Matthew 20:25

Coverdale Bible (1535)

But Iesus called them vnto him, and sayde: Ye knowe that ye prynces of the worlde haue domynacion of the people, and the greatest exercise power amonge the.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς προσκαλεσάμενος αὐτοὺς, εἶπεν, Οἴδατε ὅτι οἱ ἄρχοντες τῶν Ἐθνῶν κατακυριεύουσιν αὐτῶν, καὶ οἱ μεγάλοι κατεξουσιάζουσιν αὐτῶν.

Transliteration

De the Iēsous having proskalesamenos them, eipen, You oidate that the archontes of the Ethnōn katakyrieuousin them, and the megaloi katexousiazousin them.

Grammar Details

• *de*: conjunction - but/and
• *Iēsous*: nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus
• *proskalesamenos*: aorist participle, nominative, masculine, singular, middle - having called to himself
• *eipen*: aorist, 3rd singular - said
• *oidate*: perfect, 2nd plural (with present meaning) - you know
• *archontes*: nominative, masculine, plural - rulers
• *Ethnōn*: genitive, neuter, plural - nations/Gentiles
• *katakyrieuousin*: present, 3rd plural - lord it over/dominate
• *megaloi*: nominative, masculine, plural - great ones
• *katexousiazousin*: present, 3rd plural - exercise authority over

Word Meanings

• *proskalesamenos*: having called to himself/having summoned
• *archontes*: rulers/leaders
• *katakyrieuousin*: lord it over/dominate/rule over
• *megaloi*: great ones/important people
• *katexousiazousin*: exercise authority over/domineer

