δεῦτε πρός με πάντες (Deute pros me pantes)

MEANING'Come to me, all.' Matthew 11:28. The King's own universal invitation. Deute: plural imperative --- come! Pros me: to me specifically (to a person, not a system). Pantes: all, every --- the most inclusive Greek adjective.

GRAMMARDeute: present active imperative plural of a defective verb --- an urgent, direct command to a group. Pros me: directional --- toward me, to me (not toward a religious system or set of requirements but to the person of Jesus). Pantes: masculine plural of pas --- all, every, the whole. In Matthew's usage, pantes consistently refers to genuinely inclusive groups (5:11; 11:13; 22:40; 28:20).

SIGNIFICANCEDeute pros me pantes is Thread 7 in the voice of Jesus. The scope (pantes), the mechanism (deute --- come), and the destination (pros me --- to me personally) together establish: the invitation is genuinely universal, requires genuine coming, and leads to a genuine person. This is not a theoretical possibility but an urgent, direct, personal call.

KEY VERSE / SCRIPTURESMatthew 11:28 (the invitation); Matthew 28:19 (panta ta ethnē --- all nations, same scope); Revelation 22:17 (ho thelōn --- same structure of open invitation).

CROSS-REFERENCESMatthew 11:28-30 · Isaiah 55:1 (lekhu --- OT parallel imperative) · Revelation 22:17 (ho thelōn)