Verse 2

{ "verseID": "Matthew.23.2", "source": "Λέγων, Ἐπὶ τῆς Μωσέως καθέδρας ἐκάθισαν οἱ γραμματεῖς καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι:", "text": "*Legōn*, Upon the of-*Mōseōs* *kathedras* *ekathisan* the *grammateis* and the *Pharisaioi*:", "grammar": { "*Legōn*": "present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - saying", "*Epi*": "preposition with genitive - upon/on", "*Mōseōs*": "genitive, masculine, singular - possessive", "*kathedras*": "genitive, feminine, singular - seat/chair of authority", "*ekathisan*": "aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural - sat down/were seated", "*grammateis*": "nominative, masculine, plural - subject", "*Pharisaioi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - subject" }, "variants": { "*Legōn*": "saying/speaking", "*kathedras*": "seat/chair/position of authority", "*ekathisan*": "sat down/took seat/assumed authority position", "*grammateis*": "scribes/scholars/law experts", "*Pharisaioi*": "Pharisees/separated ones" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Luke 20:46 : 46 { "verseID": "Luke.20.46", "source": "Προσέχετε ἀπὸ τῶν γραμματέων, τῶν θελόντων περιπατεῖν ἐν στολαῖς, καὶ φιλούντων ἀσπασμοὺς ἐν ταῖς ἀγοραῖς, καὶ πρωτοκαθεδρίας ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς, καὶ πρωτοκλισίας ἐν τοῖς δείπνοις·", "text": "*Prosechete apo* the *grammateōn*, the ones *thelontōn peripatein* in *stolais*, and *philountōn aspasmous* in the *agorais*, and *prōtokathedrias* in the *synagōgais*, and *prōtoklisias* in the *deipnois*;", "grammar": { "*Prosechete*": "present active imperative, 2nd plural - beware/take heed", "*apo*": "preposition + genitive - from", "*grammateōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of scribes", "*thelontōn*": "present active participle, genitive, plural - wanting/desiring", "*peripatein*": "present active infinitive - to walk", "*stolais*": "dative, feminine, plural - in robes", "*philountōn*": "present active participle, genitive, plural - loving", "*aspasmous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - greetings", "*agorais*": "dative, feminine, plural - in marketplaces", "*prōtokathedrias*": "accusative, feminine, plural - chief seats", "*synagōgais*": "dative, feminine, plural - in synagogues", "*prōtoklisias*": "accusative, feminine, plural - chief places", "*deipnois*": "dative, neuter, plural - in feasts" }, "variants": { "*Prosechete apo*": "beware of/be on guard against/watch out for", "*grammateōn*": "scribes/teachers of the law", "*thelontōn peripatein*": "who desire to walk/who like to walk around", "*stolais*": "long robes/flowing garments", "*philountōn aspasmous*": "loving greetings/desiring respectful greetings", "*agorais*": "marketplaces/public squares", "*prōtokathedrias*": "chief seats/most important seats/best seats", "*synagōgais*": "synagogues/places of worship", "*prōtoklisias*": "places of honor/best places/chief places", "*deipnois*": "feasts/banquets/dinners" } }
  • Mark 12:38 : 38 { "verseID": "Mark.12.38", "source": "¶Καὶ ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς ἐν τῇ διδαχῇ αὐτοῦ, Βλέπετε ἀπὸ τῶν γραμματέων, τῶν θελόντων ἐν στολαῖς περιπατεῖν, καὶ ἀσπασμοὺς ἐν ταῖς ἀγοραῖς,", "text": "And *elegen* to them in the *didachē* of him, *Blepete* from the *grammateōn*, the ones *thelontōn* in *stolais* *peripatein*, and *aspasmous* in the *agorais*,", "grammar": { "*elegen*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - was saying [continuous action]", "*didachē*": "dative, feminine, singular - teaching", "*Blepete*": "present active imperative, 2nd plural - watch out!