Referenced Verses

• Luke 22:25-27 : 25 But he sayde vnto them: The kynges of ye worlde haue domynion ouer ye people, and they that beare rule ouer the, are called gracious lordes. 26 But ye shal not be so: But the greatest amonge you, shalbe as the yongest: and the chefest, as a seruaunt. 27 For which is the greatest? he that sytteth at the table, or he that serueth? Is not he that sytteth at the table? But I am amoge you as a mynister.
• Matt 20:25-28 : 25 But Iesus called them vnto him, and sayde: Ye knowe that ye prynces of the worlde haue domynacion of the people, and the greatest exercise power amonge the. 26 It shal not be so amonge you. But whoso euer wyl be greate amonge you, let him be youre mynister: 27 & who soeuer wyl be chefe, let him be youre seruaunt: 28 Euen as the sonne of man came, not to be serued, but to do seruyce, and to geue his life to a redepcion for many.
• John 13:12-17 : 12 Now whan he had wasshen their fete, and taken his clothes, he sat him downe agayne, and sayde vnto the: Wote ye what I haue done vnto you? 13 Ye call me master and LORDE, and ye saye right therin, for so I am. 14 Yf I then youre LORDE and master haue wasshen youre fete, ye ought also to wash one anothers fete. 15 I haue geue you an ensample, that ye shulde do as I haue done vnto you. 16 Verely verely I saye vnto you: the seruaunt is not greater then his lorde, nether is the Apostell greater then he that sent him. 17 Yf ye knowe these thinges, blessed are ye yf ye do them.
• Matt 18:3-4 : 3 and sayde: Verely I saye vnto you: Excepte ye turne and become as children, ye shal not entre into the kyngdome of heauen. 4 Whosoeuer therfore humbleth him self as this childe, ye same is the greatest in ye kyngdome of heauen.
• Mark 10:42 : 42 But Iesus called them, and sayde vnto them: Ye knowe that the prynces of ye worlde haue domynacion of the people, and ye mightie exercise auctorite amonge them.
• Dan 2:12-13 : 12 For ye which cause the kynge was wroth with greate indignacio, and comaunded to destroye all the wyse men at Babilon: 13 and ye proclamacion wete forth, that the wyse me shulde be slayne. They sought also to slaye Daniel with his copanyons.
• Dan 3:2-7 : 2 & sent out to gather together the dukes, lordes & nobles, the iudges and officers, the debites ad shreues, with all the rulers of the londe: yt they might come to the dedicacion of the ymage which Nabuchodonosor the kynge had set vp. 3 So the dukes, lordes and nobles, the iudges and officers, debytes and shreues with all the rulers of the londe gathered them together, and came vnto the dedicatynge of ye ymage, that Nabuchodonosor the kinge had set vp. Now when they stode before the ymage, which Nabuchodonosor set vp, 4 the bedell cried out wt all his might: O ye people, kynreddes and tunges, to you be it sayde: 5 that whe ye heare the noyse off the trompettes, which shalbe blowne, wt ye harpes, shawmes, Psalteries, Symphonies and all maner off Musick: ye fall downe and worshipe the golden ymage, yt Nabuchodonosor the kynge hath set vp. 6 Who so then falleth not downe and boweth himself, shal euen the same houre be cast in to an hote burnynge ouen. 7 Therfore, when all the folke herde the noyse off the trompettes that were blowne, with the harpes, shawmes, Psalteries, Symphonies and all kynde of Melody: the all the people, kynreddes and nacions fell downe, and bowed them selues vnto the golden ymage, that Nabuchodonosor the kynge had set vp.
• Dan 3:15 : 15 wel, be redy herafter, when ye heare the noyse of the tropettes, blowne with the harpes, shawmes, psalteries, symphonies and all ye other melodies: that ye fall downe, and worshipe the ymage which I haue made. But yff ye worshipe it not, ye shal be cast immediatly in to an hote burnynge ouen. Let se, what god is there, yt maye delyuer you out of my hondes?
• Dan 3:19-22 : 19 Then was Nabuchodonosor full off indignacion, so that ye countenaunce of his face chaunged vpo Sidrac, Misac & Abdenago. Therfore he charched and commaunded, that the ouen shulde be made seuen tymes hoter, then it was wote to be: 20 and spake vnto the strongest worthies that were in his hooste, for to bynde Sidrac, Misac and Abdenago, and to cast them in to the hote burnynge ouen. 21 So these men were bounde in their cotes, hosen, shues with their other garmentes, ad cast in to the hote burnynge ouen: 22 for the kinges commaundement was so strate, and the ouen was exceadynge hote. As for the men that put in Sydrac, Misac and Abdenago, the flame off the fyre destroyed them.
• Dan 5:19 : 19 so yt all people, kynreddes & tunges stode in awe & feare of him, by reason off the hye estate, that he had lent him. For why: he slewe, whom he wolde: he smote, whom it pleased him. Agayne: whom he wolde, he set vp: and whom he list, he put downe.
• Matt 11:29 : 29 Take my yock vpon you, and lerne of me, for I am meke and lowlye of hert, & ye shal fynde rest vnto youre soules:
• Dan 2:37-45 : 37 O kynge, thou art a kynge off kynges: For the God off heaue hath geue the a kingdome, ryches, strength and maiesty: 38 & hath delyuered the all thinges, that are amoge ye children off men: the beastes off the felde, ad the foules vnder the heaue, and geuen the dominion ouer them all. Thou art that golde heade. 39 After ye there shal aryse another kingdome, which shal be lesse then thyne. The thyrde kingdome shal be lyke copper, and haue dominacion in all lodes. 40 The fourth kingdome shal be as stronge as yron. For like as yron brusseth and breaketh all thinges: Yee euen as yron beateth euery thinge downe, so shal it beate downe and destroye. 41 Where as thou sawest the fete and toes, parte of earth and parte off yron: that is a deuyded kyngdome, which neuertheles shal haue some off the yron grounde mixte with it, for so moch as thou hast sene the yron mixte with the claye. 42 The toes of the fete that were parte off yron and parte off claye, signifieeh: that it shalbe a kyngdome partely stronge and partely weake. 43 And where as thou sawest yron myxte with claye: they shall myngle them selues wt ye sede off symple people, & yet not contynue one with another, like as yron wil not be souldered with a potsherde. 44 In the dayes off these kynges, shall the God of heauen set vp an euerlastinge kyngdome which shall not perish, and his kyngdome shall not be geuen ouer to another people: Yee the same shall breake and destroye all these kyngdomes, but it shall endure for euer. 45 And where as thou sawest, that without eny hondes there was cut out of the mount a stone, which brake the yron, the copper ye earth, the syluer and golde in peces: by that hath ye greate God shewed the kynge, what wyl come after this. This is a true dreame, and the interpretacion of it is sure.