Matthew 11:23 — King James Version← Study notes
“And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.”
Matthew 11:23 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 11:2326 words
καὶkaiand / also
σύsyyou
ΚαφαρναούμKapharnaoum
μὴmēnot
ἕωςheōseven (until, unto), (as) far
(as)
οὐρανοῦouranouair, heaven(-ly), sky
ὑψωθήσῃhypsōthēsēexalt, lift up
ἕωςheōseven (until, unto), (as) far
(as)
ᾅδουhadougrave, hell
καταβήσῃkatabēsēcome (get, go, step) down
ὅτιhotithat / because
εἰeiforasmuch as, if, that
ἐνenabout, after, against
ΣοδόμοιςSodomoisSodom
ἐγενήθησανegenēthēsanarise, be
assembled, be(-come
αἱhaithe
δυνάμειςdynameisability, abundance, meaning
αἱhaithe
γενόμεναιgenomenaiarise, be
assembled, be(-come
ἐνenabout, after, against
σοίsoiyou
ἔμεινενemeinenabide, continue, dwell
ἂνanif / would
μέχριmechritill, (un-)to, until
τῆςtēsthe
σήμερονsēmeronthis
(to-)day
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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