Greek Interlinear
Matthew 23:27 Interlinear
“Woe unto you scribes and Pharisees hypocrites ! for ye are like sepulchres unto whited which outward indeed appear beautiful are within but full men's bones of dead and of all uncleanness”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Οὐαὶ | G3759 | Woe | woe |
| 2 | ὑμῖν | G5213 | unto you | to (with or by) you |
| 3 | γραμματεῖς | G1122 | scribes | a professional writer |
| 4 | καὶ | G2532 | and | and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| 5 | Φαρισαῖοι | G5330 | Pharisees | a separatist, i.e., exclusively religious; a pharisean, i.e., jewish sectary |
| 6 | ὑποκριταί | G5273 | hypocrites | an actor under an assumed character (stage-player), i.e., (figuratively) a dissembler ("hypocrite" |
| 7 | ὅτι | G3754 | ! for | demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because |
| 8 | παρομοιάζετε | G3945 | ye are like | to resemble |
| 9 | τάφοις | G5028 | sepulchres | a grave (the place of interment) |
| 10 | κεκονιαμένοις | G2867 | unto whited | to whitewash |
| 11 | οἵτινες | G3748 | which | which some, i.e., any that; also (definite) which same |
| 12 | ἔξωθεν | G1855 | outward | external(-ly) |
| 13 | μὲν | G3303 | indeed | properly, indicative of affirmation or concession (in fact); usually followed by a contrasted clause with g1161 (this one, the former, etc.) |
| 14 | φαίνονται | G5316 | appear | to lighten (shine), i.e., show (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative) |
| 15 | ὡραῖοι | G5611 | beautiful | belonging to the right hour or season (timely), i.e., (by implication) flourishing (beauteous (figuratively)) |
| 16 | ἔσωθεν | G2081 | are within | from inside; also used as equivalent to g2080 (inside) |
| 17 | δὲ | G1161 | but | but, and, etc |
| 18 | γέμουσιν | G1073 | full | to swell out, i.e., be full |
| 19 | ὀστέων | G3747 | men's bones | a bone |
| 20 | νεκρῶν | G3498 | of dead | dead (literally or figuratively; also as noun) |
| 21 | καὶ | G2532 | and | and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| 22 | πάσης | G3956 | of all | all, any, every, the whole |
| 23 | ἀκαθαρσίας | G167 | uncleanness | impurity (the quality), physically or morally |
Verse Context
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Matthew 23:27 (current)Woe unto you scribes and Pharisees hypocrites ! for ye are like sepulchres unto whited which outward indeed appear beautiful are within but full men's bones of dead and of all uncleanness
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