Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleYoung's Literal Translation ‘Wo to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye eat up the houses of the widows, and for a pretence make long prayers, because of this ye shall receive more abundant judgment. ‘ King James Bible Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation. Greek WoeΟὐαὶ (Ouai) Interjection Strong's 3759: Woe!, alas!, uttered in grief or denunciation. to you, ὑμῖν (hymin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. scribes γραμματεῖς (grammateis) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 1122: (a) in Jerusalem, a scribe, one learned in the Jewish Law, a religious teacher, (b) at Ephesus, the town-clerk, the secretary of the city, (c) a man of learning generally. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. Pharisees, Φαρισαῖοι (Pharisaioi) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 5330: A Pharisee, one of the Jewish sect so called. hypocrites! ὑποκριταί (hypokritai) Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural Strong's 5273: (literal: a stage-player), a hypocrite, dissembler, pretender. For ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction Strong's 3754: That, since, because; may introduce direct discourse. you devour κατεσθίετε (katesthiete) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 2719: To eat up, eat till it is finished, devour, squander, annoy, injure. the τὰς (tas) Article - Accusative Feminine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. houses οἰκίας (oikias) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural Strong's 3614: A house, household, dwelling; goods, property, means. of widows, χηρῶν (chērōn) Adjective - Genitive Feminine Plural Strong's 5503: A widow. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. as a pretext προφάσει (prophasei) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 4392: A pretext, an excuse. are praying προσευχόμενοι (proseuchomenoi) Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 4336: To pray, pray for, offer prayer. at great length. μακρὰ (makra) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's 3117: Long, distant, far; of long duration. Because of διὰ (dia) Preposition Strong's 1223: (a) genitive: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) accusative: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of. this, τοῦτο (touto) Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it. you shall receive λήψεσθε (lēpsesthe) Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 2983: (a) to receive, get, (b) to take, lay hold of. greater περισσότερον (perissoteron) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative Strong's 4053: More, greater, excessive, abundant, exceedingly, vehemently; noun: preeminence, advantage. condemnation. κρίμα (krima) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 2917: (a) a judgment, a verdict; sometimes implying an adverse verdict, a condemnation, (b) a case at law, a lawsuit. |