Matthew 15:7 — Word Study
N1904Ὑποκριταί, καλῶς ἐπροφήτευσεν περὶ ὑμῶν Ἠσαΐας λέγων·¶
BSAHypocrites!hupokritēs [false ones, pretending to be righteous, insincere, pretending to be something they are not] Rightlykalōs [well, rightly, with moral integrity] prophesiedprophēteuō▸ [spoke under divine inspiration] concerningperi yousu [directly, to your face] IsaiahHēsaias [a prophet of God] saying;legō▸
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| Ὑποκριταί, | Hypocrites! | Noun, vocative, plural |
| καλῶς | Rightly | Adverb |
| ἐπροφήτευσεν | prophesied | Verb, aorist, active |
| περὶ | concerning | Preposition |
| ὑμῶν | you | Personal pronoun, second person, genitive |
| Ἠσαΐας | Isaiah | Noun, nominative, singular |
| λέγων·¶ | saying; | Verb, present, active |
Every word in the verse. Click a row to open it in the panel on the left.
| BSB | You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you: |
| KJV | Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, |
| ASV | Ye hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying, |
| YLT | 'Hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying, |
| WEB | You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying, |
| BBE | You false ones, well did Isaiah say of you, |
Where they part company is καλῶς — see How Translations Differ.
The sentence has a main clause followed by a subordinate clause explaining what Isaiah did and how he did it.
7 commentators on this verse
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clause
subjectἨσαΐας
verbπροφητεύω
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Every word here is used elsewhere in the New Testament.
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Deep Study — Matthew 15:7
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Context — Jesus Rebukes the Phariseesgenerated
Matthew 15:7 shows Jesus rebuking the Pharisees for their hypocrisy. He quotes the prophet Isaiah to illustrate that their outward appearances do not reflect their true hearts. This passage highlights the disconnect between their religious practices and genuine devotion to God, as they prioritize tradition over true worship. The surrounding verses emphasize the importance of honoring God with sincerity rather than mere external compliance.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew 7:5 | You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye. |
| 2 | Matthew 23:23–29 | Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. |
| 3 | Mark 7:6 | Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. |
| 4 | Acts 28:25–27 | They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet: |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 4 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — Ὑποκριταί, hupokritēsgenerated
The word ὑποκριτής (hupokritēs) is a noun in the vocative case, addressing the Pharisees directly as 'hypocrites.' It denotes someone who pretends to be something they are not, particularly in a moral or ethical sense. This term is often used in the New Testament to criticize insincerity and false appearances.
Derived from the verb ὑποκρίνομαι, meaning 'to answer' or 'to interpret,' it originally referred to an actor on stage. In biblical contexts, it emphasizes the moral implications of pretending, as Jesus warns against such behavior throughout His ministry.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
In the Berean Standard Bible, the verse reads 'You hypocrites!' which is echoed in several translations like the KJV and ASV. These versions maintain the direct address to the Pharisees, emphasizing their insincerity.
Where the translations differ is in the rendering of καλῶς. The BSB uses 'correctly,' while the KJV and others opt for 'well,' indicating a slight variation in tone but not in meaning.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The main clause of the verse is introduced by the finite verb ἐπροφήτευσεν, He prophesied, which governs the subject Ἠσαΐας (Isaiah) and the object ὑμῶν (you). This structure indicates that Isaiah's prophecy directly addresses the Pharisees.
The participial phrase λέγων, saying, introduces the words of the prophecy, linking them back to the subject and reinforcing the message being conveyed.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
Ἠσαΐας (Hēsaias) refers to the prophet Isaiah, whose writings are foundational in both the Old and New Testaments. In this context, he is quoted to highlight the fulfillment of prophecy regarding hypocrisy.
The term προφητεύω (propheteuō) is frequently used in the Septuagint to denote speaking on behalf of God, emphasizing the divine authority behind Isaiah's words.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Matthew 15:7 shows Jesus calling the Pharisees 'hypocrites' and quoting Isaiah to point out their insincerity. He emphasizes that their outward actions do not reflect true devotion to God, as their hearts are far from Him.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
Jesus is highlighting their insincerity and the gap between their outward religious practices and their true hearts, which do not honor God.
He quotes Isaiah to show that the issue of hypocrisy is not new; it has been a problem among God's people for a long time, as Isaiah addressed similar issues.
To avoid hypocrisy, focus on genuine devotion to God, ensuring that your actions align with your beliefs and that you seek to honor Him from the heart.
Isaiah's prophecy serves as a reminder that true worship involves sincerity and integrity, rather than mere outward compliance with religious traditions.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- In what areas of my life might I be acting hypocritically, and how can I address that?
- How does understanding Isaiah's prophecy help me in my own faith journey?
- What practices can I adopt to ensure that my worship is sincere and heartfelt?
- How can I encourage others to be genuine in their faith, rather than merely following traditions?
The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it
Early church commentators reference this verse to discuss the nature of true worship versus hypocrisy, using Isaiah's prophecy as a foundational text.
Or, They honoured Him in commending outward purity; but in that they lacked the inward which is the true purity, their heart was far from God, and such honour was of no avail to them;Early Church Fathers on Matthew 15 →
I have previously quoted some of the words of Isaiah that precede the verse quoted in the Gospel and some of the words that follow the verse quoted in the Gospel.Early Church Fathers on Matthew 15 →
The word here [communicat] 'makes a man common' is peculiar to Scripture, and is not hackneyed in common parlance. The Jewish nation, boasting themselves to be a part of God, call those meats common, of which all men partake;Early Church Fathers on Matthew 15 →
Commentators on this verse — 7 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Matthew 15:7 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleYe hypocrites,.... After our Lord had given so full a proof of their making void the commandments of God by their traditions, he might very justly, as he does, call them hypocrites; who pretended to
Read John Gill on Matthew 15 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryYe hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying (Isaiah 29:13).
Read Robert Jamieson on Matthew 15 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New Testaments7 Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, Ver. 7. Well did Esaias prophesy of you] Of such as you, and so of you too. The prophets and apostles then spake not of them only with whom they lived, and to whom they wrote (as the Jesuits blaspheme), but their oracles and doctrines do extend still to men of the same stamp and making. "In the volume of thy book it is written of me," saith David, Psalms 40:7; he found his own name in God’ s book. And where he spake with Jacob at Bethel, there he spake with us, saith Hosea; and, "Whatsoever was written, was written for our learning," saith Paul, Romans 15:4.
Read John Trapp on Matthew 15 →Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(7) Ye hypocrites.—See Note on Matthew 7:5.
Read Charles John Ellicott on Matthew 15 →AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the BibleVerse 7. Hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you] In every place where the proper names of the Old Testament occur, in the New, the same mode of orthography should be followed: I therefore write Isaiah with the Hebrew, not Esaias, with the Greek. This prophecy is found Isaiah 29:13. Our blessed Lord unmasks these hypocrites; and we may observe that, when a hypocrite is found out, he should be exposed to all; this may lead to his salvation: if he be permitted to retain his falsely acquired character, how can he escape perdition!
Read AdamClarke on Matthew 15 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges7. well did Esaias prophesy] A common Jewish formula for quoting a saying of the prophets.
Read Cambridge on Matthew 15 →Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible7. Ye hypocrites — For fabricating a religion without morality. Prophesy of you — Isaiah, by inspiration, describing such characters as yours beforehand.
Read Daniel Denison Whedon on Matthew 15 →The verse in English, compared — 16 translations, and where they part company
Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.
Modern formal
You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you:
You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,
You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you:
Hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you when he said,
Tyndale line
Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,
Ye hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,
Ye hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,
Ye hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,
O hypocrites, Esaias prophecied well of you, saying,
Strictly literal
Hypocrites! well has Esaias prophesied about you, saying,
'Hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,
Hypocrites, Isaiah prophesied well of you, saying,
You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you when he said,
From the Latin
Hypocrites, well hath Isaias prophesied of you, saying:
Simplified
You hypocrites! How well Isaiah described you when he prophesied:
You false ones, well did Isaiah say of you,
Word by word, the decisions they made
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the Nestle 1904 treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The earliest translations — Latin and Syriac
Every translation is an argument about meaning made by someone who had to commit to one. These two were made while the Greek was still a living language, and they are the oldest opinions we have about what this verse says.
