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Matthew 6:16 — King James Version← Study notes

Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.


Matthew 6:16Greek Interlinear

Greek · Matthew 6:1626 words
ὍτανHotanas long (soon) as, that, + till
δὲdeand / but
νηστεύητεnēsteuētefast
μὴnot
γίνεσθεginesthearise, be assembled, be(-come
ὡςhōsabout, after (that), (according) as (it ha…
οἱhoithe
ὑποκριταὶhypokritaihypocrite
σκυθρωποίskythrōpoiof a sad countenance
ἀφανίζουσινaphanizousincorrupt, disfigure, perish
γὰρgarfor
τὰtathe
πρόσωπαprosōpa(outward) appearance, countenance, face
αὐτῶνautōnhe / she / it / same
ὅπωςhopōsbecause, how, (so) that
φανῶσινphanōsinappear, seem, be seen
τοῖςtoisthe
ἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisman / human being
νηστεύοντεςnēsteuontesfast
ἀμὴνamēnamen
λέγωlegōsay
ὑμῖνhyminyou
ἀπέχουσινapechousinbe, have, receive
τὸνtonthe
μισθὸνmisthonhire, reward, wages
αὐτῶνautōnhe / she / it / same
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

ὍτανHotanas long (soon) as, that, + till
δὲdeand / but
νηστεύητεnēsteuētefast
μὴnot
γίνεσθεginesthearise, be assembled, be(-come
ὡςhōsabout, after (that), (according) as (it ha…
οἱhoithe
ὑποκριταὶhypokritaihypocrite
σκυθρωποίskythrōpoiof a sad countenance
ἀφανίζουσινaphanizousincorrupt, disfigure, perish
γὰρgarfor
τὰtathe
πρόσωπαprosōpa(outward) appearance, countenance, face
αὐτῶνautōnhe / she / it / same
ὅπωςhopōsbecause, how, (so) that
φανῶσινphanōsinappear, seem, be seen
τοῖςtoisthe
ἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisman / human being
νηστεύοντεςnēsteuontesfast
ἀμὴνamēnamen
λέγωlegōsay
ὑμῖνhyminyou
ἀπέχουσινapechousinbe, have, receive
τὸνtonthe
μισθὸνmisthonhire, reward, wages
αὐτῶνautōnhe / she / it / same

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