Luke 11:43

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Woe unto you Pharisees! for ye love the chief seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in the marketplaces.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Οὐαὶ ὑμῖν τοῖς Φαρισαίοις! ὅτι ἀγαπᾶτε τὴν πρωτοκαθεδρίαν ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς, καὶ τοὺς ἀσπασμοὺς ἐν ταῖς ἀγοραῖς.

Transliteration

Ouai to you the Pharisaiois! because agapate the prōtokathedrian in the synagōgais, and the aspasmous in the agorais.

Grammar Details

• *Ouai*: interjection - woe/alas
• *Pharisaiois*: dative, masculine, plural - to the Pharisees
• *agapate*: present, indicative, active, 2nd person plural - you love
• *prōtokathedrian*: accusative, feminine, singular - chief seat/place of honor
• *synagōgais*: dative, feminine, plural - in synagogues
• *aspasmous*: accusative, masculine, plural - greetings/salutations
• *agorais*: dative, feminine, plural - in marketplaces/public squares

Word Meanings

• *prōtokathedrian*: chief seat/place of honor/most important seat
• *aspasmous*: greetings/salutations/respectful acknowledgments
• *agorais*: marketplaces/public squares/places of public meeting

Referenced Verses

• Luke 20:46 : 46 Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes, and love salutations in the marketplaces, and chief seats in the synagogues, and chief places at feasts;
• Mark 12:38-39 : 38 And in his teaching he said, Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes, and [to have] salutations in the marketplaces, 39 and chief seats in the synagogues, and chief places at feasts:
• Luke 14:7-9 : 7 And he spake a parable unto those that were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief seats; saying unto them, 8 When thou art bidden of any man to a marriage feast, sit not down in the chief seat; lest haply a more honorable man than thou be bidden of him, 9 and he that bade thee and him shall come and say to thee, Give this man place; and then thou shalt begin with shame to take the lowest place. 10 But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest place; that when he that hath bidden thee cometh, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have glory in the presence of all that sit at meat with thee. 11 For every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
• Prov 16:18 : 18 Pride [goeth] before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.
• Matt 23:6-7 : 6 and love the chief place at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues, 7 and the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be called of men, Rabbi.
• Rom 12:10 : 10 In love of the brethren be tenderly affectioned one to another; in honor preferring one another;
• Phil 2:3 : 3 [ doing] nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind {G2233} each counting other better than himself;
• Jas 2:2-4 : 2 For if there come into your synagogue a man with a gold ring, in fine clothing, and there come in also a poor man in vile clothing; 3 and ye have regard to him that weareth the fine clothing, and say, {G846} Sit thou here in a good place; and ye say to the poor man, Stand thou there, or sit {G5602} under my footstool; 4 do ye not make distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?
• 3 John 1:9 : 9 I wrote somewhat unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.