Matthew 12:36 — King James Version← Study notes
“But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.”
Matthew 12:36 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 12:3618 words
λέγωlegōsay
δὲdeand / but
ὑμῖνhyminyou
ὅτιhotithat / because
πᾶνpanall / every
ῥῆμαrhēmaword / saying
ἀργὸνargonbarren, idle, slow
ὃhowho / which
λαλήσουσινlalēsousinpreach, say, speak (after)
οἱhoithe
ἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiman / human being
ἀποδώσουσινapodōsousindeliver (again), give (again), (re-)pay(-m…
περὶperi(there-)about, above, against
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
λόγονlogonword / message
ἐνenabout, after, against
ἡμέρᾳhēmeraage, + alway, (mid-)day (by day
κρίσεωςkriseōsaccusation, condemnation, damnation
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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