KJV: And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.
YLT: 'And he who may receive one such child in my name, doth receive me,
Darby: and whosoever shall receive one such little child in my name, receives me.
ASV: And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me:
| ὃς | whoever |
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Parse: Personal / Relative Pronoun, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: ὅς Sense: who, which, what, that. |
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| δέξηται | shall receive |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Subjunctive Middle, 3rd Person Singular Root: δέχομαι Sense: to take with the hand. |
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| ἓν | one |
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Parse: Adjective, Accusative Neuter Singular Root: εἷς Sense: one. |
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| παιδίον | little child |
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Parse: Noun, Accusative Neuter Singular Root: παιδίον Sense: a young child, a little boy, a little girl. |
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| τοιοῦτο | such |
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Parse: Demonstrative Pronoun, Accusative Neuter Singular Root: τοιοῦτος Sense: such as this, of this kind or sort. |
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| ὀνόματί | name |
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Parse: Noun, Dative Neuter Singular Root: ὄνομα Sense: name: univ. |
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| μου | of Me |
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Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive 1st Person Singular Root: ἐγώ Sense: I, me, my. |
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| ἐμὲ | Me |
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Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Accusative 1st Person Singular Root: ἐγώ Sense: I, me, my. |
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| δέχεται | receives |
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Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Middle or Passive, 3rd Person Singular Root: δέχομαι Sense: to take with the hand. |
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Greek Commentary for Matthew 18:5
For “one such little child” (ανψ βελιεςερ ιν Χριστ any believer in Christ) Luke (Luke 9:48) has “this little child” as a representative or symbol. “On the basis or ground of my name,” “for my sake.” Very much like εις ονομα eis onoma in Matthew 10:41 which does not differ greatly from εν ονοματι en onomati (Acts 10:48). [source]
Lit., upon my name; on the ground of, or on account of; for my sake. [source]
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Matthew 18:5
Lit., “upon ( ἐπὶ ) my name.” See on Matthew 18:5. [source]
Matthew 18:5 has “one such little child” and Luke 9:48 “this little child.” It was an object lesson to the arrogant conceit of the twelve apostles contending for primacy. They did not learn this lesson for they will again wrangle over primacy (Mark 10:33-45; Matthew 20:20-28) and they will be unable to comprehend easily what the attitude of Jesus was toward children (Mark 10:13-16; Matthew 19:13-15; Luke 8:15-17). The child was used as a rebuke to the apostles. [source]
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See on Matthew 18:5. [source]
As Jesus spoke he probably had his hand upon the head of the child. Matthew 18:5 has “one such little child.” The honoured disciple, Jesus holds, is the one who welcomes little children “in my name” (επι τωι ονοματι μου epi tōi onomati mou), upon the basis of my name and my authority. It was a home-thrust against the selfish ambition of the Twelve. Ministry to children is a mark of greatness. Have preachers ever yet learned how to win children to Christ? They are allowed to slip away from home, from Sunday school, from church, from Christ. [source]