Luke 11:31

Βασίλισσα νότου ἐγερθήσεται ἐν τῇ κρίσει μετὰ τῶν ἀνδρῶν τῆς γενεᾶς ταύτης, καὶ κατακρινεῖ αὐτούς· ὅτι ἦλθεν ἐκ τῶν περάτων τῆς γῆς ἀκοῦσαι τὴν σοφίαν Σολομῶνος, καὶ ἰδού, πλεῖον Σολομῶνος ὧδε.

RBT Greek Interlinear:

Strongs 938; Basilissa; Βασίλισσα; The Queen; N-NFS

Strongs 3558; notou; νότου; south; N-GMS

Strongs 1453; egerthēsetai; ἐγερθήσεται; will wake up; V-FIP-3S

Strongs 1722; en; ἐν; within; Prep

Strongs 3588; tē; τῇ; the; Art-DFS

Strongs 2920; krisei; κρίσει; separation; N-DFS

Strongs 3326; meta; μετὰ; in company with/after; Prep

Strongs 3588; tōn; τῶν; the; Art-GMP

Strongs 435; andrōn; ἀνδρῶν; males; N-GMP

Strongs 3588; tēs; τῆς; the; Art-GFS

Strongs 1074; geneas; γενεᾶς; of a generation; N-GFS

Strongs 3778; tautēs; ταύτης; this; DPro-GFS

Strongs 2532; kai; καὶ; and; Conj

Strongs 2632; katakrinei; κατακρινεῖ; will down-separate; V-FIA-3S

Strongs 846; autous; αὐτούς; themselves; PPro-AM3P

Strongs 3754; hoti; ὅτι; that; Conj

Strongs 2064; ēlthen; ἦλθεν; came; V-AIA-3S

Strongs 1537; ek; ἐκ; from out; Prep

Strongs 3588; tōn; τῶν; the; Art-GNP

Strongs 4009; peratōn; περάτων; ends; N-GNP

Strongs 3588; tēs; τῆς; the; Art-GFS

Strongs 1093; gēs; γῆς; earth; N-GFS

Strongs 191; akousai; ἀκοῦσαι; to hear; V-ANA

Strongs 3588; tēn; τὴν; the; Art-AFS

Strongs 4678; sophian; σοφίαν; wisdom; N-AFS

Strongs 4672; Solomōnos; Σολομῶνος; of Solomon; N-GMS

Strongs 2532; kai; καὶ; and; Conj

Strongs 2400; idou; ἰδοὺ; behold; V-AMA-2S

Strongs 4119; pleion; πλεῖον; much; Adj-NNS-C

Strongs 4672; Solomōnos; Σολομῶνος; of Solomon; N-GMS

Strongs 5602; hōde; ὧδε; in here; Adv

RBT Hebrew Literal:

A queen of the South Wind will wake up within the Separation in company with the Males of the Generation, this one, and she will down-separate themselves because she came from out of the Limits of the Earth to hear the Wisdom of Solomon, and behold! many more of Solomon in here!⁴³

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
The queen of the south shall be raised up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and shall condemn them: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, more than Solomon here.

LITV Translation:
The queen of the south will be raised in the Judgment with the men of this generation and will condemn them because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon. And, behold, a Greater-than-Solomon is here.

ESV Translation:
The queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, something greater than Solomon is here.

Footnotes

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The term πλεῖον (neuter of the comparative adjective πλείων, from πολύς) may function either partitive or comparative, depending on syntactic context.

When followed by a genitive, it typically means “more of” (e.g., πλεῖον τούτου – "more of this"); when followed by ἤ or a clause expressing comparison, it signifies “more than” (e.g., πλεῖον ἢ δεῖ – "more than is necessary"). The grammatical construction determines the nuance of the comparison.

This led to confusion for translators who were certain that this must be speaking somehow of the comparison, "greater than Solomon."