Verse 8

{ "verseID": "Matthew.15.8", "source": "Ἐγγίζει μοι ὁ λαὸς οὗτος τῷ στόματι αὐτῶν, καὶ τοῖς χείλεσίν με τιμᾷ· ἡ δὲ καρδία αὐτῶν πόρρω ἀπέχει ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ.", "text": "*Engizei* to me the *laos* this with the *stomati* of them, and with the *cheilesin* me *tima*; the *de* *kardia* of them *porrō* *apechei* from me.", "grammar": { "*Engizei*": "present, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - draws near", "*moi*": "dative, singular - to me", "*ho laos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - the people", "*houtos*": "demonstrative pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - this", "*tō stomati*": "dative, neuter, singular - with the mouth", "*autōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of them/their", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*tois cheilesin*": "dative, neuter, plural - with the lips", "*me*": "accusative, singular - me", "*tima*": "present, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - honors", "*hē de kardia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - but the heart", "*porrō*": "adverb - far", "*apechei*": "present, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - is distant", "*ap' emou*": "from me" }, "variants": { "*Engizei*": "draws near/approaches", "*laos*": "people/nation/crowd", "*stomati*": "mouth/speech", "*cheilesin*": "lips/speech", "*tima*": "honors/respects/values", "*kardia*": "heart/mind/inner self", "*porrō*": "far/distant/remote", "*apechei*": "is distant/keeps away/abstains" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Isa 29:13 : 13 { "verseID": "Isaiah.29.13", "source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲדֹנָ֗י יַ֚עַן כִּ֤י נִגַּשׁ֙ הָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֔ה בְּפִ֤יו וּבִשְׂפָתָיו֙ כִּבְּד֔וּנִי וְלִבּ֖וֹ רִחַ֣ק מִמֶּ֑נִּי וַתְּהִ֤י יִרְאָתָם֙ אֹתִ֔י מִצְוַ֥ת אֲנָשִׁ֖ים מְלֻמָּדָֽה", "text": "And-*wayyōʾmer* *ʾădōnāy* because that *niggaš* *hā-ʿām* *ha-zzeh* with-mouth-his and-with-lips-his *kibbĕdûnî* and-*libbô* *riḥaq* from-me *wa-tĕhî* *yirʾātām* me *miṣwat* *ʾănāšîm* *mĕlummādāh*", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "conjunction waw + verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said", "*ʾădōnāy*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my Lord", "*yaʿan*": "conjunction - because", "*kî*": "conjunction - that", "*niggaš*": "verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - draws near/approaches", "*hā-ʿām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the people", "*ha-zzeh*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun - this", "*bĕ-p̱îw*": "preposition beth + noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - with his mouth", "*ū-ḇi-śĕp̱ātāyw*": "conjunction waw + preposition beth + noun, feminine dual with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and with his lips", "*kibbĕdûnî*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - they honor me", "*wĕ-libbô*": "conjunction waw + noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - but his heart", "*riḥaq*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - is far/removed", "*mimmennî*": "preposition min + 1st person singular suffix - from me", "*wa-tĕhî*": "conjunction waw + verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person feminine singular - and has become", "*yirʾātām*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their fear of", "*ʾōtî*": "direct object marker with 1st person singular suffix - me", "*miṣwat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - commandment of", "*ʾănāšîm*": "noun, masculine plural - men", "*mĕlummādāh*": "verb, pual participle, feminine singular - taught/learned" }, "variants": { "*ʾădōnāy*": "my Lord/the Lord/sovereign", "*niggaš*": "draws near/approaches/comes close", "*ʿām*": "people/nation/folk", "*kibbĕdûnî*": "they honor me/glorify me/pay homage to me", "*libbô*": "his heart/mind/inner being", "*riḥaq*": "is far/removed/distant", "*yirʾātām*": "their fear/reverence/awe", "*miṣwat*": "commandment/precept/rule", "*mĕlummādāh*": "taught/learned/trained (by rote)" } }
