27{
"verseID": "Matthew.23.27",
"source": "Οὐαὶ ὑμῖν, γραμματεῖς καὶ Φαρισαῖοι, ὑποκριταί! ὅτι παρομοιάζετε τάφοις κεκονιαμένοις, οἵτινες ἔξωθεν μὲν φαίνονται ὡραῖοι, ἔσωθεν δὲ γέμουσιν ὀστέων νεκρῶν, καὶ πάσης ἀκαθαρσίας.",
"text": "*Ouai* to-you, *grammateis* and *Pharisaioi*, *hypokritai*! because *paromoiazete* *taphois* *kekoniamenois*, which *exōthen* *men* *phainontai* *hōraioi*, *esōthen* *de* *gemousin* *osteōn* *nekrōn*, and of-all *akatharsias*.",
"grammar": {
"*Ouai*": "interjection - woe/alas",
"*hymin*": "dative, plural - to you (indirect object)",
"*grammateis*": "vocative, masculine, plural - scribes (direct address)",
"*Pharisaioi*": "vocative, masculine, plural - Pharisees (direct address)",
"*hypokritai*": "vocative, masculine, plural - hypocrites (direct address)",
"*hoti*": "conjunction - because/that/since",
"*paromoiazete*": "present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural - you are like/resemble",
"*taphois*": "dative, masculine, plural - tombs/graves",
"*kekoniamenois*": "perfect, passive, participle, dative, masculine, plural - having been whitewashed",
"*hoitines*": "nominative, masculine, plural, relative pronoun - which",
"*exōthen*": "adverb - outside/exterior",
"*men*": "particle - on the one hand (correlates with de)",
"*phainontai*": "present, middle/passive, indicative, 3rd person plural - appear/seem",
"*hōraioi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - beautiful/attractive",
"*esōthen*": "adverb - inside/interior",
"*de*": "particle - on the other hand (correlates with men)",
"*gemousin*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person plural - they are full",
"*osteōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - of bones",
"*nekrōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of dead (persons)",
"*pasēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of all/every",
"*akatharsias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of uncleanness/impurity"
},
"variants": {
"*paromoiazete*": "are like/resemble/compare to",
"*taphois*": "tombs/graves/sepulchers",
"*kekoniamenois*": "whitewashed/plastered with lime",
"*exōthen*": "outside/on the exterior",
"*phainontai*": "appear/seem/look",
"*hōraioi*": "beautiful/attractive/handsome",
"*esōthen*": "inside/on the interior",
"*gemousin*": "are full/filled with/laden with",
"*osteōn*": "bones/skeletal remains",
"*nekrōn*": "dead (persons)/corpses",
"*akatharsias*": "uncleanness/impurity/filthiness"
}
}
28{
"verseID": "Matthew.23.28",
"source": "Οὕτως καὶ ὑμεῖς ἔξωθεν μὲν φαίνεσθε τοῖς ἀνθρώποις δίκαιοι, ἔσωθεν δὲ μεστοί ἐστε ὑποκρίσεως καὶ ἀνομίας.",
"text": "*Houtōs* also you *exōthen* *men* *phainesthe* to-the *anthrōpois* *dikaioi*, *esōthen* *de* *mestoi* *este* *hypokriseōs* and *anomias*.",
"grammar": {
"*Houtōs*": "adverb - thus/in this way",
"*kai*": "adverb - also/too",
"*hymeis*": "nominative, plural - you (emphatic, subject)",
"*exōthen*": "adverb - outside/exterior",
"*men*": "particle - on the one hand (correlates with de)",
"*phainesthe*": "present, middle/passive, indicative, 2nd person plural - you appear/seem",
"*anthrōpois*": "dative, masculine, plural - to men/people",
"*dikaioi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - righteous/just",
"*esōthen*": "adverb - inside/interior",
"*de*": "particle - on the other hand (correlates with men)",
"*mestoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - full/filled",
"*este*": "present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural - you are",
"*hypokriseōs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of hypocrisy",
"*anomias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of lawlessness/iniquity"
},
"variants": {
"*Houtōs*": "thus/in this way/likewise",
"*exōthen*": "outside/outwardly/on the exterior",
"*phainesthe*": "appear/seem/look",
"*dikaioi*": "righteous/just/upright",
"*esōthen*": "inside/inwardly/on the interior",
"*mestoi*": "full/filled with/complete with",
"*hypokriseōs*": "hypocrisy/pretense/play-acting",
"*anomias*": "lawlessness/iniquity/unrighteousness"
}
}
29{
"verseID": "Matthew.23.29",
"source": "Οὐαὶ ὑμῖν, γραμματεῖς καὶ Φαρισαῖοι, ὑποκριταί! ὅτι οἰκοδομεῖτε τοὺς τάφους τῶν προφητῶν, καὶ κοσμεῖτε τὰ μνημεῖα τῶν δικαίων,",
"text": "*Ouai* to-you, *grammateis* and *Pharisaioi*, *hypokritai*! because *oikodomeite* the *taphous* of-the *prophētōn*, and *kosmeite* the *mnēmeia* of-the *dikaiōn*,",
"grammar": {
"*Ouai*": "interjection - woe/alas",
