MAT 23

Matthew 23:27

WEB

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitened tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men’s bones and of all uncleanness.

BSB

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside, but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity.

KJV

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness.

Greek interlinear

G3759

οὐαίouaí/oo-ah'-ee/

alas, woe

Derivation: a primary exclamation of grief;

"woe"

KJV: alas, woe.

G4771

σύ/soo/

thou

Derivation: the personal pronoun of the second person singular;

thou

KJV: thou.

See also G4571, G4671, G4675; and for the plural G5209, G5210, G5213, G5216.

See also: G4675, G4571, G4671, G5209, G5210, G5213, G5216.

G1122

γραμματεύςgrammateús/gram-mat-yooce'/

scribe, town-clerk

Derivation: from G1121. a writer, i.e. (professionally) scribe or secretary

KJV: scribe, town-clerk.

See also: G1121.

G2532

καίkaí/kahee/

and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet

Derivation: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force;

and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words

KJV: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.

G5330

ΦαρισαῖοςPharisaîos/far-is-ah'-yos/

Pharisee

Derivation: of Hebrew origin (compare H6567);

a separatist, i.e. exclusively religious; a Pharisean, i.e. Jewish sectary

KJV: Pharisee.

See also: H6567.

G5273

ὑποκριτήςhypokritḗs/hoop-ok-ree-tace'/

hypocrite

Derivation: from G5271;

an actor under an assumed character (stage-player), i.e. (figuratively) a dissembler ("hypocrite"

KJV: hypocrite.

See also: G5271.

G3754

ὅτιhóti/hot'-ee/

as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why

Derivation: neuter of G3748 as conjunction;

demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because

KJV: as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.

See also: G3748.

G3945

παρομοιάζωparomoiázō/par-om-oy-ad'-zo/

be like unto

Derivation: from G3946;

to resemble

KJV: be like unto.

See also: G3946.

G5028

τάφοςtáphos/taf'-os/

sepulchre, tomb

Derivation: masculine from G2290;

a grave (the place of interment)

KJV: sepulchre, tomb.

See also: G2290.

G2867

κονιάωkoniáō/kon-ee-ah'-o/

whiten

Derivation: from κονία (dust;

by analogy, lime); to whitewash

KJV: whiten.

G3748

ὅστιςhóstis/hos'-tis/

X and (they), (such) as, (they) that, in that they, what(-soever), whereas ye, (they) which, who(-soever)

, including the feminine ἥτις , and the neuter ὅτι

Derivation: from G3739 and G5100;

which some, i.e. any that; also (definite) which same

KJV: X and (they), (such) as, (they) that, in that they, what(-soever), whereas ye, (they) which, who(-soever).

Compare G3754.

See also: G3739, G5100, G3754.

G1855

ἔξωθενéxōthen/ex'-o-then/

out(-side, -ward, - wardly), (from) without

Derivation: from G1854;

external(-ly)

KJV: out(-side, -ward, - wardly), (from) without.

See also: G1854.

G3303

μένmén/men/

even, indeed, so, some, truly, verily

Derivation: a primary particle;

properly, indicative of affirmation or concession (in fact); usually followed by a contrasted clause with G1161 (this one, the former, etc.)

KJV: even, indeed, so, some, truly, verily.

Often compounded with other particles in an intensive or asseverative sense.

See also: G1161.

G5316

φαίνωphaínō/fah'-ee-no/

appear, seem, be seen, shine, X think

Derivation: prolongation for the base of G5457;

to lighten (shine), i.e. show (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)

KJV: appear, seem, be seen, shine, X think.

See also: G5457.

G5611

ὡραῖοςhōraîos/ho-rah'-yos/

beautiful

Derivation: from G5610;

belonging to the right hour or season (timely), i.e. (by implication) flourishing (beauteous (figuratively))

KJV: beautiful.

See also: G5610.

G2081

ἔσωθενésōthen/es'-o-then/

inward(-ly), (from) within, without

Derivation: from G2080;

from inside; also used as equivalent to G2080 (inside)

KJV: inward(-ly), (from) within, without.

See also: G2080.

G1161

δέ/deh/

also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English)

Derivation: a primary particle (adversative or continuative);

but, and, etc.

KJV: also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).

G1073

γέμωgémō/ghem'-o/

be full

Derivation: a primary verb;

to swell out, i.e. be full

KJV: be full.

G3747

ὀστέονostéon/os-teh'-on/

bone

, or contracted ὀστοῦν

Derivation: of uncertain affinity;

a bone

KJV: bone.

G3498

νεκρόςnekrós/nek-ros'/

dead

Derivation: from an apparently primary νέκυς (a corpse);

dead (literally or figuratively; also as noun)

KJV: dead.

G3956

πᾶςpâs/pas/

all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one), X daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever

Derivation: including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word;

all, any, every, the whole

KJV: all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one), X daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever.

G167

ἀκαθαρσίαakatharsía/ak-ath-ar-see'-ah/

uncleanness

Derivation: from G169;

impurity (the quality), physically or morally

KJV: uncleanness.

See also: G169.

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