  • Acts 8:21 : 21 { "verseID": "Acts.8.21", "source": "Οὐκ ἔστιν σοι μερὶς οὐδὲ κλῆρος ἐν τῷ λόγῳ τούτῳ: ἡ γὰρ καρδία σου οὐκ ἔστιν εὐθεῖα ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ.", "text": "Not *estin* to you *meris oude klēros* in the *logō toutō*: the for *kardia* of you not *estin eutheia enōpion* of *Theou*.", "grammar": { "*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - is", "*meris*": "nominative, feminine, singular - part/share", "*oude*": "conjunction - nor/neither", "*klēros*": "nominative, masculine, singular - lot/portion", "*logō*": "dative, masculine, singular - word/matter", "*toutō*": "demonstrative pronoun, dative, masculine, singular - this", "*kardia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - heart", "*eutheia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - straight/right", "*enōpion*": "preposition + genitive - before/in the sight of" }, "variants": { "*meris*": "part/share/portion", "*klēros*": "lot/portion/inheritance", "*logō*": "word/matter/affair", "*kardia*": "heart/inner self/mind", "*eutheia*": "straight/right/upright" } }
  • Jer 12:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.12.2", "source": "נְטַעְתָּם֙ גַּם־שֹׁרָ֔שׁוּ יֵלְכ֖וּ גַּם־עָ֣שׂוּ פֶ֑רִי קָר֤וֹב אַתָּה֙ בְּפִיהֶ֔ם וְרָח֖וֹק מִכִּלְיוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃", "text": "You-have-*nəṭaʿtām* *gam*-*šōrāšû* they-*yēlkû* *gam*-*ʿāśû* *perî* *qārôb* you in-*pîhem* *wə*-*rāḥôq* from-*kilyôtêhem*", "grammar": { "*nəṭaʿtām*": "verb, Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - you have planted them", "*gam*": "particle - also, moreover", "*šōrāšû*": "verb, Pual perfect, 3rd person plural - they are rooted/take root", "*yēlkû*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person plural - they go/grow", "*ʿāśû*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they make/produce", "*perî*": "noun, masculine singular - fruit", "*qārôb*": "adjective, masculine singular - near", "*pîhem*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their mouth", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*rāḥôq*": "adjective, masculine singular - far", "*kilyôtêhem*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their kidneys/innermost being" }, "variants": { "*šōrāšû*": "take root/become rooted", "*yēlkû*": "go/grow/spread", "*ʿāśû perî*": "produce fruit/bear fruit", "*kilyôtêhem*": "kidneys/innermost being/hearts/minds" } }
  • Ezek 33:31 : 31 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.33.31", "source": "וְיָב֣וֹאוּ אֵ֠לֶיךָ כִּמְבוֹא־עָ֞ם וְיֵשְׁב֤וּ לְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙ עַמִּ֔י וְשָֽׁמְעוּ֙ אֶת־דְּבָרֶ֔יךָ וְאוֹתָ֖ם לֹ֣א יַֽעֲשׂ֑וּ כִּֽי־עֲגָבִ֤ים בְּפִיהֶם֙ הֵ֣מָּה עֹשִׂ֔ים אַחֲרֵ֥י בִצְעָ֖ם לִבָּ֥ם הֹלֵֽךְ׃", "text": "*wə-yāḇôʾû* unto you *kiməḇôʾ-ʿām* and *wə-yēšəḇû* before you *ʿammî* and *wə-šāməʿû* *ʾeṯ-dəḇāreḵā* and *wə-ʾôṯām* not *lōʾ yaʿăśû* for *kî-ʿăḡāḇîm* with their mouth *bəp̄îhem* they *hēmmâ ʿōśîm* after *ʾaḥărê* their gain *biṣəʿām* their heart *libbām hōlēḵ*", "grammar": { "*wə-yāḇôʾû*": "conjunction + imperfect, 