Greek Interlinear

Matthew 23:14 Interlinear

Woe unto you scribes and Pharisees hypocrites ! for ye devour houses widows and for a pretence long make therefore ye shall receive damnation

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1ΟὐαὶG3759Woewoe
2δέG1161but, and, etc
3ὑμῖν,G5213unto youto (with or by) you
4γραμματεῖςG1122scribesa professional writer
5καὶG2532andand, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
6ΦαρισαῖοιG5330Phariseesa separatist, i.e., exclusively religious; a pharisean, i.e., jewish sectary
7ὑποκριταί,G5273hypocritesan actor under an assumed character (stage-player), i.e., (figuratively) a dissembler ("hypocrite"
8ὅτιG3754! fordemonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because
9κατεσθίετεG2719ye devourto eat up, i.e., devour (literally or figuratively)
10τὰςG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
11οἰκίαςG3614housesproperly, residence (abstractly), but usually (concretely) an abode (literally or figuratively); by implication, a family (especially domestics)
12τῶνG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
13χηρῶν,G5503widowsa widow (as lacking a husband), literally or figuratively
14καὶG2532andand, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
15προφάσειG4392for a pretencean outward showing, i.e., pretext
16μακρὰG3117longlong (in place (distant) or time (neuter plural))
17προσευχόμενοι·G4336maketo pray to god, i.e., supplicate, worship
18διὰG1223thereforethrough (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
19τοῦτοG5124that thing
20λήψεσθεG2983ye shall receivewhile g0138 is more violent, to seize or remove))
21περισσότερονG4053superabundant (in quantity) or superior (in quality); by implication, excessive; adverbially (with g1537) violently; neuter (as noun) preeminence
22κρίμαG2917damnationa decision (the function or the effect, for or against ("crime"))

Verse Context

Matthew 23:13woe But unto you scribes and Pharisees...
Matthew 23:14 (current)Woe unto you scribes and Pharisees hypocrites ! for ye devour houses widows and for a pretence long make therefore ye shall receive damnation
Matthew 23:15Woe unto you scribes and Pharisees hypocrites...

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