But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
But one thing is needefull, and Mary hath choſen that good part, which ſhall not bee taken away from her.
ἑνὸς δέ ἐστι χρεία· Μαριά δὲ τὴν ἀγαθὴν μερίδα ἐξελέξατο, ἥτις οὐκ ἀφαιρεθήσεται ἀπ’ αὐτῆς.
ἑνὸς δέ ἐστι χρεία. Μαρία δὲ τὴν ἀγαθὴν μερίδα ἐξελέξατο, ἥτις οὐκ ἀφαιρεθήσεται ἀπ’ αὐτῆς.
ἀγαθός , adjective, agathos — good (value 284)
G18,
ἀγαθός agathós, ag-ath-os'; a primary word; "good" (in any sense, often as noun):—benefit, good(-s, things), well. Compare G2570.of good constitution or nature
useful, salutary
good, pleasant, agreeable, joyful, happy
excellent, distinguished
upright, honourable
Used in 90 Verses, 21 Books 102  Occurrence Count
ἀπό , preposition, apo — from, away from (value 151)
G575,
ἀπό apó, apo'; a primary particle; "off," i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative):—(X here-)after, ago, at, because of, before, by (the space of), for(-th), from, in, (out) of, off, (up-)on(-ce), since, with.of separation
of local separation, after verbs of motion from a place i.e. of departing, of fleeing,...
of separation of a part from the whole
where of a whole some part is taken
of any kind of separation of one thing from another by which the union or fellowship of the two is destroyed
of a state of separation, that is of distance
physical, of distance of place
temporal, of distance of time
of origin
of the place whence anything is, comes, befalls, is taken
of origin of a cause
Used in 617 Verses, 27 Books 672  Occurrence Count
αὐτός , pronoun, autos — (1) self (emphatic) (2) he, she, it (used for the third person pronoun) (3) the same (value 971)
G846,
αὐτός autós, ow-tos'; from the particle αὖ aû (perhaps akin to the base of G109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:—her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare G848.himself, herself, themselves, itself
he, she, it
the same
Used in 3781 Verses, 27 Books 5773  Occurrence Count
ἀφαιρέω , verb, aphaireō — to take from, take away (value 1417)
G851,
ἀφαιρέω aphairéō, af-ahee-reh'-o; from G575 and G138; to remove (literally or figuratively):—cut (smite) off, take away.to take from, take away, remove, carry off
to cut off
Used in 9 Verses, 6 Books 10  Occurrence Count
δέ , conjunction, de — but, and, now, (a connective or adversative particle) (value 9)
G1161,
δέ dé, deh; a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:—also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).Used in 2568 Verses, 26 Books 2882  Occurrence Count
εἰμί , verb, eimi — I exist, I am (value 65)
G1510,
εἰμί eimí, i-mee'; the first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist (used only when emphatic):—am, have been, × it is I, was. See also G1488, G1498, G1511, G1527, G2258, G2071, G2070, G2075, G2076, G2771, G2468, G5600.to be, to exist, to happen, to be present
Used in 137 Verses, 15 Books 146  Occurrence Count
εἷς , numeral, heis — one (value 215)
G1520,
εἷς heîs, hice; a primary numeral; one:—a(-n, -ny, certain), + abundantly, man, one (another), only, other, some. See also G1527, G3367, G3391, G3762.Used in 237 Verses, 20 Books 276  Occurrence Count
ἐκλέγομαι , verb, eklegomai — to select (value 184)
G1586,
†ἐκλέγομαι eklégomai, ek-leg'-om-ahee; middle voice from G1537 and G3004 (in its primary sense); to select:—make choice, choose (out), chosen.to pick out, choose, to pick or choose out for one's self
choosing one out of many, i.e. Jesus choosing his disciples
choosing one for an office
of God choosing whom he judged fit to receive his favours and separated from the rest of mankind to be peculiarly his own and to be attended continually by his gracious oversight
i.e. the Israelites
of God the Father choosing Christians, as those whom he set apart from the irreligious multitude as dear unto himself, and whom he has rendered, through faith in Christ, citizens in the Messianic kingdom: (James 2:5) so that the ground of the choice lies in Christ and his merits only
Used in 19 Verses, 7 Books 21  Occurrence Count
ἐστί , verb, esti — are, belong, call, come, consist (value 515)
G2076,
ἐστί estí, es-tee'; third person singular present indicative of G1510; he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are:—are, be(-long), call, X can(-not), come, consisteth, × dure for a while, + follow, × have, (that) is (to say), make, meaneth, × must needs, + profit, + remaineth, + wrestle."he/she/it is" (third person singular of 'to be'). Used with 3739 in the following verses: Mar 3:17; 7:11, 34; 12:42; 15:15; Eph 6:17; Col 1:24; Hbr 7:2; Rev 21:8, 17. These are listed under number 3603.