3rd person plural - and they come/will come", "*kiməḇôʾ-ʿām*": "preposition + construct infinitive + noun - as [the] coming of people", "*wə-yēšəḇû*": "conjunction + imperfect, 3rd person plural - and they sit/will sit", "*ʿammî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my people", "*wə-šāməʿû*": "conjunction + perfect, 3rd person plural - and they hear/listen to", "*ʾeṯ-dəḇāreḵā*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your words", "*wə-ʾôṯām*": "conjunction + direct object marker with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and them", "*lōʾ yaʿăśû*": "negative particle + imperfect, 3rd person plural - they do not do", "*kî-ʿăḡāḇîm*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural - for lustful desires/sensual songs", "*bəp̄îhem*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - in their mouth", "*hēmmâ ʿōśîm*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine plural + participle, masculine plural - they are doing", "*ʾaḥărê*": "preposition - after", "*biṣəʿām*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their gain/profit", "*libbām*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their heart", "*hōlēḵ*": "participle, masculine singular - is walking/going" }, "variants": { "*ʿăḡāḇîm*": "lustful desires/sensual songs/love songs", "*biṣəʿām*": "gain/profit/dishonest gain/covetousness", "*libbām hōlēḵ*": "their heart goes/their heart is directed toward" } }
  • John 1:47 : 47 { "verseID": "John.1.47", "source": "Εἶδεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς τὸν Ναθαναὴλ ἐρχόμενον πρὸς αὐτὸν, καὶ λέγει περὶ αὐτοῦ, Ἴδε ἀληθῶς Ἰσραηλίτης, ἐν ᾧ δόλος οὐκ ἔστιν!", "text": "*Eiden ho Iēsous ton Nathanaēl erchomenon pros auton*, and *legei peri autou*, *Ide alēthōs Israēlitēs*, in whom *dolos* not *estin*!", "grammar": { "*Eiden*": "aorist active indicative 3rd person singular of *horaō* - saw", "*Iēsous*": "nominative masculine singular - Jesus", "*Nathanaēl*": "accusative masculine singular - Nathanael", "*erchomenon*": "present middle/passive participle, accusative masculine singular of *erchomai* - coming", "*pros*": "preposition with accusative - toward/to", "*auton*": "accusative masculine singular pronoun - him", "*legei*": "present active indicative 3rd person singular of *legō* - says", "*peri*": "preposition with genitive - about/concerning", "*autou*": "genitive masculine singular pronoun - him", "*Ide*": "aorist active imperative 2nd person singular of *eidon* - behold/look", "*alēthōs*": "adverb - truly/genuinely", "*Israēlitēs*": "nominative masculine singular - Israelite", "*dolos*": "nominative masculine singular - deceit/guile", "*estin*": "present active indicative 3rd person singular of *eimi* - is" }, "variants": { "*Eiden*": "saw/perceived", "*erchomenon*": "coming/approaching", "*pros*": "toward/to/with", "*Ide*": "behold/look/see", "*alēthōs*": "truly/genuinely/really", "*Israēlitēs*": "Israelite (descendant of Israel/Jacob)", "*dolos*": "deceit/guile/treachery/craftiness" } }
  • Heb 3:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Hebrews.3.12", "source": "Βλέπετε, ἀδελφοί, μήποτε ἔσται ἔν τινι ὑμῶν καρδία πονηρὰ ἀπιστίας, ἐν τῷ ἀποστῆναι ἀπὸ Θεοῦ ζῶντος.", "text": "*Blepete*, *adelphoi*, *mēpote* *estai* in *tini* of you *kardia* *ponēra* *apistias*, in the *apostēnai* from *Theou* *zōntos*.", "grammar": { "*Blepete*": "present imperative, 2nd person plural - see/take heed/beware", "*adelphoi*": "vocative, masculine, plural - brothers", "*mēpote*": "conjunction - lest/perhaps/that not", "*estai*": "future indicative, 3rd person singular - will be", "*tini*": "indefinite