Greek Interlinear
Matthew 6:16 Interlinear
“when Moreover to fast not be as the hypocrites of a sad countenance they disfigure for faces that they may appear unto men to fast Verily I say unto you They have reward ”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ὅταν | G3752 | when | whenever (implying hypothesis or more or less uncertainty); also causatively (conjunctionally) inasmuch as |
| 2 | δὲ | G1161 | Moreover | but, and, etc |
| 3 | νηστεύοντες· | G3522 | to fast | to abstain from food (religiously) |
| 4 | μὴ | G3361 | not | (adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas g3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether |
| 5 | γίνεσθε | G1096 | be | to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.) |
| 6 | ὥσπερ | G5618 | as | just as, i.e., exactly like |
| 7 | οἱ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 8 | ὑποκριταὶ | G5273 | the hypocrites | an actor under an assumed character (stage-player), i.e., (figuratively) a dissembler ("hypocrite" |
| 9 | σκυθρωποί | G4659 | of a sad countenance | angry-visaged, i.e., gloomy or affecting a mournful appearance |
| 10 | ἀφανίζουσιν | G853 | they disfigure | to render unapparent, i.e., (actively) consume (becloud), or (passively) disappear (be destroyed) |
| 11 | γὰρ | G1063 | for | properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles) |
| 12 | τὰ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 13 | πρόσωπα | G4383 | faces | the front (as being towards view), i.e., the countenance, aspect, appearance, surface; by implication, presence, person |
| 14 | αὐτῶν | G846 | the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons | |
| 15 | ὅπως | G3704 | that | what(-ever) how, i.e., in the manner that (as adverb or conjunction of coincidence, intentional or actual) |
| 16 | φανῶσιν | G5316 | they may appear | to lighten (shine), i.e., show (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative) |
| 17 | τοῖς | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 18 | ἀνθρώποις | G444 | unto men | man-faced, i.e., a human being |
| 19 | νηστεύοντες· | G3522 | to fast | to abstain from food (religiously) |
| 20 | ἀμὴν | G281 | Verily | properly, firm, i.e., (figuratively) trustworthy; adverbially, surely (often as interjection, so be it) |
| 21 | λέγω | G3004 | I say | properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an |
| 22 | ὑμῖν | G5213 | unto you | to (with or by) you |
| 23 | ὅτι | G3754 | demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because | |
| 24 | ἀπέχουσιν | G568 | They have | (actively) to have out, i.e., receive in full; (intransitively) to keep (oneself) away, i.e., be distant (literally or figuratively) |
| 25 | τὸν | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 26 | μισθὸν | G3408 | reward | pay for service (literally or figuratively), good or bad |
| 27 | αὐτῶν | G846 | the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons |
Verse Context
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