Matthew

Matthew 23:16

¹⁶Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Woe	Οὐαὶ	Ouai	Interjection	G3759 woe!, alas!
to you	ὑμῖν	hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
blind	τυφλοὶ	typhloi	Adjective - Vocative Masculine Plural	G5185 blind
guides	ὁδηγοὶ	hodēgoi	Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular	G3595 a leader, guide
say	λέγοντες	legontes	Verb - Present Participle Active - Vocative Masculine Plural	G3004 I say, speak
If anyone	Ὃς	Hos	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
swears	ὀμόσῃ	omosē	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3660 I swear, take an oath
by	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
the	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
temple	ναῷ	naō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G3485 a temple, shrine
it means	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
nothing	οὐδέν	ouden	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3762 no one, none, nothing
but	δ’	d’	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
if anyone	ὃς	hos	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
swears	ὀμόσῃ	omosē	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3660 I swear, take an oath
by	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
the	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
gold	χρυσῷ	chrysō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G5557 anything made of gold
of the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
temple	ναοῦ	naou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3485 a temple, shrine
he is bound by his oath	ὀφείλει	opheilei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3784 I owe, ought

Cross-references

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Matthew 15:14 · Matthew 5:33–35 · Matthew 23:24 · James 5:12 · Matthew 23:17 · Isaiah 56:10–11 · Matthew 15:5–6 · Matthew 23:26 · John 9:39–41 · Matthew 23:19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.