"*hymin*": "dative, plural - to you (indirect object)",
"*grammateis*": "vocative, masculine, plural - scribes (direct address)",
"*Pharisaioi*": "vocative, masculine, plural - Pharisees (direct address)",
"*hypokritai*": "vocative, masculine, plural - hypocrites (direct address)",
"*hoti*": "conjunction - because/that/since",
"*oikodomeite*": "present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural - you build",
"*taphous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - tombs/graves",
"*prophētōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of prophets",
"*kosmeite*": "present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural - you adorn/decorate",
"*mnēmeia*": "accusative, neuter, plural - monuments/memorials",
"*dikaiōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of righteous (persons)"
},
"variants": {
"*oikodomeite*": "build/construct/erect",
"*taphous*": "tombs/graves/sepulchers",
"*prophētōn*": "prophets/those who speak for God",
"*kosmeite*": "adorn/decorate/beautify",
"*mnēmeia*": "monuments/memorials/tombs",
"*dikaiōn*": "righteous/just/upright persons"
}
}
30{
"verseID": "Matthew.23.30",
"source": "Καὶ λέγετε, Εἰ ἤμεν ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν, οὐκ ἂν ἤμεν κοινωνοὶ αὐτῶν ἐν τῷ αἵματι τῶν προφητῶν.",
"text": "And *legete*, If we-*ēmen* in the *hēmerais* of-the *paterōn* of-us, not *an ēmen* *koinōnoi* of-them in the *haimati* of-the *prophētōn*.",
"grammar": {
"*Kai*": "conjunction - and",
"*legete*": "present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural - you say",
"*Ei*": "conditional particle - if",
"*ēmen*": "imperfect, active, indicative, 1st person plural - we were",
"*en*": "preposition with dative - in",
"*hēmerais*": "dative, feminine, plural - days",
"*paterōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of fathers/ancestors",
"*hēmōn*": "genitive, plural - of us",
"*ouk an ēmen*": "imperfect, active, indicative, 1st person plural with negative and conditional particle - we would not have been",
"*koinōnoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - partners/participants",
"*autōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of them/with them",
"*en*": "preposition with dative - in",
"*haimati*": "dative, neuter, singular - blood",
"*prophētōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of prophets"
},
"variants": {
"*legete*": "say/speak/tell",
"*ēmen*": "we were/had been",
"*hēmerais*": "days/times/era",
"*paterōn*": "fathers/ancestors/forefathers",
"*koinōnoi*": "partners/participants/accomplices",
"*haimati*": "blood/bloodshed/blood-guilt",
"*prophētōn*": "prophets/those who speak for God"
}
}
31{
"verseID": "Matthew.23.31",
"source": "Ὥστε μαρτυρεῖτε ἑαυτοῖς, ὅτι υἱοί ἐστε τῶν φονευσάντων τοὺς προφήτας.",
"text": "*Hōste martyreite* to-yourselves, that *huioi* *este* of-the ones *phoneusantōn* the *prophētas*.",
"grammar": {
"*Hōste*": "conjunction - so that/therefore",
"*martyreite*": "present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural - you testify/bear witness",
"*heautois*": "dative, masculine, plural, reflexive pronoun - to yourselves",
"*hoti*": "conjunction - that",
"*huioi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - sons",
"*este*": "present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural - you are",
"*phoneusantōn*": "aorist, active, participle, genitive, masculine, plural - of the ones who murdered",
"*prophētas*": "accusative, masculine, plural - prophets"
},
"variants": {
"*martyreite*": "testify/bear witness/give evidence",
"*heautois*": "to yourselves/against yourselves",
"*huioi*": "sons/descendants/offspring",
"*phoneusantōn*": "those who murdered/killed/slaughtered",
"*prophētas*": "prophets/those who speak for God"
}
}
32{
"verseID": "Matthew.23.32",
"source": "Καὶ ὑμεῖς πληρώσατε τὸ μέτρον τῶν πατέρων ὑμῶν.",
"text": "And you *plērōsate* the *metron* of-the *paterōn* of-you.",
"grammar": {
"*Kai*": "conjunction - and",
"*hymeis*": "nominative, plural - you (emphatic, subject)",
"*plērōsate*": "aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person plural - fill up!",
"*metron*": "accusative, neuter, singular - measure",
"*paterōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of fathers/ancestors",
"*hymōn*": "genitive, plural - of you"
},
"variants": {
"*plērōsate*": "fill up/complete/fulfill! (can be understood as imperative or predictive)",
"*metron*": "measure/limit/standard",
"*paterōn*": "fathers/ancestors/forefathers"
}
}