Matthew
Matthew 12:34
34You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You brood | γεννήματα | gennēmata | Noun - Vocative Neuter Plural | G1081 offspring, child, fruit |
| of vipers | ἐχιδνῶν | echidnōn | Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural | G2191 a serpent, snake, viper |
| how | πῶς | pōs | Adverb | G4459 how, in what manner |
| can you | δύνασθε | dynasthe | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural | G1410 I am powerful, am able |
| who are | ὄντες | ontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| evil | πονηροὶ | ponēroi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4190 evil, bad, wicked |
| say | λαλεῖν | lalein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G2980 I speak, say |
| anything good | ἀγαθὰ | agatha | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G18 good |
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| out of | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| overflow | περισσεύματος | perisseumatos | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G4051 abundance |
| of the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| heart | καρδίας | kardias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G2588 the heart, inner life, intention |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| mouth | στόμα | stoma | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G4750 the mouth, speech |
| speaks | λαλεῖ | lalei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2980 I speak, say |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Luke 6:45 · Matthew 15:18 · Ephesians 4:29 · James 3:5–8 · 1 Samuel 24:13 · Psalm 140:2–3 · Matthew 12:35 · 1 John 3:10 · Isaiah 32:6 · Romans 3:10–14 · John 8:44 · Psalm 10:6–7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.