Matthew 27:64 — King James Version← Study notes
“Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first.”
Matthew 27:64 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 27:6432 words
κέλευσονkeleusonbid, (at, give) command(-ment)
οὖνounand (so, truly), but
ἀσφαλισθῆναιasphalisthēnaimake fast (sure)
τὸνtonthe
τάφονtaphonsepulchre, tomb
ἕωςheōseven (until, unto), (as) far
(as)
τῆςtēsthe
τρίτηςtritēsthird(-ly)
ἡμέραςhēmerasage, + alway, (mid-)day (by day
μήποτεmēpotelest
ἐλθόντεςelthontescome / go
οἱhoithe
μαθηταὶmathētaidisciple
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
κλέψωσινklepsōsinsteal
αὐτὸνautonhe / she / it / same
καὶkaiand / also
εἴπωσινeipōsinsay
τῷtōthe
λαῷlaōpeople
ἨγέρθηĒgerthēawake, lift (up), raise (again
ἀπὸapofrom
τῶνtōnthe
νεκρῶνnekrōndead
καὶkaiand / also
ἔσταιestaiam, have been, is I
ἡhēthe
ἐσχάτηeschatēends of, last, latter end
πλάνηplanēdeceit, to deceive, delusion
χείρωνcheirōnsorer, worse
τῆςtēsthe
πρώτηςprōtēsbefore, beginning, best
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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