Hypocritæ, bene prophetavit de vobis Isaias, dicens :
Jerome revised the Old Latin against the Greek from AD 382; the Latin west read this text for a thousand years.
ܢܣܒܝ ܒܐܦܐ ܫܦܝܪ ܐܬܢܒܝ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ ܐܫܥܝܐ ܘܐܡܪ
The Bible of the Syriac-speaking church, in the language nearest to the Aramaic Jesus spoke.
Shown verse by verse rather than word by word: aligning a Greek word to its Latin or Syriac counterpart automatically would be guesswork, and a wrong alignment is worse than none.
The Greek editions compared — what the manuscripts actually say
Eight printed editions of the Greek New Testament, side by side. Where they agree the wording is settled; where a word is missing from an edition it is marked, so you can see the difference rather than take it on trust.
Ὑποκριταί, καλῶς ἐπροφήτευσεν περὶ ὑμῶν Ἠσαΐας λέγων·¶
The standard critical text of the New Testament.
Ὑποκριταί, καλῶς ἐπροφήτευσεν περὶ ὑμῶν Ἠσαΐας λέγων·¶
The previous edition, still widely cited.
Ὑποκριταί, καλῶς ἐπροφήτευσεν περὶ ὑμῶν Ἠσαΐας λέγων·¶
The Society of Biblical Literature edition, freely licensed.
Ὑποκριταί, καλῶς ἐπροφήτευσεν περὶ ὑμῶν Ἠσαΐας λέγων·¶
The edition that turned scholarship toward the earliest manuscripts.
Ὑποκριταί, καλῶς ἐπροφήτευσεν περὶ ὑμῶν Ἠσαΐας λέγων·¶
An independent critical text built from the oldest witnesses then known.
Ὑποκριταί, καλῶς ἐπροφήτευσεν περὶ ὑμῶν Ἠσαΐας λέγων·¶
A recent critical edition following documentary evidence closely.
Ὑποκριταί, καλῶς ἐπροφήτευσεν περὶ ὑμῶν Ἠσαΐας λέγων·¶
The reading of the majority of surviving manuscripts.
Ὑποκριταί, καλῶς ἐπροφήτευσεν περὶ ὑμῶν Ἠσαΐας λέγων·¶
The printed tradition behind the King James Version.
A witness that read differently would show its variant word here, marked.
Word by word, across the editions
Every edition agrees. All 8 printed editions — Nestle-Aland 28, Nestle-Aland 27, SBLGNT, Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Tyndale House 2017, Textus Receptus (KJV), Byzantine majority — carry every word of this verse, in the same order, with no difference that any translator would render differently.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
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Lexicons — every word in Matthew 15:7
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The Greek word ὑποκριτής (hupokritēs) is derived from ὑποκρίνομαι, meaning 'to answer' or 'to interpret.' It primarily refers to an actor or stage player, but metaphorically denotes a hypocrite or dissembler, particularly in biblical contexts. The New Testament uses it to describe those who pretend to be what they are not, appearing in several passages.
ὑπο-κριτής, -0v, 6, (ὑποκρίνομαι, q. V.) ; 1. one who answers, an interpreter, (Plat., Leian.). 2. an actor, stage-player, (Arstph., Xen., Plat., Ael., Hdian.). 3. in bibl. Grk. a dissembler, pretender, hypocrite: Mt. vi. 2, 5,16; vii.5; xv.7; xvi. 3 Rec.; xxii. 18; xxiii. 13 Rec., 14 (13 Tdf.), 15, 23, 25, 27, 29; xxiv. 51; Mk. vii. 6; Lk. vi. 42; xi. 44 R Linbr.; xii.56; xiii.15. (Job xxxiv. 30; xxxvi. 13, for 41M profane, impious.) [Mention is made of Heimsoeth, De voce ὑποκριτής comment. (Bonnae, 1874, 4to.).]
ὑποκριτὴς [ΑἹρᾳβικὰ λευκὰ δύο... men, bringing two horses, two white Arabian asses .. «ἢ (Deissmann), and P Hib I. 34%5 (B.c. 243-2), and 739 (same date), where ὑποζύγιον and évosare interchanged. See also P Petr IIT. 26° (iii/B.c,) Bots ἢ ὑποζύγιον ἢ πρόβατον, and other exx. in Mayser Gy. IT. i. p. 31. The reference may be more general in such passages as PSI IV. 359° (B.c. 252-1) ὑποζύγια καὶ σάκκους, P Lille 1. 135 (BC. 244-3) ὑποζυγίων πεντήκοντα ἐφεστηκότων, and P Tebt II. 9215 (late 1i/B.c.) ἐντ[εῦθ]εν κατάγεται δι᾽ ὑποζυγίων, “(the corn) is thence transported by beasts of burden” (Eda.). -» “1 have sent ΝΌΟΝ, one of our
ὑποκριτής (hupokritēs) — hypocrite.
ὑπο-κρῐτής, οῦ, ὁ,
one who answers:
I. interpreter or expounder, τῆς δι᾽ αἰνιγμῶν φήμης [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. in Attic dialect, one who plays a part on the stage, actor, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.2. of an orator, ποικίλος ὑ. καὶ περιττός (of Dem.) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; one who delivers, recites, declaimer, ἐπῶν [Refs] see at {ῥαψῳδοί}; rhapsodist, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; this sense or sense [Refs] is possible in [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
II.3. metaphorically, pretender, dissembler, hypocrite, [LXX+NT]
ὑποκριτής
hupokrites
from 5271; an actor under an assumed character (stage-player), i.e.
(figuratively) a dissembler ("hypocrite":--hypocrite.
see GREEK for 5271
ὑποκριτής, οῦ, ὁ
n.m.
a hypocrite, dissembler
ὑποκριτής hypokritēs 17x
the giver of an answer or response; a stageplayer, actor; in NT a moral or religious counterfeit, a hypocrite, Mt. 6:2, 5, 16; 7:5
ὑποκριτής ὑποκρι^τής, οῦ, ὁ, ὑποκρίνομαι an interpreter or expounder, Plat., Luc.
one who plays a part on the stage, a player, actor, Ar., Plat., etc.
metaph. a pretender, dissembler, hypocrite, NTest.
Noun-VPM — Noun · vocative · plural · masculinevocative — the one being addressed.
Agrees with anything else marked plural masculine.
N-VPM Part of Speech: Noun Case: Vocative Number: Plural Gender: Masculine
20 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 5 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.
Parsing tells you the form; the treebank tells you the job. Counted over all 17 occurrences — a word inside a phrase counts towards whatever that phrase is doing.
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branches are dictionary forms, so endings do not split one phrase into five; the number on a branch is how many times the New Testament takes that path
πρῴην ὑποκριτῶν τραγῳδίαν ἐπιδεικνυμένων καὶ τὰ παρ’ Εὐριπίδῃ τρίμετρα διεξιόντων ἐκεῖνα „τοὐλεύθερον γὰρ ὄνομα παντὸς ἄξιον, κἂν σμίκρ’ ἔχῃ τις, μεγάλ’ ἔχειν νομιζέτω“, τοὺς θεατὰς ἅπαντας εἶδον ἐπ’ ἄκρων ποδῶν ὑπ’ ἐκπλήξεως ἀναστάντας καὶ φωναῖς…
ἕτοιμος μὲν ψεύσασθαι, δεινὸς δʼ ἐπιθεῖναι πίστιν τοῖς ἐψευσμένοις, ἀρετὴν ἡγούμενος τὴν ἀπάτην καὶ ταύτῃ κατὰ τῶν φιλτάτων χρώμενος, ὑποκριτὴς φιλανθρωπίας καὶ διʼ ἐλπίδα κέρδους φονικώτατος,
οὐκ ἔσῃ πλεονέκτης οὐδὲ ἅρπαξ οὐδὲ ὑποκριτὴς οὐδὲ κακοήθης οὐδὲ ὑπερήφανος.