pronoun, dative, masculine, singular - anyone/someone", "*kardia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - heart", "*ponēra*": "nominative, feminine, singular - evil/wicked", "*apistias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of unbelief/faithlessness", "*apostēnai*": "aorist infinitive - to depart/withdraw", "*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God", "*zōntos*": "present participle, genitive, masculine, singular - living" }, "variants": { "*Blepete*": "take heed/beware/see to it", "*adelphoi*": "brothers/siblings/brethren", "*mēpote*": "lest/in case/that not", "*kardia*": "heart/mind/inner self", "*ponēra*": "evil/wicked/malicious", "*apistias*": "unbelief/unfaithfulness/lack of trust", "*apostēnai*": "to depart/withdraw/fall away", "*zōntos*": "living/alive/life-giving" } }
  • 1 Pet 3:10 : 10 { "verseID": "1 Peter.3.10", "source": "Ὁ γὰρ θέλων ζωὴν ἀγαπᾶν, καὶ ἰδεῖν ἡμέρας ἀγαθὰς, παυσάτω τὴν γλῶσσαν αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ κακοῦ, καὶ χείλη αὐτοῦ τοῦ μὴ λαλῆσαι δόλον:", "text": "For the one *thelōn zōēn agapan*, and *idein hēmeras agathas*, let-him-*pausatō* the *glōssan* of-him from *kakou*, and *cheilē* of-him of the not to-*lalēsai dolon*:", "grammar": { "*thelōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - wanting/wishing", "*zōēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - life", "*agapan*": "present active infinitive - to love", "*idein*": "aorist active infinitive - to see", "*hēmeras*": "accusative, feminine, plural - days", "*agathas*": "accusative, feminine, plural - good", "*pausatō*": "aorist active imperative, 3rd singular - let him cease/stop/restrain", "*glōssan*": "accusative, feminine, singular - tongue", "*autou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of him/his", "*apo*": "preposition + genitive - from", "*kakou*": "genitive, neuter, singular - evil/bad/wrong", "*cheilē*": "accusative, neuter, plural - lips", "*tou mē*": "articular infinitive construction - of the not/to not", "*lalēsai*": "aorist active infinitive - to speak", "*dolon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - deceit/guile/treachery" }, "variants": { "*thelōn*": "wanting/wishing/desiring", "*zōēn*": "life/existence", "*agapan*": "to love/to value/to esteem", "*idein*": "to see/to perceive/to experience", "*hēmeras*": "days/time periods", "*agathas*": "good/pleasant/beneficial", "*pausatō*": "let him cease/let him stop/let him restrain", "*glōssan*": "tongue/language/speech", "*kakou*": "evil/bad/wrong/harm", "*cheilē*": "lips/edges", "*lalēsai*": "to speak/to talk/to utter", "*dolon*": "deceit/guile/treachery/craftiness" } }
  • Prov 23:26 : 26 { "verseID": "Proverbs.23.26", "source": "תְּנָֽה־בְנִ֣י לִבְּךָ֣ לִ֑י וְ֝עֵינֶ֗יךָ דְּרָכַ֥י *תרצנה **תִּצֹּֽרְנָה׃", "text": "*tǝnāh* my *ḇǝnî* your *libbǝḵā* to me, and your *ʿêneḵā* my *dǝrāḵay tiṣṣōrnāh*.", "grammar": { "*tǝnāh*": "qal imperative, masculine singular - give", "*ḇǝnî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person common singular suffix - my son", "*libbǝḵā*": "noun, masculine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your heart", "*ʿêneḵā*": "noun, feminine dual + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your eyes", "*dǝrāḵay*": "noun, feminine plural + 1st person common singular suffix - my ways", "*tiṣṣōrnāh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine plural - let observe/keep" }, "variants": { "*tǝnāh*": "give/grant/present", "*libbǝḵā*": "your heart/mind/inner being", "*ʿêneḵā dǝrāḵay tiṣṣōrnāh*": "let your eyes observe my ways/may your eyes keep to my paths" } }