Matt 23:31-36 : 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"
}
}
33 {
"verseID": "Matthew.23.33",
"source": "Ὄφεις, γεννήματα ἐχιδνῶν, πῶς φύγητε ἀπὸ τῆς κρίσεως τῆς γεέννης;",
"text": "*Opheis*, *gennēmata* *echidnōn*, how *phygēte* from the *kriseōs* of-the *geennēs*?",
"grammar": {
"*Opheis*": "vocative, masculine, plural - serpents (direct address)",
"*gennēmata*": "vocative, neuter, plural - offspring/brood (direct address)",
"*echidnōn*": "genitive, feminine, plural - of vipers",
"*pōs*": "interrogative adverb - how",
"*phygēte*": "aorist, active, subjunctive, 2nd person plural - you might escape/flee",
"*apo*": "preposition with genitive - from",
"*kriseōs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of judgment",
"*geennēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of Gehenna/hell"
},
"variants": {
"*Opheis*": "serpents/snakes",
"*gennēmata*": "offspring/brood/children",
"*echidnōn*": "of vipers/poisonous snakes",
"*phygēte*": "escape/flee/avoid",
"*kriseōs*": "judgment/condemnation/sentence",
"*geennēs*": "Gehenna/hell/place of punishment"
}
}
34 {
"verseID": "Matthew.23.34",
"source": "¶Διὰ τοῦτο, ἰδού, ἐγὼ ἀποστέλλω πρὸς ὑμᾶς προφήτας, καὶ σοφοὺς, καὶ γραμματεῖς: καὶ ἐξ αὐτῶν ἀποκτενεῖτε καὶ σταυρώσετε· καὶ ἐξ αὐτῶν μαστιγώσετε ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς ὑμῶν, καὶ διώξετε ἀπὸ πόλεως εἰς πόλιν:",
"text": "Because-of this, *idou*, I *apostellō* *pros* you *prophētas*, and *sophous*, and *grammateis*: and from them *apokteneite* and *staurōsete*; and from them *mastigōsete* in the *synagōgais* of-you, and *diōxete* from *poleōs* to *polin*:",
"grammar": {
"*Dia touto*": "prepositional phrase - because of this/therefore",
"*idou*": "interjection - behold/look",
"*egō*": "nominative, singular - I (emphatic, subject)",
"*apostellō*": "present, active, indicative, 1st person singular - I send",
"*pros*": "preposition with accusative - to/toward",
"*hymas*": "accusative, plural - you (direct object)",
"*prophētas*": "accusative, masculine, plural - prophets",
"*sophous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - wise ones",
"*grammateis*": "accusative, masculine, plural - scribes",
"*ex autōn*": "partitive genitive - some of them",
"*apokteneite*": "future, active, indicative, 2nd person plural - you will kill",
"*staurōsete*": "future, active, indicative, 2nd person plural - you will crucify",
"*mastigōsete*": "future, active, indicative, 2nd person plural - you will flog/whip",
"*synagōgais*": "dative, feminine, plural - in synagogues",
"*hymōn*": "genitive, plural - of you",
"*diōxete*": "future, active, indicative, 2nd person plural - you will persecute",
"*apo*": "preposition with genitive - from",
"*poleōs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - city",
"*eis*": "preposition with accusative - to/into",
"*polin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - city"
},
"variants": {
"*idou*": "behold/look/see",
"*apostellō*": "send/send out/commission",
"*prophētas*": "prophets/those who speak for God",
"*sophous*": "wise ones/sages/scholars",
"*grammateis*": "scribes/scholars/teachers of law",
"*apokteneite*": "will kill/put to death",
"*staurōsete*": "will crucify/execute on cross",
"*mastigōsete*": "will flog/whip/scourge",
"*synagōgais*": "synagogues/assemblies/meeting places",
"*diōxete*": "will persecute/pursue/chase",
"*poleōs*": "city/town",
"*polin*": "city/town"
}
}
35 {
"verseID": "Matthew.23.35",
"source": "Ὅπως ἔλθῃ ἐφʼ ὑμᾶς πᾶν αἷμα δίκαιον ἐκχυνόμενον ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ἀπὸ τοῦ αἵματος Ἄβελ τοῦ δικαίου ἕως τοῦ αἵματος Ζαχαρίου υἱοῦ Βαραχίου, ὃν ἐφονεύσατε μεταξὺ τοῦ ναοῦ καὶ τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου.",
"text": "*Hopōs elthē* upon you all *haima* *dikaion* *ekchynomenon* upon the *gēs*, from the *haimatos* *Abel* the *dikaiou* until the *haimatos* *Zachariou* *huiou* *Barachiou*, whom *ephoneusate* between the *naou* and the *thysiastēriou*.",
"grammar": {
"*Hopōs*": "conjunction - so that/in order that",
"*elthē*": "aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular - might come",
"*eph' hymas*": "preposition with accusative - upon you",
"*pan*": "nominative, neuter, singular - all",
"*haima*": "nominative, neuter, singular - blood",
"*dikaion*": "nominative, neuter, singular - righteous/innocent",
"*ekchynomenon*": "present, passive, participle, nominative, neuter, singular - being shed/poured out",
"*epi*": "preposition with genitive - upon/on",
"*gēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - earth/land",
"*apo*": "preposition with genitive - from",
"*haimatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - blood",
"*Abel*": "genitive - Abel (proper name)",
"*dikaiou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - righteous",
"*heōs*": "preposition - until/as far as",
"*haimatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - blood",
"*Zachariou*": "genitive - Zechariah (proper name)",
"*huiou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - son",
"*Barachiou*": "genitive - Barachiah (proper name)",
"*hon*": "accusative, masculine, singular, relative pronoun - whom",
"*ephoneusate*": "aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person plural - you murdered",
"*metaxy*": "preposition with genitive - between",
"*naou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - temple/sanctuary",
"*thysiastēriou*": "genitive, neuter, singular - altar"
},
"variants": {
"*elthē*": "might come/fall upon/be charged to",
"*haima*": "blood/bloodshed/blood-guilt",
"*dikaion*": "righteous/innocent/just",
"*ekchynomenon*": "being shed/poured out/spilled",
"*gēs*": "earth/land/ground",
"*haimatos*": "blood/bloodshed",
"*dikaiou*": "righteous/innocent/just",
"*huiou*": "son/descendant",
"*ephoneusate*": "murdered/killed/slaughtered",
"*naou*": "temple/sanctuary/shrine",
"*thysiastēriou*": "altar/place of sacrifice"
}
}
36 {
"verseID": "Matthew.23.36",
"source": "Ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, Ἥξει ταῦτα πάντα ἐπὶ τὴν γενεὰν ταύτην.",
"text": "*Amēn* *legō* to-you, *Hēxei* these all upon the *genean* this.",
"grammar": {
"*Amēn*": "Hebrew term - truly/verily/amen",
"*legō*": "present, active, indicative, 1st person singular - I say/tell",
"*hymin*": "dative, plural - to you (indirect object)",
"*Hēxei*": "future, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - will come",
"*tauta*": "nominative, neuter, plural - these things",
"*panta*": "nominative, neuter, plural - all",
"*epi*": "preposition with accusative - upon/on",
"*genean*": "accusative, feminine, singular - generation",
"*tautēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - this"
},
"variants": {
"*Amēn*": "truly/verily/certainly",
"*legō*": "say/tell/speak",
"*Hēxei*": "will come/will arrive/will be upon",
"*genean*": "generation/contemporaries/age"
}
}