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Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
εὐλογεῖτεeulogeitedo bless
Lemma: εὐλογέω (eulogeō) · Strong's: G2127
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Imperative · 2nd · Plural (V-PAM-2P)
Meaning: to praise/bless — εὐλογέω, -ῶ ; [in LXX chiefly for בָּרַךְ pi. ; ] ; 1. to speak well of, praise (cl.; LXX Deu.8:10, al.): τ. θεόν, Luk.1:64 2:28 24:51, 53 (αἰνοῦντες, T, WH, mg.), Jas.3:9; absol., to give praise, Mat.14:19 26:26 (see…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 43 times. Also: Matthew 5:44, Matthew 14:19, Matthew 21:9, Matthew 23:39, Matthew 25:34, Matthew 26:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2127; TFLSJ G2127; TAGNT Luke 6:28 word 1
τοὺςtousthose
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (T-APM)
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 6:28 word 2
καταρωμένουςkatarōmenouscursing
Lemma: καταράομαι (kataraomai) · Strong's: G2672
Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle or Passive Deponent · Participle · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (V-PNP-APM)
Meaning: to curse — κατ-αράομαι, -ώμαι depon. ; (κατάρα), [in LXX chiefly for קָלַל pi. ; ] ; to curse: with accusative, Mrk.11:21; opposite to εὐλογέω, Luk.6:26, Rom.12:14, Jas.3:9; pass. pf. ptcp., accursed, under a curse (see M, Pr.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 6 times. Also: Matthew 5:44, Matthew 25:41, Mark 11:21, Romans 12:14, James 3:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2672; TFLSJ G2672; TAGNT Luke 6:28 word 3
ὑμᾶς,humasyou,
Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Accusative · Plural (P-2AP)
Meaning: you — σύ, ; pron. of 2nd of person(s), ; thou, you, genitive, σοῦ, dative, σοί, accusative, σέ, pl., ὑμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς (enclitic in oblique cases sing., except after prep. (BL, §48, 3), though πρὸς σέ occurs in Mat.25:39).…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT
Used 3071 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4771; TFLSJ G4771; TAGNT Luke 6:28 word 4
καὶkaiand
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: TR
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 6:28 word 5
προσεύχεσθεproseuchesthedo pray
Lemma: προσεύχομαι (proseuchomai) · Strong's: G4336
Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle or Passive Deponent · Imperative · 2nd · Plural (V-PNM-2P)
Meaning: to pray — προσ-εύχομαι ; [in LXX chiefly for פָּלַל hith. ; ] ; to pray (always of prayer to God, or in cl., to gods): absol., Mat.6:5-7, 9 14:23 19:13 26:36, 39 26:41, 44, Mrk.1:35 6:46 11:24-25 13:33 (WH, E, txt., om.)…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 87 times. Also: Matthew 5:44, Matthew 6:5, Matthew 6:6, Matthew 6:7, Matthew 6:9, Matthew 14:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4336; TFLSJ G4336; TAGNT Luke 6:28 word 6
περὶperifor
Lemma: περί (peri) · Strong's: G4012
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: about — περί, ; prep. with genitive, accusative (in cl. also with dative; cf. M, Pr., 105f.), ; with radical sense round about (as distinct from ἀμφί, on both sides). ; I. C. genitive, ; 1. of place, about (poët.). ; 2. Causal,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT
Used 334 times. Also: Matthew 2:8, Matthew 3:4, Matthew 4:6, Matthew 6:28, Matthew 8:18, Matthew 9:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4012; TFLSJ G4012; TAGNT Luke 6:28 word 7
τῶνtōnthose
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (T-GPM)
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 6:28 word 8
ἐπηρεαζόντωνepēreazontōnmistreating
Lemma: ἐπηρεάζω (epēreazō) · Strong's: G1908
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (V-PAP-GPM)
Meaning: to mistreat — ἐπηρεάζω; (ἐπήρεια, spiteful abuse), ; to revile: with accusative of person(s), Luk.6:28; with accusative of thing(s) (but see ICC, in l), 1Pe.3:16.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 3 times. Also: Matthew 5:44, 1 Peter 3:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1908; TFLSJ G1908; TAGNT Luke 6:28 word 9
ὑμᾶς.humasyou.
Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Accusative · Plural (P-2AP)
Meaning: you — σύ, ; pron. of 2nd of person(s), ; thou, you, genitive, σοῦ, dative, σοί, accusative, σέ, pl., ὑμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς (enclitic in oblique cases sing., except after prep. (BL, §48, 3), though πρὸς σέ occurs in Mat.25:39).…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 3071 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4771; TFLSJ G4771; TAGNT Luke 6:28 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| bless | → | εὐλογέω G2127 to praise/bless |
| those who | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| curse | → | καταράομαι G2672 to curse |
| you | → | σύ G4771 you |
| pray | → | προσεύχομαι G4336 to pray |
| for | → | περί G4012 about |
| those who | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| mistreat | → | ἐπηρεάζω G1908 to mistreat |
| you | → | σύ G4771 you |
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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