/beware!", "*grammateōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of scribes", "*thelontōn*": "present active participle, genitive, masculine, plural - of those wanting", "*stolais*": "dative, feminine, plural - robes/long garments", "*peripatein*": "present active infinitive - to walk around", "*aspasmous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - greetings", "*agorais*": "dative, feminine, plural - marketplaces" }, "variants": { "*elegen*": "was saying/was speaking", "*didachē*": "teaching/instruction/doctrine", "*Blepete*": "watch out!/beware!/take heed!", "*grammateōn*": "scribes/law-experts", "*thelontōn*": "wanting/desiring/wishing", "*stolais*": "robes/long garments/stately attire", "*peripatein*": "to walk around/walk about/go about", "*aspasmous*": "greetings/salutations", "*agorais*": "marketplaces/public squares" } }
  • Ezra 7:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Ezra.7.6", "source": "ה֤וּא עֶזְרָא֙ עָלָ֣ה מִבָּבֶ֔ל וְהֽוּא־סֹפֵ֤ר מָהִיר֙ בְּתוֹרַ֣ת מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֥ן יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּתֶּן־ל֣וֹ הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ כְּיַד־יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהָיו֙ עָלָ֔יו כֹּ֖ל בַּקָּשָׁתֽוֹ׃", "text": "*hûʾ* *ʿEzrāʾ* *ʿālāh* from *Bāḇel* and *hûʾ*-*sōp̄ēr* *māhîr* in *tôraṯ* *Mōšeh* that-*nāṯan* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhê* *Yiśrāʾēl* and *wayyittēn*-to him the *meleḵ* according to *yaḏ*-*YHWH* *ʾĕlōhāyw* upon him all *baqqāšāṯô*", "grammar": { "*hûʾ*": "third person masculine singular pronoun - he", "*ʿālāh*": "perfect verb, third person masculine singular - went up/ascended", "*mi-*": "preposition - from", "*wə-*": "conjunction - and", "*hûʾ*": "third person masculine singular pronoun - he", "*sōp̄ēr*": "masculine singular noun - scribe/writer", "*māhîr*": "masculine singular adjective - skilled/ready/expert", "*bə-*": "preposition - in", "*tôraṯ*": "feminine singular construct noun - law/instruction of", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - that/which", "*nāṯan*": "perfect verb, third person masculine singular - gave", "*ʾĕlōhê*": "masculine plural construct noun - God of", "*wa-*": "consecutive conjunction - and", "*yittēn*": "imperfect verb with waw consecutive, third person masculine singular - gave", "*lô*": "preposition with third person masculine singular suffix - to him", "*ha-meleḵ*": "definite article with masculine singular noun - the king", "*kə-*": "preposition - according to/like", "*yaḏ*": "feminine singular construct noun - hand of", "*ʾĕlōhāyw*": "masculine plural noun with third person masculine singular suffix - his God", "*ʿālāyw*": "preposition with third person masculine singular suffix - upon him", "*kōl*": "masculine singular noun - all/every", "*baqqāšāṯô*": "feminine singular noun with third person masculine singular suffix - his request" }, "variants": { "*sōp̄ēr*": "scribe/writer/secretary", "*māhîr*": "skilled/expert/ready", "*tôraṯ*": "law/instruction/teaching", "*yaḏ*": "hand/power/guidance", "*baqqāšāṯô*": "his request/petition" } }
