Matthew 7:6 — King James Version← Study notes
“Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.”
Matthew 7:6 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 7:625 words
ΜὴMēnot
δῶτεdōtegive
τὸtothe
ἅγιονhagionholy
τοῖςtoisthe
κυσίνkysindog
μηδὲmēdeneither, nor (yet), (no) not (once
βάλητεbalētearise, cast (out), lay
τοὺςtousthe
μαργαρίταςmargaritaspearl
ὑμῶνhymōnyou
ἔμπροσθενemprosthenagainst, at, before
τῶνtōnthe
χοίρωνchoirōnswine
μήποτεmēpotelest
καταπατήσουσινkatapatēsousintrample, tread (down, underfoot)
αὐτοὺςautoushe / she / it / same
ἐνenabout, after, against
τοῖςtoisthe
ποσὶνposinfoot(-stool)
αὐτῶνautōnhe / she / it / same
καὶkaiand / also
στραφέντεςstraphentesconvert, turn (again, back
again
ῥήξωσινrhēxōsinbreak (forth), burst, rend
ὑμᾶςhymasyou
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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