καλῶς (kalōs) is an adverb meaning 'well' or 'rightly,' often in a moral sense. It is derived from the adjective καλός (kalos) and appears in various contexts in the New Testament, such as in Luke 6:48 and 1 Corinthians 14:17. The word can express approval or indicate that something is done correctly or honorably. Notably, it can also convey a sense of irony in certain passages.
καλῶς,
adv.
(< καλός),
[in LXX for parts and derivatives of יטב;]
finely, rightly, well: Lk 6:48, I Co 14:17, Ga 4:17 5:7, Ja 2:3; λέγειν, λαλεῖν, etc., Mt 15:7, Mk 7:6 12:28, Lk 6:26 20:39, Jo 4:17 8:48 13:13 18:23, Ac 28:25; as exclamation of approval, Mk 12:32, Ro 11:20; κ. ποιεῖν, Mt 12:12, I Co 7:37, 38, Ja 2:8, 19; c. dat. pers. (cl. acc.; WM, § 32, 1 β), Lk 6:27; c. acc. rei,
καλῶς, (καλός), adv., [fr. Hom. down], beautifully, finely, excellently, well: (univ. διὰ τὸ καλῶς οἰκοδομῆσθαι (Tr -μεῖσθαι, q. v-), Lk. vi. 48 T Tr WH]; spec. a. rightly, so that there shall be no room for blame: joined to verbs of speaking (ἀποκρίνεσθαι, λαλεῖν, λέγειν, προφητεύειν, ete.), well, truly, Mt. xv. 7; Mk. vii. 6; Lk. xx. 39; Jn.iv.17; viii. 48; xiii. 13; [xviii. 23]; Acts xxviii. 25; jitly, i. e. agreeably to the facts and words of the case, Mk. xii. 28; καλῶς right! well! an expression of approyal: Mk. xii. 32; Ro. xi. 20; of deeds: k. ποιεῖν, to do well, act uprightly, Jas. ii. 19; 1 Co. vii. 37 sq. (where the teaching is, that one can do καλῶς, but another κρεῖσσον) ; καλῶς ποιεῖν with ptep. to do well that, ete. [B. § 144, 15 a.; W. 345 (323) ], Acts x. 33; Phil.iv.14; 2 Pet.i.19; 3 Jn. 6, (1 Mace. xii. 18, 22; 2 Mace. ii. 16, ete.); with verbs denoting a duty or…
Read the full entry →καλῶς. Michel 163° (B.C. 148-7) καλῶς καὶ ἐνδόξως ἀναστραφείς, . ἢ πάντα καλῶς καὶ πρεπόντως βραβεύσας may serve as exx. of the ordinary usage of this adverb. The epistolary formula καλῶς ποιήσεις, which is practically = ““please,” is very common, and is generally construed with a paratactic participle (cf. 3 Jn®, and in the past Ac 10%, Phil 4": see also 2 Pet 115), e.g. P Hib I. 8217 (B.c. 239-8) καλῶς οὖν [π]οιήσεις συναν[τι]λ[α]μβανόμενος προθύμως περὶ τῶν εἰς ταῦτα συγκυρόντων, ‘please therefore to give your zealous co-operation in all that concerns this” (Edd.), P Amh II, 417° (ii/B.c.) καλῶς οὖν ποήσετε συνπαραστάντες αὐτῶι ἕως ἂν πίο]ήσητία]. τὸν σφραγίισμό]ν, ‘‘ please therefore assist him until he carries out the sealing” (Edd.), BGU II. 596% (a.p. 84) καλῶς ποιήσεις συνελθὼν [ΑἸίλουρίῳνι τῶι κομίζοντί σοι τὸ ἐπ[ι]στ[ό]λιον, P Fay 125% (ii/A.D.) καλῶς [ποιή]σεις, ἄδελφε, μὴ…
Read the full entry →καλῶς (kalōs) — well.
Included with: καλός, ή, όν,
Aeolic dialect κάλος (see. below), α, ον, Boeotian dialect καλϝός [Refs 6th c.BC+]:—
__A beautiful, of outward form, frequently of persons, κάλλιστος ἀνὴρ ὑπὸ Ἴλιον ἦλθεν [Refs 8th c.BC+] usually in the phrase κ. τε μέγας τε [Refs 8th c.BC+]; μέγας καὶ κ. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; καλὸς δέμας beautiful of form,[Refs 5th c.BC+]; Χορῷ καλή beauteous in the dance, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: with infinitive, καλλίονες καὶ μείζονες εἰσοράασθαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐσορᾶν κ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]: frequently of parts of the body, fair, shapely, κ. πρόσωπα, ὅμματα, παρήϊα, σφυρά, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of clothes, εἵματα, φάρεα, Χιτών, Χλαῖνα, πέδιλα, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of arms and armour, κνημῖδες, ἀσπίς, σάκος, κόρυς, φάσγανα, ἔντεα, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of buildings, manufactured articles, etc., αὐλὴ κ. τε μεγάλη τε [Refs]; κ. δώματα…
καλῶς
kalos
adverb from 2570; well (usually morally):--(in a) good (place),
honestly, + recover, (full) well.
see GREEK for 2570
καλῶς
Adv
well, nobly, rightly
καλῶς kalōs 37x
well, rightly, suitable, with propriety, becomingly, 1 Cor. 7:37; 14:17; Gal. 4:17; 5:7; truly, justly, correctly, Mk. 12:32; Lk. 20:39; Jn. 4:17; appositely, Mt. 15:7; Mk. 7:6; becomingly, honorably, Jas. 2:3; well, effectually, Mk. 7:9, 37; καλῶς εἰπεῖν, to speak well, praise, applaud, Lk. 6:26; καλῶς ἔχειν, to be convalescent,
Adv — Adverbadverb — it qualifies the verb, and never changes form.
ADV ADVerb or adverb and particle combined
37 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 8 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.
Parsing tells you the form; the treebank tells you the job. Counted over all 36 occurrences — a word inside a phrase counts towards whatever that phrase is doing.
← what comes before
what comes after →
branches are dictionary forms, so endings do not split one phrase into five; the number on a branch is how many times the New Testament takes that path
Counted over the 16 Old Testament verses where this Greek word stands: which Hebrew word keeps standing there too. A correspondence of verses rather than a word-by-word alignment, so read the percentage as strength of evidence, not as a claim about any single verse.
καὶ γὰρ εἰ πάνθ’ ἅμα ὁ ποιῶν ἐποίει, τάξιν οὐδὲν ἧττον εἶχε τὰ καλῶς γινόμενα·
τὸ σύνολον δὲ μάλιστά τις ἂν ἐκ ταύτης μάθοι τῆς ἱστορίας ἐθελήσας αὐτὴν διελθεῖν, ὅτι τοῖς μὲν θεοῦ γνώμῃ κατακολουθοῦσι καὶ τὰ καλῶς νομοθετηθέντα μὴ τολμῶσι παραβαίνειν πάντα κατορθοῦται πέρα πίστεως καὶ γέρας εὐδαιμονία πρόκειται παρὰ θεοῦ·
τοῦτο λέγει: ὅταν ἐλθὼν ὁ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ καταργήσει τὸν καιρὸν τοῦ ἀνόμου καὶ κρινεῖ τοὺς ἀσεβεῖς καὶ ἀλλάξει τὸν ἥλιον καὶ τὴν σελήνην καὶ τοὺς ἀστέρας, τότε καλῶς καταπαύσεται ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ ἑβδόμῃ.