Used in 838 Verses, 26 Books 926  Occurrence Count
Μαρία , proper feminine noun, maria — Mary, the name of several Christian women (value 152)
G3137,
†Μαρία María, mar-ee'-ah; of Hebrew origin (H4813); Maria or Mariam (i.e. Mirjam), the name of six Christian females:—Mary.Mary or Miriam = "their rebellion"
Mary the mother of Jesus
Mary Magdalene, a women from Magdala
Mary, the sister of Lazarus and Martha
Mary of Cleophas the mother of James the less
Mary the mother of John Mark, a sister of Barnabas
Mary, a Roman Christian who is greeted by Paul in Rom. 16:6
Used in 46 Verses, 6 Books 54  Occurrence Count
μερίς , feminine noun, meris — a part, portion (value 355)
G3310,
μερίς merís, mer-ece'; feminine of G3313; a portion, i.e. province, share or (abstractly) participation:—part (X -akers).a part as distinct from the whole
an assigned part, a portion, share
Used in 5 Verses, 4 Books 5  Occurrence Count
ὁ , article, ho — the (value 70)
G3588,
ὁ ho, ho; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):—the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than "the" counted
Used in 7051 Verses, 27 Books 20257  Occurrence Count
ὅστις , pronoun, hostis — whoever, anyone who (value 780)
G3748,
ὅστις hóstis, hos'-tis; from G3739 and G5100; which some, i.e. any that; also (definite) which same:—X and (they), (such) as, (they) that, in that they, what(-soever), whereas ye, (they) which, who(-soever). Compare G3754.Used in 148 Verses, 22 Books 154  Occurrence Count
οὐ , particle, ou — not, no (value 470)
G3756,
οὐ ou, oo; a primary word; the absolute negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not:—+ long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. See also G3364, G3372.no, not; in direct questions expecting an affirmative answer
Used in 1408 Verses, 26 Books 1635  Occurrence Count
χρεία , feminine noun, chreia — need, business (value 716)
G5532,
χρεία chreía, khri'-ah; from the base of G5530 or G5534; employment, i.e. an affair; also (by implication) occasion, demand, requirement or destitution:—business, lack, necessary(-ity), need(-ful), use, want.necessity, need
duty, business
Used in 47 Verses, 14 Books 49  Occurrence Count
| Luke 10:42Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her. |
| Original Text (TR 1894)Stephanus 1550 (Total 6000) |
| ἑνὸς δέ ἐστι χρεία· Μαριά δὲ τὴν ἀγαθὴν μερίδα ἐξελέξατο, ἥτις οὐκ ἀφαιρεθήσεται ἀπ’ αὐτῆς. |
| Verse #25406 (Ch. #983) — 15 words, 73 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Greek |
Value |
| But |
G1161de |
δέ |
9 |
| one thing |
G1520heis |
εἷς |
215 |
| is |
G1510eimi |
εἰμί |
65 |
| needful: |
G5532chreia |
χρεία |
716 |
| and |
G1161de |
δέ |
9 |
| Mary |
G3137maria |
Μαρία |
152 |
| hath chosen |
G1586eklegomai |
ἐκλέγομαι |
184 |
| that |
G3310meris |
μερίς |
355 |
| good |
G18agathos |
ἀγαθός |
284 |
| part, |
G3310meris |
μερίς |
355 |
| which |
G3748hostis |
ὅστις |
780 |
| shall |
G851aphaireō |
ἀφαιρέω |
1417 |
| not |
G3756ou |
οὐ |
470 |
| be taken away |
G851aphaireō |
ἀφαιρέω |
1417 |
| from |
G575apo |
ἀπό |
151 |
| her. |
G846autos |
αὐτός |
971 |
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