Matthew

Matthew 23:27–28

²⁷Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity. ²⁸In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.

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Matthew 23:27

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
scribes	γραμματεῖς	grammateis	Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural	G1122 a scribe, town-clerk, man of learning
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
Pharisees	Φαρισαῖοι	Pharisaioi	Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural	G5330 a Pharisee
you hypocrites	ὑποκριταί	hypokritai	Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural	G5273 a hypocrite, dissembler
You are like	παρομοιάζετε	paromoiazete	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G3945 I resemble
whitewashed	κεκονιαμένοις	kekoniamenois	Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Masculine Plural	G2867 I whitewash
tombs	τάφοις	taphois	Noun - Dative Masculine Plural	G5028 a tomb, burial-place
which	οἵτινες	hoitines	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3748 whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever
look	φαίνονται	phainontai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural	G5316 I shine, appear, seem
beautiful	ὡραῖοι	hōraioi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G5611 fair, beautiful
on the outside	ἔξωθεν	exōthen	Adverb	G1855 from without, outside
but	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
on the inside	ἔσωθεν	esōthen	Adverb	G2081 from within, inside
are full	γέμουσιν	gemousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1073 I am full of
of dead	νεκρῶν	nekrōn	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3498 dead, a corpse
bones	ὀστέων	osteōn	Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural	G3747 a bone
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
every kind of	πάσης	pasēs	Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
impurity	ἀκαθαρσίας	akatharsias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G167 uncleanness, impurity

Matthew 23:28

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In the same way	οὕτως	houtōs	Adverb	G3779 thus, so, in this manner
on the outside	ἔξωθεν	exōthen	Adverb	G1855 from without, outside
you	ὑμεῖς	hymeis	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
appear to be	φαίνεσθε	phainesthe	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural	G5316 I shine, appear, seem
righteous	δίκαιοι	dikaioi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G1342 just, righteous, impartial
but	δέ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
on the inside	ἔσωθεν	esōthen	Adverb	G2081 from within, inside
you are	ἐστε	este	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
full	μεστοὶ	mestoi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3324 full
of hypocrisy	ὑποκρίσεως	hypokriseōs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G5272 hypocrisy, dissembling
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
wickedness	ἀνομίας	anomias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G458 lawlessness, iniquity

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Matthew 23:27 Luke 11:44 · Acts 23:3 · Numbers 19:16

Matthew 23:28 Luke 16:15 · Matthew 23:5 · Psalm 51:6 · Matthew 12:34–35 · Mark 7:21–23 · Hebrews 4:12–13 · Matthew 15:19–20 · 1 Samuel 16:7

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