23 {
"verseID": "Matthew.6.23",
"source": "Ἐὰν δὲ ὁ ὀφθαλμός σου πονηρὸς ᾖ, ὅλον τὸ σῶμά σου σκοτεινὸν ἔσται. Εἰ οὖν τὸ φῶς τὸ ἐν σοὶ σκότος ἐστίν, τὸ σκότος πόσον!",
"text": "*Ean de* the *ophthalmos* of you *ponēros ē*, *holon* the *sōma* of you *skoteinon estai*. *Ei oun* the *phōs* the in you *skotos estin*, the *skotos poson*!",
"grammar": {
"*Ean de*": "conditional conjunction + contrastive particle - but if",
"*ophthalmos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - eye",
"*ponēros ē*": "nominative, masculine, singular + present subjunctive, 3rd singular - may be evil/bad/diseased",
"*holon*": "nominative, neuter, singular - whole/entire",
"*sōma*": "nominative, neuter, singular - body",
"*skoteinon estai*": "nominative, neuter, singular + future indicative middle, 3rd singular - will be dark",
"*Ei oun*": "conditional conjunction + inferential particle - if therefore",
"*phōs*": "nominative, neuter, singular - light",
"*skotos estin*": "nominative, neuter, singular + present active indicative, 3rd singular - is darkness",
"*skotos poson*": "nominative, neuter, singular + interrogative adjective - how great darkness"
},
"variants": {
"*ophthalmos*": "eye/sight",
"*ponēros*": "evil/bad/diseased/unhealthy/defective",
"*holon*": "whole/entire/complete",
"*sōma*": "body/physical form",
"*skoteinon*": "dark/full of darkness/unilluminated",
"*phōs*": "light/source of light/illumination",
"*skotos*": "darkness/absence of light",
"*poson*": "how great/how much/how intense"
}
}
24 {
"verseID": "Matthew.6.24",
"source": "Οὐδεὶς δύναται δυσὶ κυρίοις δουλεύειν: ἢ γὰρ τὸν ἕνα μισήσει, καὶ τὸν ἕτερον ἀγαπήσει· ἢ ἑνὸς ἀνθέξεται, καὶ τοῦ ἑτέρου καταφρονήσει. Οὐ δύνασθε Θεῷ δουλεύειν καὶ μαμωνᾷ.",
"text": "*Oudeis dynatai dysi kyriois douleuein*: *ē gar* the *hena misēsei*, and the *heteron agapēsei*; *ē henos anthexetai*, and the *heterou kataphronēsei*. Not *dynasthe Theō douleuein* and *mamōna*.",
"grammar": {
"*Oudeis dynatai*": "negative adjective, nominative, masculine, singular + present passive/middle indicative, 3rd singular - no one is able",
"*dysi kyriois*": "dative, masculine, plural + dative, masculine, plural - two masters",
"*douleuein*": "present active infinitive - to serve",
"*ē gar*": "disjunctive particle + causal conjunction - for either",
"*hena*": "accusative, masculine, singular - one",
"*misēsei*": "future active indicative, 3rd singular - will hate",
"*heteron*": "accusative, masculine, singular - other",
"*agapēsei*": "future active indicative, 3rd singular - will love",
"*ē*": "disjunctive particle - or",
"*henos*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of one",
"*anthexetai*": "future middle indicative, 3rd singular - will hold to/be devoted to",
"*heterou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of other",
"*kataphronēsei*": "future active indicative, 3rd singular - will despise",
"*dynasthe*": "present passive/middle indicative, 2nd plural - you are able",
"*Theō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to God",
"*douleuein*": "present active infinitive - to serve",
"*mamōna*": "dative, masculine, singular - to mammon/wealth/money"
},
"variants": {
"*Oudeis*": "no one/nobody",
"*dynatai*": "is able/can/has power",
"*kyriois*": "masters/lords/owners",
"*douleuein*": "to serve/to be a slave to",
"*misēsei*": "will hate/will detest",
"*agapēsei*": "will love/will be devoted to",
"*anthexetai*": "will hold to/will be devoted to/will cling to",
"*kataphronēsei*": "will despise/will think down upon/will disregard",
"*dynasthe*": "you are able/you can",
"*Theō*": "God/Deity",
"*mamōna*": "mammon/wealth/riches/money as an object of worship"
}
}
25 {
"verseID": "Matthew.6.25",
"source": "Διὰ τοῦτο λέγω ὑμῖν, Μὴ μεριμνᾶτε τῇ ψυχῇ ὑμῶν, τί φάγητε, καὶ τί πίητε· μηδὲ τῷ σώματι ὑμῶν, τί ἐνδύσησθε. Οὐχὶ ἡ ψυχὴ πλεῖόν ἐστιν τῆς τροφῆς, καὶ τὸ σῶμα τοῦ ἐνδύματος;",
"text": "*Dia touto legō* to you, *Mē merimnate* to the *psychē* of you, what *phagēte*, and what *piēte*; *mēde* to the *sōmati* of you, what *endysēsthe*. *Ouchi* the *psychē pleion estin* of the *trophēs*, and the *sōma* of the *endymatos*?",
"grammar": {
"*Dia touto legō*": "preposition + demonstrative pronoun + present active indicative, 1st singular - because of this I say",
"*Mē merimnate*": "negative particle + present active imperative, 2nd plural - do not be anxious",
"*psychē*": "dative, feminine, singular - for life/soul",
"*phagēte*": "aorist active subjunctive, 2nd plural - you might eat",
"*piēte*": "aorist active subjunctive, 2nd plural - you might drink",
"*mēde*": "negative conjunction - neither/nor",
"*sōmati*": "dative, neuter, singular - for body",
"*endysēsthe*": "aorist middle subjunctive, 2nd plural - you might put on/clothe yourselves",
"*Ouchi*": "interrogative negative particle - not?",
"*psychē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - life/soul",
"*pleion estin*": "comparative adjective, nominative, neuter, singular + present active indicative, 3rd singular - is more",
"*trophēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of food/nourishment",
"*sōma*": "nominative, neuter, singular - body",
"*endymatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of clothing/garment"
},
"variants": {
"*Dia touto*": "therefore/for this reason/because of this",
"*merimnate*": "be anxious/worry/be concerned",
"*psychē*": "life/soul/inner self",
"*phagēte*": "you might eat/you would eat",
"*piēte*": "you might drink/you would drink",
"*sōmati*": "body/physical form",
"*endysēsthe*": "you might put on/you would clothe yourselves",
"*pleion*": "more/greater/of more value",
"*trophēs*": "food/nourishment/sustenance",
"*endymatos*": "clothing/garment/apparel"
}
}