ἐρρώμεθα δὲ καὶ αὐτοὶ ὑμῶν τὴν ἀρίστην μνείαν ποιούμενοι παρὰ τοῖς ἐν Πηλουσίωι θεοῖς. καλῶς ποιήσεις διαλύσας Ἁρκοννῆσιν καὶ Ψενανοῦπιν καὶ … … ελθεῖν ἐπὶ προ … ους καὶ
r … ἐπαινῶ … … τὰ ὑφʼ ὑμῶν κεχειροτονημένα. καλῶς ποιήσετε συνγεινόμενοι εἰς τοῦτον τόπον ἐν ἀσφαλείαι ὑπάρχοντα συντηρηθῆναι τοῦτον τῶι κυρίωι βασιλεῖ· οὕτω
ἀντιληψόμενοι τῶν ἐνεστηκότων κατὰ τὸ συμφέρον τοῖς πράγμασι καὶ γεγραφότες τοῖς κατοικοῦσι συγγίνεσθαί σοι. καλῶς ποιήσεις συντηρῶν τὸν τόπον καὶ προιστάμενος· τοὺς δʼ ἐπιχειροῦντας μὴ ὑπακούειν σου … υτέραι
προφητεύω (propheteuo) means to prophesy or foretell events, primarily conveying divine messages rather than merely predicting the future. It is derived from προφήτης and is used in the New Testament to describe speaking under divine inspiration, as seen in verses like Matthew 11:13 and Acts 19:6. The lexicons note that its primary function is to declare God's counsel, while the aspect of foretelling is considered incidental.
Προφητεύω is a word of constant occurrence in the N. T.; μαντεύομαι occurs but once, namely at Acts xvi. 16; where, of the girl possessed with the “spirit of divination,” or “ spirit of Apollo,” it is said that she “ brought her masters much gain by soothsaying ” (μαντευομένη). Theabstinence from the use of this word on all other occasions, and the use of it on this one, is very observable, furnishing a notable example of that religious instinct wherewith the inspired writers abstain from words, whose employment would tend to break down the distinction between heathenism and revealed religion. Thus εὐδαιμονία, although from a heathen point of view a religious word, for it ascribes happiness to the favour of some deity, is yet never employed to express Christian blessedness ; nor could it fitly c2 22 SYNONYMS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT. ὃ νι. have been thus employed, δαίμων, which supplies its…
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(< προφήτης),
[in LXX chiefly for נבא ni., hith.;]
to be a προφήτης (q.v.), to prophesy: in the primary sense of telling forth the Divine counsels, Mt 7:22 26:68, Mk 14:65, Lk 1:67 22:64, Ac 19:6, I Co 11:4, 5 13:9 14:1, 3-5, 24, 31, 39, Re 11:3; with the idea of foretelling future events (an idea merely incidental, not essential; v. Lft., Notes, 83 f.), Mt 11:13, Ac 2:17, 18(LXX) 21:9; seq. περί,
προφητεύω ; fut. προφητεύσω ; impf. mpoepnrevov (Acts xix. 6 RG) and ἐπροφήτευον (ibid. LT Tr WH; [1 K. xxii. 12]; Jer. [ii. 8]; xxiii. 21; xxv. 13); 1 aor. προεφήτευσα (RG in Mt. vii. 22; xi.13; xv.7; Mk. vii. 6; Lk. 1. 67; [Jn. xi. 51; Jude 147) and ἐπροφήτευσα (which form cod. Sin. gives everywh., and T Tr WH have everywh. restored, and Lchm. also with the single exception of Jude 14; add, Sir. xlviii. 13; 1 Esdr. vi. 1; Jer. xxxiii. (xxvi.) 9, 11, 20; xxxv. (xxviil.) 8; xxxvi. (xxix.) 31; the Alexandrian translators more com. use the forms προεφήτευον, προεφήτευσα, pf. ptcp. προπεφητευκώς, Eus. h. 6. 5, 17; pf. pass. int. προπεφητεῦσθαι, Clem. Alex. strom. p. 603; on the forms used by Justin M. see Otto’s prolegg. to his works, I. i. p. xxv. ed. 3; ef. [WH. App. Ῥ- 162; Veitch 8. v.]; W. § 12,5; [B. 35 (30sq.)]; ef. Fritzsche on Mk. p. 268; [Soph. Lex. s. v.]); (προφήτης, 4: v-)…
Read the full entry →προφητεύω (prophēteuō) — to prophesy.
προφητ-εύω,
Doric dialect προφᾱτ- [Refs 5th c.BC+] —in imperfect and aorist 1 the augment is sometimes placed after the preposition, προ-εφήτευον, -εφήτευσα[LXX+NT]:— to be a προφήτης or interpreter of the gods, μαντεύεο, Μοῖσα, προφατεύσω δ᾽ ἐγώ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τίς προφητεύει θεο; who is his interpreter? [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐκ ἔστιν ὅστις σοι προφητεύσει τάδε will be thy intermediary in asking this, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ μανία.. προφητεύσασα with oracular power, [Refs 5th c.BC+] —passive, τὰ προφητευθέντα [Refs 8th c.BC+]
II. expound, interpret, preach, under the influence of the Holy Spirit, [NT+4th c.AD+]
προφητεύω
propheteuo
from 4396; to foretell events, divine, speak under inspiration,
exercise the prophetic office:--prophesy.
see GREEK for 4396
προφητεύω
v.
I foretell, prophesy
προφητεύω prophēteuō 28x
to exercise the function of a προφήτης; to prophesy, to foretell the future, Mt. 11:13; to divine, Mt. 26:68; Mk. 14:65; Lk. 22:64; to prophesy, to set forth matter of divine teaching by special faculty, 1 Cor. 13:9; 14:1
προφητεύω doric προφα_τεύω fut. -εύσω aor1 ἐπροφήτευσα to be an interpreter of the gods, μαντεύεο, Μοῖσα, προφατεύσω δ᾽ ἐγώ Pind.; τίς προφητεύει θεοῦ who is his interpreter? Eur.; ὅστις σοι προφητεύσει τάδε who will give thee this oracular advice, id. Eur.
in NTest. to expound scripture, to speak and preach under the influence of the Holy Spirit.
Verb-AAI-3S — Verb · aorist · active · indicative · third person · singularaorist active indicative — a completed action, viewed as a whole.
V-AAI-3S Part of Speech: Verb Tense: Aorist Voice: Active Mood: Indicative Person: third Number: Singular
28 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 12 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.
Parsing tells you the form; the treebank tells you the job. Counted over all 28 occurrences — a word inside a phrase counts towards whatever that phrase is doing.
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Counted over the 78 Old Testament verses where this Greek word stands: which Hebrew word keeps standing there too. A correspondence of verses rather than a word-by-word alignment, so read the percentage as strength of evidence, not as a claim about any single verse.
τοῖς γὰρ πολεμίοις φησὶν αὐτὸν ἐπὶ μισθῷ συνταχθέντα μάντιν γενέσθαι κακὸν κακῶν, ἀρὰς μὲν ἐν ψυχῇ θέμενον χαλεπωτάτας γένει τῷ θεοφιλεῖ, εὐχὰς δὲ ἀναγκασθέντα διὰ στόματος καὶ γλώττης ὑπερφυεστάτας προφητεῦσαι·
ἀκούσας δὲ τὸν υἱὸν καὶ σὺν αὐτῷ τὸν ὁπλοφόρον ἀπεῖναι κελεύει τὸν ἀρχιερέα λαβόντα τὴν ἀρχιερατικὴν στολὴν προφητεύειν αὐτῷ περὶ τῶν μελλόντων.
οἱ προφῆται, ἀπ̓ αὐτοῦ ἔχοντες τὴν χάριν, εἰς αὐτὸν ἐπροφήτευσαν: αὐτὸς δέ, ἵνα καταργήσῃ τὸν θάνατον καὶ τὴν ἐκ νεκρῶν ἀνάστασιν δείξῃ, ὅτι ὲν σαρκὶ ἕδει αὐτὸν φανερωθῆναι, ὑπέμεινεν,
One of the workhorse prepositions, standing 333 times. With the genitive it means about, concerning, with reference to. There is no hidden depth here, and it would be a mistake to look for one: its usefulness is that it marks the subject a sentence is circling. In this verse it points at what the earlier accounts were about.
περί, prep. c. gen., acc. (in cl. also c. dat.; cf. M, Pr., 105f.),
with radical sense round about (as distinct from ἀμφί, on both sides).
C. gen.,
of place, about (poët.).