  • Ezra 7:25 : 25 { "verseID": "Ezra.7.25", "source": "וְאַ֣נְתְּ עֶזְרָ֗א כְּחָכְמַ֨ת אֱלָהָ֤ךְ דִּֽי־בִידָךְ֙ מֶ֣נִּי שָׁפְטִ֞ין וְדַיָּנִ֗ין דִּי־לֶהֱוֺ֤ן דאנין דָּאיְנִין֙ לְכָל־עַמָּה֙ דִּ֚י בַּעֲבַ֣ר נַהֲרָ֔ה לְכָל־יָדְעֵ֖י דָּתֵ֣י אֱלָהָ֑ךְ וְדִ֧י לָ֦א יָדַ֖ע תְּהוֹדְעֽוּן׃", "text": "And you *ʿEzrāʾ* according to *ḥāḵmaṯ* *ʾĕlāhāḵ* that-in *ḇîḏāḵ* appoint *šāp̄əṭîn* and *ḏayyānîn* that-they shall be *dāʾyənîn* to all-*ʿammāh* that in *baʿăḇar* *nahărāh* to all-*yāḏəʿê* *dāṯê* *ʾĕlāhāḵ* and that not *yāḏaʿ* *təhôḏəʿûn*", "grammar": { "*wə-ʾant*": "conjunction with second person masculine singular pronoun (Aramaic) - and you", "*kə-ḥāḵmaṯ*": "preposition with feminine singular construct noun (Aramaic) - according to wisdom of", "*ʾĕlāhāḵ*": "masculine singular noun with second person masculine singular suffix (Aramaic) - your God", "*dî*": "relative particle (Aramaic) - that", "*ḇî-ḏāḵ*": "preposition with feminine singular noun with second person masculine singular suffix (Aramaic) - in your hand", "*mennî*": "imperative verb, masculine singular, pael stem (Aramaic) - appoint", "*šāp̄əṭîn*": "masculine plural noun (Aramaic) - judges", "*wə-ḏayyānîn*": "conjunction with masculine plural noun (Aramaic) - and magistrates", "*dî*": "relative particle (Aramaic) - that", "*lehĕwōn*": "imperfect verb, third person masculine plural, peal stem (Aramaic) - they shall be", "*dāʾyənîn*": "participle, masculine plural, peal stem (Aramaic) - judging", "*lə-ḵāl*": "preposition with masculine singular adjective (Aramaic) - to all", "*ʿammāh*": "masculine singular noun with definite article (Aramaic) - the people", "*dî*": "relative particle (Aramaic) - that", "*ba-ʿăḇar*": "preposition with masculine singular noun (Aramaic) - in the region beyond", "*nahărāh*": "masculine singular noun with definite article (Aramaic) - the river", "*lə-ḵāl*": "preposition with masculine singular adjective (Aramaic) - to all", "*yāḏəʿê*": "masculine plural construct participle, peal stem (Aramaic) - knowers of", "*dāṯê*": "feminine plural construct noun (Aramaic) - laws of", "*ʾĕlāhāḵ*": "masculine singular noun with second person masculine singular suffix (Aramaic) - your God", "*wə-ḏî*": "conjunction with relative particle (Aramaic) - and who", "*lāʾ*": "negative particle (Aramaic) - not", "*yāḏaʿ*": "perfect verb, third person masculine singular, peal stem (Aramaic) - he knows", "*təhôḏəʿûn*": "imperfect verb, second person masculine plural, haphel stem (Aramaic) - you shall make known" }, "variants": { "*ḥāḵmaṯ*": "wisdom/knowledge/understanding", "*ḇîḏāḵ*": "in your hand/power/possession", "*mennî*": "appoint/assign/establish", "*šāp̄əṭîn*": "judges", "*ḏayyānîn*": "magistrates/judicial officers", "*dāʾyənîn*": "judging/adjudicating", "*baʿăḇar nahărāh*": "beyond the river/Trans-Euphrates", "*yāḏəʿê*": "knowers/those who know", "*dāṯê*": "laws/decrees/statutes", "*təhôḏəʿûn*": "you shall make known/teach/inform" } }
  • Neh 8:4-8 : 4 { "verseID": "Nehemiah.8.4", "source": "וֽ͏ַיַּעֲמֹ֞ד עֶזְרָ֣א הַסֹּפֵ֗ר עַֽל־מִגְדַּל־עֵץ֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשׂ֣וּ לַדָּבָר֒ וַיַּֽעֲמֹ֣ד אֶצְל֡וֹ מַתִּתְיָ֡ה וְשֶׁ֡מַע וַ֠עֲנָיָה וְאוּרִיָּ֧ה וְחִלְקִיָּ֛ה וּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֖ה עַל־יְמִינ֑וֹ וּמִשְּׂמֹאל֗וֹ פְּ֠דָיָה וּמִֽישָׁאֵ֧ל וּמַלְכִּיָּ֛ה וְחָשֻׁ֥ם וְחַשְׁבַּדָּ֖נָה זְכַרְיָ֥ה מְשֻׁלָּֽם׃", "text": "*wə-yaʿămōd ʿezrāʾ hassōpēr ʿal-migdal-ʿēṣ* which *ʿāśû laddābār wə-yaʿămōd ʾeṣlô mattityâ wə-šema wə-ʿănāyâ wə-ʾûrîyâ wə-ḥilqîyâ ûmaʿăśēyâ ʿal-yəmînô ûmiśśəmōʾlô pədāyâ ûmîšāʾēl ûmalkîyâ wə-ḥāšum wə-ḥašbaddānâ zəkaryâ məšullām*", "grammar": { "*wə-yaʿămōd*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he stood", "*ʿezrāʾ*": "proper name - Ezra", "*hassōpēr*": "definite noun, masculine singular - the scribe", "*ʿal-migdal-ʿēṣ*": "preposition + construct phrase - on platform of wood", "*ʿāśû*": "qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they made", "*laddābār*": "preposition + definite noun, masculine singular - for the