Matthew 16:19 — King James Version← Study notes
“And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”
Matthew 16:19 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 16:1932 words
δώσωdōsōgive
σοιsoiyou
τὰςtasthe
κλεῖδαςkleidaskey
τῆςtēsthe
βασιλείαςbasileiaskingdom
τῶνtōnthe
οὐρανῶνouranōnair, heaven(-ly), sky
καὶkaiand / also
ὃhowho / which
ἐὰνeanbefore, but, except
δήσῃςdēsēsbind, be in bonds, knit
ἐπὶepiabout (the times), above, after
τῆςtēsthe
γῆςgēscountry, earth(-ly), ground
ἔσταιestaiam, have been, is I
δεδεμένονdedemenonbind, be in bonds, knit
ἐνenabout, after, against
τοῖςtoisthe
οὐρανοῖςouranoisair, heaven(-ly), sky
καὶkaiand / also
ὃhowho / which
ἐὰνeanbefore, but, except
λύσῃςlysēsbreak (up), destroy, dissolve
ἐπὶepiabout (the times), above, after
τῆςtēsthe
γῆςgēscountry, earth(-ly), ground
ἔσταιestaiam, have been, is I
λελυμένονlelymenonbreak (up), destroy, dissolve
ἐνenabout, after, against
τοῖςtoisthe
οὐρανοῖςouranoisair, heaven(-ly), sky
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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