Matthew 18:20

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the middle of them.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Οὗ γάρ εἰσιν δύο ἢ τρεῖς συνηγμένοι εἰς τὸ ἐμὸν ὄνομα, ἐκεῖ εἰμι ἐν μέσῳ αὐτῶν.

Transliteration

Where for eisin two or three synēgmenoi into the emon onoma, there eimi in mesō of them.

Grammar Details

*eisin*: verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person, plural - are
*synēgmenoi*: participle, perfect, passive, nominative, masculine, plural - having been gathered
*emon*: possessive pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular - my
*onoma*: noun, accusative, neuter, singular - name
*eimi*: verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person, singular - I am
*mesō*: noun, dative, neuter, singular - midst/middle

Word Meanings

*eisin*: are/exist/there are
*synēgmenoi*: having been gathered/assembled/brought together
*emon*: my/mine
*onoma*: name/title/person
*eimi*: I am/I exist
*mesō*: midst/middle/among

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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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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

John 20:26 : 26 And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them. Jesus cometh, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace [be] unto you.
Rev 21:3 : 3 And I heard a great voice out of the throne saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he shall dwell with them, and they shall be his peoples, and God himself shall be with them, [ and be] their God:
1 Cor 5:4 : 4 in the name of our Lord Jesus, {G5547} {G4863} ye being gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord {G5547} Jesus,
John 20:19 : 19 When therefore it was evening, on that day, the first [day] of the week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace [be] unto you.
Gen 49:10 : 10 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, Until Shiloh come; And unto him shall the obedience of the peoples be.
Exod 20:24 : 24 An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt-offerings, and thy peace-offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in every place where I record my name I will come unto thee and I will bless thee.
Zech 2:5 : 5 For I, saith Jehovah, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and I will be the glory in the midst of her.
Matt 28:20 : 20 teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I commanded you: and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.
John 8:58 : 58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was born, I am.
1 Thess 1:1 : 1 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace.
Phlm 1:2 : 2 and to Apphia our sister, and to Archippus our fellow-soldier, and to the church in thy house:
Rev 1:11-13 : 11 saying, What thou seest, write in a book and send [it] to the seven churches: unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamum, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea. 12 And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And having turned I saw seven golden candlesticks; 13 and in the midst of the {G2033} candlesticks one like unto a son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about at the breasts with a golden girdle.
Rev 2:1 : 1 To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, he that walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks:

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