purpose/matter", "*ʾeṣlô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - beside him", "*ʿal-yəmînô*": "preposition + noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - on his right", "*ûmiśśəmōʾlô*": "conjunction + preposition + noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and on his left" }, "variants": { "*migdal-ʿēṣ*": "wooden platform/wooden tower/wooden pulpit", "*laddābār*": "for the purpose/for the matter/for this occasion" } } 5 { "verseID": "Nehemiah.8.5", "source": "וַיִּפְתַּ֨ח עֶזְרָ֤א הַסֵּ֙פֶר֙ לְעֵינֵ֣י כָל־הָעָ֔ם כִּֽי־מֵעַ֥ל כָּל־הָעָ֖ם הָיָ֑ה וּכְפִתְח֖וֹ עָֽמְד֥וּ כָל־הָעָֽם׃", "text": "*wə-yiptaḥ ʿezrāʾ hassēper ləʿênê* all-*hāʿām kî-mēʿal* all-*hāʿām hāyâ ûkəpitḥô ʿāmədû* all-*hāʿām*", "grammar": { "*wə-yiptaḥ*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he opened", "*ʿezrāʾ*": "proper name - Ezra", "*hassēper*": "definite noun, masculine singular - the book/scroll", "*ləʿênê*": "preposition + construct noun, feminine dual - to eyes of/in sight of", "*hāʿām*": "definite noun, masculine singular - the people", "*kî-mēʿal*": "conjunction + preposition - for above", "*hāyâ*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he was", "*ûkəpitḥô*": "conjunction + preposition + qal infinitive construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and when he opened it", "*ʿāmədû*": "qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they stood" }, "variants": { "*hassēper*": "the book/the scroll/the document", "*mēʿal*": "above/over/higher than", "*ûkəpitḥô*": "and when he opened it/and as he opened it/and upon his opening it" } } 6 { "verseID": "Nehemiah.8.6", "source": "וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ עֶזְרָ֔א אֶת־יְהוָ֥ה הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים הַגָּד֑וֹל וַיַּֽעֲנ֨וּ כָל־הָעָ֜ם אָמֵ֤ן ׀ אָמֵן֙ בְּמֹ֣עַל יְדֵיהֶ֔ם וַיִּקְּד֧וּ וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֻּ֛ לַיהוָ֖ה אַפַּ֥יִם אָֽרְצָה׃", "text": "*wə-yəbārek ʿezrāʾ ʾet-YHWH hāʾĕlōhîm haggādôl wə-yaʿănû* all-*hāʿām ʾāmēn ʾāmēn bəmōʿal yədêhem wə-yiqqədû wə-yištaḥăwû la-YHWH ʾappayim ʾārṣâ*", "grammar": { "*wə-yəbārek*": "conjunction + piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he blessed", "*ʿezrāʾ*": "proper name - Ezra", "*ʾet-YHWH*": "direct object marker + divine name - Yahweh/LORD", "*hāʾĕlōhîm*": "definite noun, masculine plural (intensive plural) - the God", "*haggādôl*": "definite adjective, masculine singular - the great", "*wə-yaʿănû*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they answered", "*hāʿām*": "definite noun, masculine singular - the people", "*ʾāmēn*": "adverb/interjection - truly/so be it (repeated for emphasis)", "*bəmōʿal*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - with lifting up of", "*yədêhem*": "noun, feminine dual with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their hands", "*wə-yiqqədû*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they bowed", "*wə-yištaḥăwû*": "conjunction + hishtaphel imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they prostrated themselves", "*la-YHWH*": "preposition + divine name - to Yahweh/LORD", "*ʾappayim*": "noun, masculine dual - face/nostrils", "*ʾārṣâ*": "noun, feminine singular + directional heh - to the ground" }, "variants": { "*bəmōʿal*": "with lifting up/with raising/with elevated", "*wə-yiqqədû*": "they bowed/they bowed their heads/they showed reverence", "*wə-yištaḥăwû*": "they prostrated themselves/they worshiped/they paid homage", "*ʾappayim*": "face/nostrils/countenance (dual form)" } } 7 { "verseID": "Nehemiah.8.7", "source": "וְיֵשׁ֡וּעַ וּבָנִ֡י וְשֵׁרֵ֥בְיָ֣ה ׀ יָמִ֡ין עַקּ֡וּב שַׁבְּתַ֣י ׀ הֽוֹדִיָּ֡ה מַעֲשֵׂיָ֡ה קְלִיטָ֣א עֲזַרְיָה֩ יוֹזָבָ֨ד חָנָ֤ן פְּלָאיָה֙ וְהַלְוִיִּ֔ם מְבִינִ֥ים אֶת־הָעָ֖ם לַתּוֹרָ֑ה וְהָעָ֖ם עַל־עָמְדָֽם׃", "text": "*wə-yēšûaʿ ûbānî wə-šērēbyâ yāmîn ʿaqqûb šabbətay hôdîyâ maʿăśēyâ qəlîṭāʾ ʿăzaryâ yôzābād ḥānān pəlāyâ wə-halwîyim məbînîm ʾet-hāʿām lattôrâ wə-hāʿām ʿal-ʿāmədām*", "grammar": { "*wə-halwîyim*": "conjunction + definite noun, masculine plural - and the Levites", "*məbînîm*": "hiphil participle, masculine plural - causing to understand/explaining", "*ʾet-hāʿām*": "direct object marker + definite noun, masculine singular - the people", "*lattôrâ*": "preposition + definite noun, feminine singular - in/regarding the law", "*wə-hāʿām*": "conjunction + definite noun, masculine singular - and the people", "*ʿal-ʿāmədām*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - in their place/standing" }, "variants": { "*məbînîm*": "causing to understand/explaining/instructing", "*lattôrâ*": "regarding the law/concerning the law/about the law", "*ʿal-ʿāmədām*": "in their place/standing in position/at their stations" } } 8 { "verseID": "Nehemiah.8.8", "source": "וַֽיִּקְרְא֥וּ בַסֵּ֛פֶר בְּתוֹרַ֥ת הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים מְפֹרָ֑שׁ וְשׂ֣וֹם שֶׂ֔כֶל וַיָּבִ֖ינוּ בַּמִּקְרָֽא׃", "text": "*wə-yiqrəʾû bassēper bətôrat hāʾĕlōhîm məpōrāš wə-śôm śekel wə-yābînû bammigrāʾ*", "grammar": { "*wə-yiqrəʾû*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they read", "*bassēper*": "preposition + definite noun, masculine singular - in the book", "*bətôrat*": "preposition + construct noun, feminine singular - in law of", "*hāʾĕlōhîm*": "definite noun, masculine plural (intensive plural) - the God", "*məpōrāš*": "pual participle, masculine singular - distinctly/clearly", "*wə-śôm*": "conjunction + infinitive absolute - and placing", "*śekel*": "noun, masculine singular - understanding/insight", "*wə-yābînû*": "conjunction + hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they gave understanding", "*bammigrāʾ*": "preposition + definite noun, masculine singular - in the reading" }, "variants": { "*məpōrāš*": "distinctly/clearly/with interpretation", "*wə-śôm śekel*": "giving understanding/giving meaning/providing sense", "*bammigrāʾ*": "in the reading/in what was read/in the scripture" } }
  • Mal 2:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Malachi.2.7", "source": "כִּֽי־שִׂפְתֵ֤י כֹהֵן֙ יִשְׁמְרוּ־דַ֔עַת וְתוֹרָ֖ה יְבַקְשׁ֣וּ מִפִּ֑יהוּ כִּ֛י מַלְאַ֥ךְ יְהוָֽה־צְבָא֖וֹת הֽוּא׃", "text": "For-*śiptê* *kōhēn* *yišmərû*-*daʿat* and-*tôrâ* *yəbaqšû* from-*pîhû* for *malʾak* *YHWH*-*ṣəbāʾôt* he", "grammar": { "*śiptê*": "feminine dual construct - lips of", "*kōhēn*": "masculine singular noun - priest", "*yišmərû*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they will keep/guard/preserve", "*daʿat*": "feminine singular noun - knowledge", "*tôrâ*": "feminine singular noun - law/instruction", "*yəbaqšû*": "piel imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they will seek", "*pîhû*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his mouth", "*malʾak*": "masculine singular construct - messenger/angel of", "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*ṣəbāʾôt*": "feminine plural noun - hosts/armies" }, "variants": { "*śiptê*": "lips/speech/language of", "*kōhēn*": "priest/minister", "*yišmərû*": "they will keep/guard/preserve/maintain", "*daʿat*": "knowledge/understanding/discernment", "*tôrâ*": "law/instruction/teaching/direction", "*yəbaqšû*": "they will seek/search for/consult", "*malʾak*": "messenger/angel/ambassador" } }