Greek Interlinear

Matthew 23:25 Interlinear

Woe unto you scribes and Pharisees hypocrites ! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter within but they are full of extortion and excess

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1ΟὐαὶG3759Woewoe
2ὑμῖνG5213unto youto (with or by) you
3γραμματεῖςG1122scribesa professional writer
4καὶG2532andand, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
5ΦαρισαῖοιG5330Phariseesa separatist, i.e., exclusively religious; a pharisean, i.e., jewish sectary
6ὑποκριταίG5273hypocritesan actor under an assumed character (stage-player), i.e., (figuratively) a dissembler ("hypocrite"
7ὅτιG3754! fordemonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because
8καθαρίζετεG2511ye make cleanto cleanse (literally or figuratively)
9τὸG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
10ἔξωθενG1855the outsideexternal(-ly)
11τοῦG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
12ποτηρίουG4221of the cupa drinking-vessel; by extension, the contents thereof, i.e., a cupful (draught); figuratively, a lot or fate
13καὶG2532andand, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
14τῆςG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
15παροψίδοςG3953of the plattera side-dish (the receptacle)
16ἔσωθενG2081withinfrom inside; also used as equivalent to g2080 (inside)
17δὲG1161butbut, and, etc
18γέμουσινG1073they are fullto swell out, i.e., be full
19ἐξG1537ofa primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct
20ἁρπαγῆςG724extortionpillage (properly abstract)
21καὶG2532andand, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
22ἀκρασίαςG192excesswant of self-restraint

Verse Context

Matthew 23:24guides Ye blind which strain at a gnat...
Matthew 23:25 (current)Woe unto you scribes and Pharisees hypocrites ! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter within but they are full of extortion and excess
Matthew 23:26Pharisee Thou blind cleanse first that which is within...

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