ye look at the things that are before your face. If any man trusteth in himself that he is Christ's, let him consider this again with himself, that, even as he is Christ's, so also are we.