Matthew 22:44

World English Bible (2000)

'The Lord said to my Lord, sit on my right hand, until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet?'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος τῷ Κυρίῳ μου, Κάθου ἐκ δεξιῶν μου, ἕως ἂν θῶ τοὺς ἐχθρούς σου ὑποπόδιον τῶν ποδῶν σου;

Transliteration

Eipen the Kyrios to the Kyriō of me, Kathou at dexiōn of me, until an I thō the echthrous of you hypopodion of the podōn of you?

Grammar Details

• *Eipen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - said
• *Kyrios*: nominative, masculine, singular - Lord
• *Kyriō*: dative, masculine, singular - to Lord
• *Kathou*: present middle imperative, 2nd person singular - sit/be seated
• *dexiōn*: genitive, feminine, plural - of right parts (idiom for 'right hand')
• *an*: particle - ever/might (with subjunctive)
• *thō*: aorist active subjunctive, 1st person singular - I might put/place
• *echthrous*: accusative, masculine, plural - enemies
• *hypopodion*: accusative, neuter, singular - footstool
• *podōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - of feet

Word Meanings

• *Eipen*: said/declared/spoke
• *Kyrios*: Lord/Master
• *Kathou*: sit/be seated
• *dexiōn*: right hand/right side
• *thō*: I might put/place/make
• *echthrous*: enemies/foes/hostile ones
• *hypopodion*: footstool/under the feet

Referenced Verses

• Ps 110:1 : 1 Yahweh says to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool for your feet."
• Acts 2:34-35 : 34 For David didn't ascend into the heavens, but he says himself, 'The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit by my right hand, 35 until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet."'
• Heb 1:13 : 13 But which of the angels has he told at any time, "Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet?"
• 1 Cor 15:25 : 25 For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.
• Gen 3:15 : 15 I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will bruise your head, and you will bruise his heel."
• Ps 2:8-9 : 8 Ask of me, and I will give the nations for your inheritance, the uttermost parts of the earth for your possession. 9 You shall break them with a rod of iron. You shall dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel."
• Ps 21:9 : 9 You will make them as a fiery furnace in the time of your anger. Yahweh will swallow them up in his wrath. The fire shall devour them.
• 1 Cor 1:2 : 2 to the assembly of God which is at Corinth; those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, both theirs and ours:
• Isa 63:1-6 : 1 Who is this who comes from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this who is glorious in his clothing, marching in the greatness of his strength? "It is I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save." 2 Why are you red in your clothing, and your garments like him who treads in the wine vat? 3 "I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the peoples there was no man with me: yes, I trod them in my anger, and trampled them in my wrath; and their lifeblood is sprinkled on my garments, and I have stained all my clothing. 4 For the day of vengeance was in my heart, and the year of my redeemed is come. 5 I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore my own arm brought salvation to me; and my wrath, it upheld me. 6 I trod down the peoples in my anger, and made them drunk in my wrath, and I poured out their lifeblood on the earth."
• Luke 19:27 : 27 But bring those enemies of mine who didn't want me to reign over them here, and kill them before me.'"
• John 20:28 : 28 Thomas answered him, "My Lord and my God!"
• Phil 3:8 : 8 Yes most certainly, and I count all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus, my Lord, for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and count them nothing but refuse, that I may gain Christ
• Heb 1:3 : 3 His Son is the radiance of his glory, the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself made purification for our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
• Heb 10:12-13 : 12 but he, when he had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down on the right hand of God; 13 from that time waiting until his enemies are made the footstool of his feet.
• Heb 12:2 : 2 looking to Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising its shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
• Rev 19:19-20:3 : 19 I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him who sat on the horse, and against his army. 20 The beast was taken, and with him the false prophet who worked the signs in his sight, with which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur. 21 The rest were killed with the sword of him who sat on the horse, the sword which came forth out of his mouth. All the birds were filled with their flesh. 1 I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand. 2 He seized the dragon, the old serpent, which is the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole inhabited earth, and bound him for a thousand years, 3 and cast him into the abyss, and shut it, and sealed it over him, that he should deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years were finished. After this, he must be freed for a short time.
• Rev 20:11-15 : 11 I saw a great white throne, and him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. There was found no place for them. 12 I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and they opened books. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works. 13 The sea gave up the dead who were in it. Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them. They were judged, each one according to his works. 14 Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. 15 If anyone was not found written in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire.