Mark 12:28

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Καὶ προσελθὼν εἷς τῶν γραμματέων, ἀκούσας αὐτῶν συζητούντων, εἰδὼς ὅτι καλῶς αὐτοῖς ἀπεκρίθη, ἐπηρώτησεν αὐτόν, Ποία ἐστὶν πρώτη πασῶν ἐντολή;

Transliteration

And proselthōn heis of the grammateōn, akousas them syzētountōn, eidōs that kalōs to them apekrithē, epērōtēsen him, What kind estin prōtē of all entolē?

Grammar Details

• *proselthōn*: aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having come to
• *heis*: nominative, masculine, singular - one
• *grammateōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - of scribes
• *akousas*: aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having heard
• *syzētountōn*: present active participle, genitive, masculine, plural - disputing/discussing
• *eidōs*: perfect active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - knowing/having seen
• *kalōs*: adverb - well/rightly
• *apekrithē*: aorist passive indicative, 3rd singular - he answered [completed action]
• *epērōtēsen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - he questioned [completed action]
• *estin*: present active indicative, 3rd singular - is
• *prōtē*: nominative, feminine, singular - first
• *entolē*: nominative, feminine, singular - commandment

Word Meanings

• *proselthōn*: having come to/approached
• *heis*: one/a certain one
• *grammateōn*: scribes/law-experts
• *akousas*: having heard/listened to
• *syzētountōn*: disputing/discussing/debating
• *eidōs*: knowing/having seen/perceiving
• *kalōs*: well/rightly/properly
• *apekrithē*: he answered/responded
• *epērōtēsen*: he questioned/asked
• *estin*: is/exists
• *prōtē*: first/foremost/chief
• *entolē*: commandment/precept/instruction

Referenced Verses

• Matt 22:34-40 : 34 But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together. 35 Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying, 36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law? 37 {G1161} Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
• Luke 20:39 : 39 Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said.
• Luke 10:25-28 : 25 And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? 26 {G1161} He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou? 27 And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself. 28 And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.
• Luke 11:42 : 42 But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
• Matt 23:23 : 23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
• Matt 5:19 : 19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
• Matt 19:18 : 18 He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,