περί, (akin to πέρα. πέραν ; [Curtius § 359]), prep., joined in the N. T. with the gen. and the ace. (in class. Grk. also with the dat.), and indicating that the person or thing relative to which an act or state is predicated is as it were encompassed by this act or state ; Lat. circum, circa; around, about. I. with the GeniTIve it denotes that around which an act or state revolves ; about, concerning, as touching, ete., (Lat. de, quod attinet ad, causa w. a gen., propter) [ef. W. 372 sq. (349)]. a. about, concerning, (Lat. de; in later Lat. also circa): after verbs of speaking, teaching, writing, ete., see under ἀναγγέλλω, ἀπαγγέλλω, ἀπολογοῦμαι, γογγύζω, γράφω, Sydow, διαβεβαιοῦμαι, διαγνωρίζω, διαλέγομαι, διδάσκω. διηγοῦμαι (Heb. xi. 32), διήγησις, εἶπον and προεῖπον, ἐπερωτάω and ἐρωτάω, κατηχέω, λαλέω, λέγω, λόγον αἰτέω. λόγον ἀποδίδωμι, λόγον δίδωμι, μαρτυρέω, μνεία, μνημονεύω…
Read the full entry →περί τροπὴν δέδωκα, “1 have entrusted to him the care of the whole matter” (Edd.), 7. XII. 15831! (ii/A.D.) γράψον μοι περὶ τῶν ὄντων, ‘ write me revarding the present state of affairs,” and ΒΟῸΣ II. 63218 (ii/a.p.) (= ZAZ, p. 173) ο[ὐ]χ ὀκνῶ σοι γράψαι περὶ THs] σωτηρίας pov καὶ τῶν ἐμῶν, “T am not delaying to write you regarding the health of me and mine.” In P Par 488 (B.c. 153) (= Witkowski Zp.” p- 91) ἀκούσαντες... τὰ περὶ σου συνβεβηκότα, we have a mixture of ἀκούσαντες περὶ σοῦ and ἀκούσαντες τά (σοι) συνβεβηκότα ΠΕερί, ‘‘ with regard to,” at the beginning of a new clause (as in 1 Cor 71) may be illustrated from the headings in the Mysteries inscr, from Andania Sy// 653 (=*736)} (B.c. 91) περὶ ἱε]ρῶν Kal ἱερᾶν, α΄. See also P Eleph 134! (B.c, 223-2) περὶ δὲ τῶν εἴκοσι δραχμῶν οὔπω ἐκεκόμιστο Φίλων . περὶ δὲ τοῦ οἰναρίου ΤΙραξιάδης οὔπω εἰσελήλυθεν ἐξ ἀγροῦ, BGU IV. 1097° (time of…
Read the full entry →περί (peri) — about.
περί,
Thess., Delph. περ [Refs 5th c.BC+], also Aeolic dialect, see below [Refs 4th c.BC+] V; Elean παρ [Refs]: preposition with genitive, dative, and accusative:—round about, all round (properly different from ἀμφί, on both sides). (Cogn. with Sanskrit pári 'round about'.)
__A WITH GENITIVE,
__A.I of Place, sometimes in Poets, round about, around, τετάνυστο π. σπείους ἡμερίς [Refs 8th c.BC+], on both sides, see at {περιβαίνω} [Refs]
__A.I.2 about near, π. σοῦ πάντα γένοιτο ῥόδα [Refs]
__A.II to denote the object about or for which one does something:
__A.II.1 with Verbs of fighting or contending, π. τινός for an object—from the notion of the thing's lying in the middle to be fought about, π. τῶνδε for these prizes, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; δόλους καὶ μῆτιν ὕφαινον, ὥς τε π. ψυχῆς since it…
περί
peri
from the base of 4008; properly, through (all over), i.e. around;
figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place,
cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion
or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit,
matter, circumstance or general period):--(there-)about, above,
against, at, on behalf of, X and his company, which concern, (as)
concerning, for, X how it will go with, ((there-, where-)) of, on,
over, pertaining (to), for sake, X (e-)state, (as) touching,
(where-)by (in), with. In comparative, it retains substantially the
same meaning of circuit (around), excess (beyond), or completeness
(through).
see GREEK for 4008
περί
Prep.
about, concerning, around
περί peri 333x
pr. of place, (1) gen., about, around; about, concerning, respecting, Mt. 2:8; 11:10; 22:31; Jn. 8:18; Rom. 8:3, et al. freq.; (2) acc., of place, about, around, round about, Mt. 3:4; Mk. 3:34; Lk. 13:8; οἱ περί τινα, the companions of a person, Lk. 22:49; a person and his companions, Acts 13:13; simply a person, Jn. 11:19; τὰ περί τινα, the condition, circumstances of any one,
περί around, round about with gen., dat., and acc.
prep. with gen., dat., and acc.: Radical sense, round about, all round, whereas ἀμφί properly means on both sides.
WITH GENITIVE:
of Place, round about, around, Lat. circum, Od.
about, near, ἑσδόμεναι περὶ σεῖο Mosch.
Causal, to denote the object about or for which one does something:
with Verbs of fighting or contending, μάχεσθαι περὶ πτόλιος Il.; περὶ Πατρόκλοιο θανόντος id. Il.; so, τρέχειν περὶ ἑωυτοῦ, περὶ τῆς ψυχῆς Hdt.
about, for, on account of, μερμηρίζειν περί τινος Il.; φροντίζειν περί τινος Hdt.
with Verbs of hearing, knowing, speaking, about, concerning, Lat. circa, de, περὶ νόστου ἄκουσα Od., etc.
Prep — Prepositionpreposition — its sense depends on the case of the word it governs.
PREP PREPosition
kon-surn'-ing:
The Revised Version (British and American) makes frequent changes, such as "for," "as for," "from," "about," for "concerning"; "concerning" instead of "for," "of," "over," "in," "against," etc. Some of the other changes are, "unto that which is good" for "concerning" (Ro 16:19), "concerning" instead of "because of" (Jer 23:9), for "the miracle of" (Mr 6:52); for "with" (Mr 10:41), for "of the Lord" (Ac 18:25), "concerning Jesus" (diferent text), "by way of disparagement" (2Co 11:21), instead of "concerning reproach"; "Why askest thou me concerning…
336 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 12 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.
Parsing tells you the form; the treebank tells you the job. Counted over all 333 occurrences — a word inside a phrase counts towards whatever that phrase is doing.
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Every reference is on the Strong's page.
Counted over the 297 Old Testament verses where this Greek word stands: which Hebrew word keeps standing there too. A correspondence of verses rather than a word-by-word alignment, so read the percentage as strength of evidence, not as a claim about any single verse.
περιέχει γὰρ τὸν νοητὸν κόσμον ἐξαίρετον, ὡς ὁ περὶ αὐτῆς λόγος μηνύει.
περὶ τοῦ γένους Ἀδάμου καὶ τῶν ἀπ' αὐτοῦ δέκα γενεῶν τῶν μέχρι τοῦ κατακλυσμοῦ.
λογισάμενος οὖν τοῦτο, ὅτι ἐὰν μελήσῃ μοι περὶ ὑμῶν τοῦ μέρος τι μεταδοῦναι ἀφ̓ οὗ ἔλαβον, ὅτι ἔσται μοι τοιούτοις πνεύμασιν ὑπηρετήσαντι εἰς μισθόν, ἐσπούδασα κατὰ μικρὸν ὑμῖν πέμπειν, ἵνα μετὰ τῆς πίστεως ὑμῶν τελείαν ἔχητε τὴν γνῶσιν.
