Matthew 23:5 — King James Version← Study notes
“But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,”
Matthew 23:5 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 23:520 words
πάνταpantaall / every
δὲdeand / but
τὰtathe
ἔργαergawork / deed
αὐτῶνautōnhe / she / it / same
ποιοῦσινpoiousinabide, + agree, appoint
πρὸςprosto / toward
τὸtothe
θεαθῆναιtheathēnaibehold, look (upon), see
τοῖςtoisthe
ἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisman / human being
πλατύνουσιplatynousimake broad, enlarge
γὰρgarfor
τὰtathe
φυλακτήριαphylaktēriaphylactery
αὐτῶνautōnhe / she / it / same
καὶkaiand / also
μεγαλύνουσιmegalynousienlarge, magnify, shew great
τὰtathe
κράσπεδαkraspedaborder, hem
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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