Luke 11:40 Go deeper
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Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also? (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ἄφρονες,aphronesFools!
Lemma: ἄφρων (aphrōn) · Strong's: G0878
Parsing: Adjective · Vocative · Plural · Masculine (A-VPM)
Meaning: foolish — ἄφρων, -ον genitive -ονος ; (φρήν), [in LXX for כְּסִיל, נָבָל, etc. ; ] ; without reason, senseless, foolish, expressing "want of mental sanity and sobriety, a reckless and inconsiderate habit of mind" (Hort; cf. MM,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 11 times. Also: Luke 12:20, Romans 2:20, 1 Corinthians 15:36, 2 Corinthians 11:16, 2 Corinthians 11:19, 2 Corinthians 12:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0878; TFLSJ G0878; TAGNT Luke 11:40 word 1
οὐχouchSurely
Lemma: οὐ (ou) · Strong's: G3756
Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)
Meaning: no — οὐ, before a vowel with smooth breathing οὐκ, before one with rough breathing οὐχ (but improperly οὐχ ἰδού, Act.2:7, WH, mg.; cf. WH, Intr., §409; M, Pr., 44, 244), ; [in LXX for אֵין ,אַיִן ,לֹא ; ] ; neg. particle, ;…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1689 times. Also: Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:18, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:7, Matthew 5:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3756; TFLSJ G3756; TAGNT Luke 11:40 word 2
ὁhothe [One]
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (T-NSM)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Luke 11:40 word 3
ποιήσαςpoiēsashaving made
Lemma: ποιέω (poieō) · Strong's: G4160G
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-AAP-NSM)
Meaning: to do/make: do — ποιέω, -ῶ, ; [in LXX for a great variety of words, but chiefly for עשׂה ; ] ; 1. to make, produce, create, cause: with accusative of thing(s), Mat.17:4, Mrk.9:5, Jhn.9:11, Act.9:39, Rom.9:20, al.; of God as Creator…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 565 times. Also: Matthew 1:24, Matthew 3:3, Matthew 3:8, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 4:19, Matthew 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4160G; TFLSJ G4160G; TAGNT Luke 11:40 word 4
τὸtothe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (T-ASN)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Luke 11:40 word 5
ἔξωθενexōthenoutside
Lemma: ἔξωθεν (exōthen) · Strong's: G1855
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: outside — ἔξωθεν ; adv. (ἔξω opposite to ἔσωθεν), [in LXX for חוּץ ; ] ; 1. prop. (in answer to the question, Whence ?), from without: Mrk.7:18 ; 2. More often (= ἔξω; cf. Bl., § 25, 3), without: Mat.23:27-28 Mrk.7:18, 2Co.7:5;…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 13 times. Also: Matthew 23:25, Matthew 23:27, Matthew 23:28, Mark 7:15, Mark 7:18, Luke 11:39 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1855; TFLSJ G1855; TAGNT Luke 11:40 word 6
καὶkaialso
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Luke 11:40 word 7
τὸtothe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (T-ASN)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Luke 11:40 word 8
ἔσωθενesōtheninside
Lemma: ἔσωθεν (esōthen) · Strong's: G2081
Parsing: Adverb (ADV)
Meaning: inwardly — ἔσωθεν; (ἔσω), ; adv., [in LXX for בַּיִת, פָּנִים and cognate forms ; ] ; 1. from within: Mrk.7:21, 23, Luk.11:7. ; 2. within: Mat.7:15 23:25-28, 2Co.7:5, Rev.4:8 5:1; τὸ ἔ., Luk.11:40; id. with genitive, Luk.11:39.†;…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 12 times. Also: Matthew 7:15, Matthew 23:25, Matthew 23:27, Matthew 23:28, Mark 7:21, Mark 7:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2081; TFLSJ G2081; TAGNT Luke 11:40 word 9
ἐποίησεν;epoiēsenmade?
Lemma: ποιέω (poieō) · Strong's: G4160G
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-AAI-3S)
Meaning: to do/make: do — ποιέω, -ῶ, ; [in LXX for a great variety of words, but chiefly for עשׂה ; ] ; 1. to make, produce, create, cause: with accusative of thing(s), Mat.17:4, Mrk.9:5, Jhn.9:11, Act.9:39, Rom.9:20, al.; of God as Creator…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 565 times. Also: Matthew 1:24, Matthew 3:3, Matthew 3:8, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 4:19, Matthew 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4160G; TFLSJ G4160G; TAGNT Luke 11:40 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| [You] fools | → | ἄφρων G0878 foolish |
| [Did] not | → | οὐ G3756 no |
| the [One who] | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| made | → | ποιέω G4160G to do/make: do |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| outside | → | ἔξωθεν G1855 outside |
| make | → | ποιέω G4160G to do/make: do |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| inside | → | ἔσωθεν G2081 inwardly |
| as well | → | καί G2532 and |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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