καὶ μὴ ἐπελεύσεσθαι μήτʼ αὐτὸν Ψενενοῦπιν ἐπὶ τὸν Ἁρσιῆσιν μήτʼ ἄλλον μηδένα ὑπὲρ αὐτοῦ περὶ τοῦ διασαφουμένου μέρους γῆς τρόπῳ μηδενί. εἰ δὲ μή, ἀποτεισάτω Ἁρσιήσει ἐπίτιμον παραχρῆμα χαλκοῦ
ἐτῶν μ εὐμεγέθης μελίχρως μακροπρόσωπος εὐθύριν τὴν ὑπάρχουσαν αὐτῷ μερίδα γῆς σιτοφόρου ἐν τῷ περὶ Παθῦρειν πεδίωι σφραγίδων τεσσάρων , ἣν καὶ αὐτὸς ἐωνήσατο παρὰ Πανοβχούνιος τοῦ Τοτόηους ἐν
νδ ἐλάσσων μελίχρως μακροπρόσωπος εὐθύριν ἀδύνατος ὄμμασι τὴν ὑπάρχουσαν αὐτῶι ἐν τῶι ἄνω πεδίωι περὶ Πάθυριν γῆν ἤπειρον σιτοφόρον ἀρουρῶν … ἧς γείτονες νότουπλατεῖαὁδός, βορρᾶ … περίχωμα … προπεπρα
σύ is the second-person singular pronoun meaning 'you' in Greek. It has various forms: genitive σοῦ, dative σοί, and accusative σέ. The word can be used for emphasis or contrast, particularly in the New Testament, as seen in verses like Matthew 26:64. It also appears in various dialects and has enclitic forms.
σύ,
pron. of 2nd pers.,
thou, you, gen., σοῦ, dat., σοί, acc., σέ, pl., ὑμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς (enclitic in oblique cases sing., except after prep. (BL, §48, 3), though πρὸς σέ occurs in Mt 25:39). Nom. for emphasis or contrast: Jo 1:30, 42 4:10 5:33, 39, 44, Ac 4:7, Eph 5:32; so also perhaps σὺ εἶπας, Mt 26:64, al. (M, Pr., 86); before voc., Mt 2:6, Lk 1:76, Jo 17:5, al.; sometimes without emphasis (M, Pr., 85f.), as also
Read the full entry →σύ, pron. of the second pers. (Dor. and Aeol. τύ, Boeot. Tov), gen. σοῦ, dat. σοί, ace. σέ (which oblique cases are enclitic, unless a preposition precede; yet πρός σε is written [uniformly in Ree. (exe. Mt. xxvi. 18), in Grsb. (exe. Jn. xxi. 22, 23), in Treg. (exc. Mt. xxvi. 18; Acts xxiii. 30), in Lchm. (exe. Mt. xxvi.18; Jn. xvii. 11, 13; xxi. 22, 23; Acts xxiii. 30), in Tdf. (exe. Mt. xxvi. 18; Lk. i. 19; Jn. xvii. 11, 13; Jn. xxi. 22; Acts xxiii. 18, 30; 1 Tim. iii. 14; Tit. iii. 12); also by WH in Mt. xxv. 39], see ἐγώ, 2; Lipsius, Grammat. Untersuch. p. 62 sq. [W. §6, 3; B. 31 (27)]); plur. ὑμεῖς, εἴς. : Lat. tu, ete., vos, ete.; thou, ete., ye,ete. The nominatives ov and ὑμεῖς are expressed for emphasis — before a vocative, as σὺ Βηθλεέμ, Mt. ii. 6; σὺ παιδίον (Leian. dial. deor. 2, 1), Lk. i. 76; add, Jn. xvii. 5; Acts i. 24; 1 Tim. vi. 11, etc.; ὑμεῖς of Φαρισαῖοι, Lk. xi. 39…
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σύ [ῠ],
thou: pronoun of the second person:—Epic dialect nominative τύνη [ῡ] [Refs 8th c.BC+] (Laconian dialect τούνη [Refs 5th c.AD+]; Aeolic dialect σύ [Refs 7th c.BC+]; Doric dialect τύ [ῠ] [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Boeotian dialect τού [short syllable] [Refs 6th c.BC+] (also τούν [Refs]σύ, [Refs 8th c.BC+]—Gen. σοῦ, [Refs], elsewhere only Attic dialect, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; enclitic σου, [Refs 8th c.BC+] (also in Lyric poetry, [Refs 8th c.BC+] (which also occurs in Lyric poetry, [Refs 7th c.BC+], and as enclitic σευ, [Refs 8th c.BC+], σεο (enclitic) [Refs] σευ (enclitic) [Refs]:—Doric dialect τεῦ, τευ, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; rarely τέο, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Boeotian dialect τεῦς [Refs 6th c.BC+]; Doric dialect τεοῦς [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοι variant in [Refs]; enclitic τεος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; other Doric dialect forms are τίω, τίως, both [Refs 3rd c.BC+]—Dat. σοί, [Refs 8th c.BC+]…
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su
the person pronoun of the second person singular; thou:-- thou. See
also 4571, 4671, 4675; and for the plural 5209, 5210, 5213, 5216.
see GREEK for 4675
see GREEK for 4571
see GREEK for 4671
see GREEK for 5209
see GREEK for 5210
see GREEK for 5213
see GREEK for 5216
σύ, σοῦ, σοί, σέ
Pers.pr.
you
σύ sy 2x
you, gen., σοῦ, dat., σοί, acc., σέ, Mt. 1:20; 2:6
Pron-2GP — Personal pronoun · second person · genitive · pluralgenitive — of, from, belonging to.
Agrees with anything else marked plural.
P-2GP Part of Speech: Personal pronoun Person: second Case: Genitive Number: Plural
3,073 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 37 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.
Parsing tells you the form; the treebank tells you the job. Counted over all 2,892 occurrences — a word inside a phrase counts towards whatever that phrase is doing.
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16 inflected forms — one of the commonest words in the New Testament. Full distribution →
Counted over the 450 Old Testament verses where this Greek word stands: which Hebrew word keeps standing there too. A correspondence of verses rather than a word-by-word alignment, so read the percentage as strength of evidence, not as a claim about any single verse.
„οὐ φυτεύσεις σεαυτῷ ἄλσος, πᾶν ξύλον παρὰ τὸ θυσιαστήριον κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ σου οὐ ποιήσεις σεαυτῷ“ (Deuter.
παύσομαι δὲ τοῦ λοιποῦ μετὰ τοσαύτης ὀργῆς τὰς τιμωρίας ἐπὶ τοῖς ἀδικήμασιν εἰσπραττόμενος καὶ πολὺ μᾶλλον σοῦ παρακαλοῦντος.
Μεγάλων μὲν ὄντων καὶ πλουσίων τῶν τοῦ θεοῦ δικαιωμάτων εἰς ὑμᾶς, ὑπέρ τι καὶ καθ̓ ὑπερβολὴν ὑπερευφραίνομαι ἐπὶ τοῖς μακαρίοις καὶ ἐνδόξοις ὑμῶν πνεύμασιν: οὕτως ἔμφυτον τῆς δωρεᾶς πνευματικῆς χάριν εἰλήφατε.
τοῦ ἀποδοθῆι τὸν ἐπεσταλμένον ἡμῖν κατὰ μῆνα πυρὸν τοῖς παρʼ ἡμῶν. διʼ ἄλλων γεγράφαμεν ὑμῖν ὑπὲρ ὧν βουλόμεθα μηδεμιᾶς προσφωνήσεως προσπεπτωκυίας. ἑαυτῶν δὲ ἐπιμελόμενοι ἵνʼ ὑγιαίνητε, — ἔσμεν ἐν
η Φατρήους καὶ … χαίρειν καὶ ἐρρωμένοις διευτυχεῖν. ἐρρώμεθα δὲ καὶ αὐτοὶ ὑμῶν τὴν ἀρίστην μνείαν ποιούμενοι παρὰ τοῖς ἐν Πηλουσίωι θεοῖς. καλῶς ποιήσεις διαλύσας Ἁρκοννῆσιν καὶ
παρὰ Πετεύριος διεθέντος μου ὑπάρξει σοι εἰς στέφανον χαλκοῦ τάλαντα δεκάπεντε, τάλαντα ιε. εὐτύχει .
The Greek word Ἠσαΐας (transliterated as Hēsaias) refers to the prophet Isaiah, known for his significant role in biblical prophecy. It appears multiple times in the New Testament, specifically in verses like Matthew 3:3 and Romans 9:27. The word is derived from Hebrew and is consistently recognized across various lexicons.
