Acts

Acts 23:3

³Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit here to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck.”

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	Τότε	Tote	Adverb	G5119 then
Paul	Παῦλος	Paulos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3972 Paul
said	εἶπεν	eipen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
to	πρὸς	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
him	αὐτὸν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
God	Θεός	Theos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
will	μέλλει	mellei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3195 I am about to
strike	Τύπτειν	Typtein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G5180 I beat, strike, wound, inflict punishment
you	σε	se	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
whitewashed	κεκονιαμένε	kekoniamene	Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Vocative Masculine Singular	G2867 I whitewash
wall	τοῖχε	toiche	Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular	G5109 a wall
You	σὺ	sy	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
sit	κάθῃ	kathē	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular	G2521 I sit, am seated
to judge	κρίνων	krinōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2919 I judge, decide, think good
me	με	me	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
according to	κατὰ	kata	Preposition	G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
law	νόμον	nomon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law
yet	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
you yourself violate the law	παρανομῶν	paranomōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3891 I act contrary to law
by commanding	κελεύεις	keleueis	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G2753 I command, order
that I	με	me	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
be struck	τύπτεσθαι	typtesthai	Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive	G5180 I beat, strike, wound, inflict punishment

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Deuteronomy 25:1–2 · John 7:51 · Matthew 23:27–28

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