Matthew 23:5

Authorized King James Version (1611)

‹But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,›

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Πάντα δὲ τὰ ἔργα αὐτῶν ποιοῦσιν πρὸς τὸ θεαθῆναι τοῖς ἀνθρώποις: πλατύνουσιν δὲ τὰ φυλακτήρια αὐτῶν, καὶ μεγαλύνουσιν τὰ κράσπεδα τῶν ἱματίων αὐτῶν,

Transliteration

All de the erga of-them poiousin pros the theathēnai to-the anthrōpois: platynousi de the phylaktēria of-them, and megalynousin the kraspeda of-the himatiōn of-them,

Grammar Details

• *Panta*: accusative, neuter, plural - all (things)
• *de*: conjunctive particle - and/but
• *erga*: accusative, neuter, plural - works/deeds
• *poiousin*: present, active, indicative, 3rd person plural - they do/perform
• *pros*: preposition with accusative - toward/for
• *to theathēnai*: aorist, passive, infinitive with article - the to be seen/viewed
• *anthrōpois*: dative, masculine, plural - by men/people (dative of agent)
• *platynousi*: present, active, indicative, 3rd person plural - they broaden/widen
• *phylaktēria*: accusative, neuter, plural - phylacteries/prayer boxes
• *megalynousin*: present, active, indicative, 3rd person plural - they enlarge/make large
• *kraspeda*: accusative, neuter, plural - tassels/fringes/borders
• *himatiōn*: genitive, neuter, plural - of garments/robes

Word Meanings

• *erga*: works/deeds/actions
• *poiousin*: do/perform/practice
• *pros to theathēnai*: to be seen/observed/noticed
• *platynousi*: broaden/widen/enlarge
• *phylaktēria*: phylacteries/prayer boxes/tefillin
• *megalynousin*: enlarge/magnify/extend
• *kraspeda*: borders/fringes/tassels
• *himatiōn*: garments/robes/cloaks

Referenced Verses

• Matt 6:1-9 : 1 ¶ ‹Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.› 2 ‹Therefore when thou doest› [thine] ‹alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.› 3 ‹But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:› 4 ‹That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.› 5 ¶ ‹And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites› [are]: ‹for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.› 6 ‹But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.› 7 ‹But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen› [do]: ‹for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.› 8 ‹Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.› 9 ¶ ‹After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.› 10 ‹Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as› [it is] ‹in heaven.› 11 ‹Give us this day our daily bread.› 12 ‹And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.› 13 ‹And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.› 14 ‹For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:› 15 ‹But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.› 16 ¶ ‹Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.›
• Deut 6:8 : 8 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.
• Matt 9:20 : 20 And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind [him], and touched the hem of his garment:
• John 5:44 : 44 ‹How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that› [cometh] ‹from God only?›
• Exod 13:9 : 9 And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD'S law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt.
• Deut 22:12 : 12 Thou shalt make thee fringes upon the four quarters of thy vesture, wherewith thou coverest [thyself].
• Phil 2:3 : 3 [Let] nothing [be done] through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
• 2 Thess 2:4 : 4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
• 2 Kgs 10:16 : 16 And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. So they made him ride in his chariot.
• Prov 3:3 : 3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
• Prov 6:21-23 : 21 Bind them continually upon thine heart, [and] tie them about thy neck. 22 When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and [when] thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. 23 For the commandment [is] a lamp; and the law [is] light; and reproofs of instruction [are] the way of life:
• Num 15:38-39 : 38 Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a ribband of blue: 39 And it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it, and remember all the commandments of the LORD, and do them; and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to go a whoring:
• Deut 11:18 : 18 ¶ Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.
• John 7:18 : 18 ‹He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.›
• John 12:43 : 43 For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.
• Phil 1:15 : 15 Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:
• Luke 16:15 : 15 And he said unto them, ‹Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.›
• Luke 20:47-21:1 : 47 ‹Which devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.› 1 ¶ And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.