Ἡσαΐας (Lcehm. Ἢσ. [ef. ΤᾺ Proleg. p. 107; WH *Haaias, see I, 47), του [B. 17 (16), 8], 6, (so Sept. for yyw, Jehovah's help, fr. yw. and 7°), Zsaiah (Vulg. Tsaias, in the Fathers also Esaias), a celebrated Hebrew prophet, who prophesied in the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah: Mt. iii. 3; iv. 14; viii. 17; xii. 17; xiii. 14; (xiii. 35 acc. to the reading of cod. Sin. and other authorities, rightly approved of by Bleek [Hort (as below), al.], and received into the text by Tdf. {noted in mrg. by WH, see their App. ad loc.; per contra cf. Meyer or Ellicott (i. e. Plumpire in N. T. Com.) ad loc.]); xv. 7; Mk. vii. 6; Lk. iii. 4; iv. 17; Jn. i. 23; xii. 38 sq. 41; Acts xxviii. 25; Ro. ix. 27,29; x. 16, 20; xv. 12; i. q. the book of the prophecies of Isaiah, Acts viii. 28, 30; ἐν (τῷ) Ἡσαΐᾳ, Mk. i. 2G Ltxt. T Tr WH.
Ἡσαΐας (Hēsaias) — Isaiah.
Ἠσαίας (Rec. Ἠσαΐας), -ου, ο (Heb. יְשַׁעְיָה),
Isaiah, the prophet: Mat.3:3 4:14 8:17 12:17 13:14, 35 15:7, Mrk.7:6, Luk.3:4 4:17, Jhn.1:23 12:38-39, 41, Act.8:28 28:25, Rom.9:27, 29 10:16, 20 15:12; ἀνεγίνωςκεν τ. προφήτην Ἠ., Act.8:30; ἐν τ. Ἠ., Mrk.1:2.†
(From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)
Ἠσαΐας
Hesaias
of Hebrew origin (3470); Hesaias (i.e. Jeshajah), an
Israelite:--Esaias.
see HEBREW for 03470
Ἠσαΐας, ου, ὁ
n.m.
Isaiah
Noun-NSM — Noun · nominative · singular · masculinenominative — the one doing it — the subject.
Agrees with anything else marked singular masculine.
N-NSM Part of Speech: Noun Case: Nominative Number: Singular Gender: Masculine
i-za'-ya, i-zi'-a:
1. Name
2. Personal History
3. Call
4. Literary Genius and Style
5. Traditions concerning His Martyrdom
6. Period
7. Analysis and Contents
8. Isaiah's Prophecies Chronologically Arranged
9. The Critical Problem
(1) The History of Criticism
(2) The Disintegration of "Deutero-Isaiah"
(3) Recent Views
(4) The Present State of the Question
(5) Reasons for Dissecting the Book
(6) Arguments for One Isaiah
(a) The Circle of Ideas
(b) The Literary Style
(c) Historical References
(d) The Predictire Element
(e) Cyrus a Subject of Prediction
LITERATURE
Of all Israel's celebrated prophets, Isaiah is the king. The writings which bear his name are among the profoundest in all literature. One great theme--salvation by faith--stamps them all. Isaiah is the Paul of the Old Testament.
1. Name:
Isaiah
(Heb. Yesh’yahu, i.e., “the salvation of Jehovah”). (1.) The son of Amoz (Isa. 1:1; 2:1), who was apparently a man of humble rank. His wife was called “the prophetess” (8:3), either because she was endowed with the prophetic gift, like Deborah (Judg. 4:4) and Huldah (2 Kings 22:14-20), or simply because she was the wife of “the prophet” (Isa. 38:1). He had two sons, who bore symbolical names.
He exercised the functions of his office during the reigns of Uzziah (or Azariah), Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah (1:1). Uzziah reigned fifty-two years (B.C. 810-759), and Isaiah must have begun his career a few years before Uzziah’s death, probably B.C. 762. He lived till…
the prophet, son of Amoz. The Hebrew name signifies Salvation of Jahu (a shortened form of Jehovah), He prophesied concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, (Isaiah 1:1) covering probably 758 to 698 B.C. He was married and had two sons. Rabbinical tradition says that Isaiah, when 90 years old, was sawn asunder in the trunk of a carob tree by order of Manasseh, to which it is supposed that reference is made in (Hebrews 11:37)
The son of Amoz, (not Amos,) one of the most distinguished of the Hebrew prophets. He began to prophesy at Jerusalem towards the close of the reign of Uzziah, about the year 759 B. C., and exercised the prophetical office some sixty years, under the three following monarchs, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, Isa 1:1. Compare 2Ki 15:1-20:21 2Ch 26:1-32:33. The first twelve chapters of his prophecies refer to the kingdom of Judah; then Isa 13:1-23:18, directed against foreign nations, except Isa 22:1-23, against Jerusalem. In Isa 24:1-35:10, which would seem to belong to the…
22 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 1 different way. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.
Parsing tells you the form; the treebank tells you the job. Counted over all 22 occurrences — a word inside a phrase counts towards whatever that phrase is doing.
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branches are dictionary forms, so endings do not split one phrase into five; the number on a branch is how many times the New Testament takes that path
Counted over the 20 Old Testament verses where this Greek word stands: which Hebrew word keeps standing there too. A correspondence of verses rather than a word-by-word alignment, so read the percentage as strength of evidence, not as a claim about any single verse.
Ἐζεκίας δὲ τῶν μὲν ἀπειλῶν οὐκ ἐφρόντισʼ, ἐθάρρει δὲ ἐπὶ τῇ πρὸς τὸ θεῖον εὐσεβείᾳ καὶ τῷ προφήτῃ Ἡσαΐᾳ, παρʼ οὗ πάντʼ ἀκριβῶς τὰ μέλλοντα ἐπυνθάνετο.
καὶ πάλιν λέγει οὕτως Ἡσαΐας: Εἷπεν κύριος τῷ Χριστῷ μου κυρίῳ.
λέγει δὲ καὶ ἐν τῷ Ἡσαΐᾳ: Ὁ λαὸς οὗτος τοῖς χείλεσίν με τιμᾷ, ἡ δὲ καρδία αὐτῶν πόρρω ἄπεστιν ἀπ̓ ἐμοῦ.
κυρίῳ μου πατρὶ Ἠσαίᾳ Ποτάμων χαίρειν. παρέξω σοι … … ιβ. εἲ ὑπὲρ τῆς πεφόβημαι κ
τὰς … κὰς λειτουργίας ἐκ … λ … … … εν … α αἰτήσωμεν Ἠσαίαν τὸν … … χ … … τη τη η … … ν … κ
τοῦ αὐτοῦ ιδ κοίτης Τουσια … Φοιβάμμων χαλκεὺς πεδίου … Πανοῦς Σιεου … Ἠσαίας Φάιτος πεδίου Φ
λέγω (legō) is a primary Greek verb meaning 'to say' or 'to speak.' It encompasses a range of uses, including expressing thoughts, making declarations, and narrating events. The New Testament frequently employs it in direct speech and as a way to convey meaning, such as in Matthew 27:11. Abbott-Smith notes its distinction from similar verbs like λαλέω.
In dealing with synonyms of the N. T. we plainly need not concern ourselves with such earlier, or even contemporary, uses of the words which we are discriminating, as lie altogether outside of the N. T. sphere, when these uses do not illustrate, and have not affected, their Scriptural employment. It follows from this that all those contemptuous uses of λαλεῖν as to talk at random, as one ἀθυρόστομος, or with no door to his lips, might do; of λαλιά, as chatter («Kpacia λόγου ἄλογος, Plato, Defin. 416)—for I cannot believe that we are to find this at John iv. 42—may be dismissed and set aside. The antithesis in the line of Eupolis (Meineke, /ragm. Com. Gr. p. 174), Λαλεῖν ἄριστος, ἀδυνατώτατος λέγειν, does little or nothing to illustrate the matter in hand. The distinction which indeed exists between the words may in this way be made clear. There are two leading aspects under which speech…
Read the full entry →λέγω,
[in LXX very freq., chiefly for אמר; λέγει for נְאֻם, Ge 22:16, al.;]
in Hom., to pick out, gather, reckon, recount.
