Matthew 23:29 — King James Version← Study notes
“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,”
Matthew 23:29 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 23:2918 words
ΟὐαὶOuaialas, woe
ὑμῖνhyminyou
γραμματεῖςgrammateisscribe, town-clerk
καὶkaiand / also
ΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiPharisee
ὑποκριταίhypokritaihypocrite
ὅτιhotithat / because
οἰκοδομεῖτεoikodomeite(be in) build(-er, -ing, up)
τοὺςtousthe
τάφουςtaphoussepulchre, tomb
τῶνtōnthe
προφητῶνprophētōnprophet
καὶkaiand / also
κοσμεῖτεkosmeiteadorn, garnish, trim
τὰtathe
μνημεῖαmnēmeiagrave, sepulchre, tomb
τῶνtōnthe
δικαίωνdikaiōnjust, meet, right(-eous)
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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