Matthew

Matthew 5:36

³⁶Nor should you swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Nor	μήτε	mēte	Conjunction	G3383 nor, neither, not even
should you swear	ὀμόσῃς	omosēs	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular	G3660 I swear, take an oath
by	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
your	σου	sou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
head	κεφαλῇ	kephalē	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G2776 the head
for	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
you cannot	δύνασαι	dynasai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular	G1410 I am powerful, am able
make	ποιῆσαι	poiēsai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G4160 I do, make
a single	μίαν	mian	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1520 one
hair	τρίχα	tricha	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G2359 a hair
white	λευκὴν	leukēn	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3022 white, bright
or	ἢ	ē	Conjunction	G2228 or, than
black	μέλαιναν	melainan	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3189 black

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