Matthew

Matthew 23:18

¹⁸And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.’

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	καί	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
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 Neuter Singular	G3588 the
altar	θυσιαστηρίῳ	thysiastēriō	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G2379 an altar
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 Neuter Singular	G3588 the
gift	δώρῳ	dōrō	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G1435 a gift, present
on	ἐπάνω	epanō	Preposition	G1883 on the top, above, superior to
it	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
he is bound by his oath	ὀφείλει	opheilei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3784 I owe, ought

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.