Greek Interlinear

Matthew 23:33 Interlinear

Ye serpents ye generation of vipers how can ye escape the damnation of hell

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1ὄφειςG3789Ye serpentsa snake, figuratively, (as a type of sly cunning) an artful malicious person, especially satan
2γεννήματαG1081ye generationoffspring; by analogy, produce (literally or figuratively)
3ἐχιδνῶνG2191of vipersan adder or other poisonous snake (literally or figuratively)
4πῶςG4459howan interrogative particle of manner; in what way? (sometimes the question is indirect, how?); also as exclamation, how much!
5φύγητεG5343can yeto run away (literally or figuratively); by implication, to shun; by analogy, to vanish
6ἀπὸG575escape"off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
7τῆςG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
8κρίσεωςG2920the damnationdecision (subjectively or objectively, for or against); by extension, a tribunal; by implication, justice (especially, divine law)
9τῆςG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
10γεέννηςG1067of hellvalley of (the son of) hinnom; ge-henna (or ge-hinnom), a valley of jerusalem, used (figuratively) as a name for the place (or state) of everlasting p

Verse Context

Matthew 23:32then ye Fill the measure ...
Matthew 23:33 (current)Ye serpents ye generation of vipers how can ye escape the damnation of hell
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