In Hdt. and Att., to say, speak, affirm, declare: absol., Ac 13:15 24:10; seq. orat. dir., Mt 9:34, Mk 3:11, Jo 1:29, al.; seq. ὅτι recit., Mk 3:21, Lk 1:24, Jo 6:14, al.; acc. et. inf., Lk 11:18, Jo 12:29, al.; after another verb of speaking, προσφωνεῖν κ. λέγειν, Mt 11:17, al.; ἀπεκρίθη (ἐλάλησεν) λέγων (καὶ λέγει; Dalman…
λέγω (in the N. T. only the pres. and impf. act. and pres. pass. are in use; 3 pers. plur. impf. ἔλεγαν, Jn. xi. 56 Tdf. [ef. ἔχω, init.]): I. in its earliest use in Hom. to lay (like Lat. lego, Germ. legen; οἵ. J. G. Miiller in Theol. Stud. u. Krit. for 1835, p. 127 sqq.; Curtius § 538) ; to cause to lie down, put to sleep; 1. to collect, gather; to pick out. 2. lo lay with, count with; to enumerate, recount, narrate, describe; [οἷ. Eng. tale, Germ. ztihlen). II. to put word to word in speaking, join words together, i. e. to say (how it differs fr. λαλεῖν, see under that word ad init.) ; once so by Hom. in 1]. 2, 222 [yet ef. Schmidt, Syn. i. ch. 1, §§ 20; 48, 2; L. and S. s. vy. B. II. 2]; often in Pind., and by far the most com. use in Attic; Sept. more than thirteen hundred times for 728; often also for D8} (saying, dictum); very rarely for 1393; and soin N.T. 1. univ. a. absol. to…
Read the full entry →λέγω. (1). “‘I say, speak”: see e.g. P Par 47 {= Selections, Ῥ- 21 ff.), ¢. B.C. 153, which is addressed on the verso—mpds τοὺς τὴν ἀλήθεαν λέγοντες (—-as), P Fay 12378 (c. A.D. 100) γνώσομαι yap εἰ ἀληθῶς λέγι, “1 will find out whether he is speaking the truth,” P Ryl 11. 7615 (late li/A.D.) ἃ καὶ ἀναγνώσομαι λεγομένου τοῦ [π]ράγματος, “1 will read them when the case is argued” (Edd.), P Flor II. 1327 (A.D. 257) ἔλεζξ]αν πεποιηκέναι ταῦτα ἀγνοίᾳ, ‘they said they had done this in ignorance,” and the magical P Par 5741238 (iii/A.D.) (= Selectzons, p. 113) λόγος λεγόμενος ἐπὶ τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτοῦ, ‘ invocation to be uttered over the head (of the possessed one).”” For the phrase τὸ αὐτὸ λέγειν, cf. I Cor 11°, Weiss (Meyer 15 ad 1) cites a sepulchral inscr. of husband and wife from Rhodes, /J/Ae 149 (ii/B.c.) ταὐτὰ λέγοντες ταὐτὰ φρονοῦντες ἤλθομεν τὰν ἀμέτρητον ὁδὸν εἰς ᾿Αἴδαν. (2). Closely…
Read the full entry →λέγω (legō) — to say.
λέγω,
__B pick up, etc.: tenses for signification 1 and 11, future λέξω [Refs 8th c.BC+]: aorist ἔλεξα [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—middle, future in passive sense λέξομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἐλεξάμην [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Epic dialect ἐλέγμην [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—passive, aorist ἐλέχθην [Refs 8th c.BC+]-; post-[Refs 8th c.BC+]perfect εἴλοχα (κατ-, συν-), passive εἴλεγμαι, in these senses rarely λέλεγμαι (see. the compounds); also future λεγήσομαι (συλ-): aorist 2 ἐλέγην (κατ-, συν-):—gather, pick up, ὀστέα.. λέγωμεν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; αἱμασιάς τε λέγων picking out stones for building walls, [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—middle, gather for oneself, ἐπὶ δὲ ξύλα πολλὰ λέγεσθε [Refs 8th c.BC+]
Read the full entry →λέγω
lego
a primary verb; properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate
(in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas 2036 and
5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech
respectively; while 4483 is properly to break silence merely, and 2980
means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean:--ask,
bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say(-ing, on),
shew, speak, tell, utter.
see GREEK for 2036
see GREEK for 5346
see GREEK for 4483
see GREEK for 2980
λέγω
v.
I say, speak
λέγω legō 2x
to lay, to arrange, to gather; to say, Mt. 1:20; to speak, make an address or speech, Acts 26:1; to say mentally, in thought, Mt. 3:9; Lk. 3:8; to say in written language, Mk. 15:28; Lk. 1:63; Jn. 19:37; to say, as distinguished from acting, Mt. 23:3; to mention, speak of, Mk. 14:71; Lk. 9:31; Read the full entry →
Verb-PAP-NSM — Verb · present · active · participle · nominative · singular · masculinenominative — the one doing it — the subject.
Agrees with anything else marked singular masculine.
V-PAP-NSM Part of Speech: Verb Tense: Present Voice: Active Mood: Participle Case: Nominative Number: Singular Gender: Masculine
1,357 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 107 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.
Parsing tells you the form; the treebank tells you the job. Counted over all 2,255 occurrences — a word inside a phrase counts towards whatever that phrase is doing.
← what comes before
what comes after →
branches are dictionary forms, so endings do not split one phrase into five; the number on a branch is how many times the New Testament takes that path
76 inflected forms — one of the commonest words in the New Testament. Full distribution →
Counted over the 1,290 Old Testament verses where this Greek word stands: which Hebrew word keeps standing there too. A correspondence of verses rather than a word-by-word alignment, so read the percentage as strength of evidence, not as a claim about any single verse.
οὐ μὴν διὰ τοῦθ’ ἡσυχαστέον, ἀλλ’ ἕνεκα τοῦ θεοφιλοῦς καὶ ὑπὲρ δύναμιν ἐπιτολμητέον λέγειν, οἴκοθεν μὲν οὐδέν, ὀλίγα δ’ ἀντὶ πολλῶν, ἐφ’ ἃ τὴν ἀνθρωπίνην διάνοιαν φθάνειν εἰκὸς ἔρωτι καὶ πόθῳ σοφίας κατεσχημένην.
ὅπως Ἅβραμος ὁ πρόγονος ἡμῶν ἐξελθὼν ἐκ τῆς Χαλδαίων γῆς κατέσχε τὴν τότε μὲν Χαναναίαν νῦν δὲ Ἰουδαίαν λεγομένην.
πεφανέρωκεν γὰρ ἡμῖν διὰ πάντων τῶν προφητῶν, ὅτι οὕτε θυσιῶν οὔτε ὁλοκαυτωμάτων οὔτε προσφορῶν χρῄζει, λέγων ὅτε μέν:
τὸ ἐπιβάλλον αὐτῷ μέρος ἧς ἐμισθώσατο σὺν Πακοίβι Σχώτου καὶ τοῖς μετόχοις γῆς σιτοφόρου λεγομένης Νεχθαραῦτι θεοῦ μεγάλου παρὰ τῶν ἱερέων ἐτῶν δέκα εἰς τὰ ἐνλιπόντα αὐτῷ ἑτέρων ,
ἑτερᾶς· νότου γῆ Τακοίμιος, βορρᾶ γῆ Χενσθώτου, ἀπηλιώτου Ἀείους, λιβὸς περίχωμα, τῆς δʼ ἄλλης λεγομένης Πκρώ· νότου γῆ Σενπελαίας, βορρᾶ γῆ Πανᾶτος ἀπηλιώτου ποταμός, λιβὸς Ἀραμείους, ἢ οἳ ἂν
οἱ Φίβιος τοῦ Πανεχάτου υἱοί, ἀπηλιώτου ὁδὸς βασιλική, λιβὸς γῆ Ψεμμώνθου τοῦ Πανεχάτου, ἄλλης λεγομένης Φαμούνιος νότου γῆ Παθώτου τοῦ Πατοῦτος, βορρᾶ γῆ Πατσεοῦτος τοῦ Φίβιος, ἀπηλιώτου ποταμός, λιβὸς