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But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ὃςhosWho[ever]
Lemma: ὅς (hos, hē) · Strong's: G3739
Parsing: Relative pronoun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (R-NSM)
Meaning: which — ὅς, ἥ, ὅ, ; the postpositive article (ἄρθρον ὑποτακτικόν). ; I. As demonstr. pron. = οὗτος, ὅδε, this, that, also for αὐτός, chiefly in nom.: ὅς δέ, but he (cf. ἦ δὲ ὅς, frequently in Plat.), Mrk.15:23, Jhn.5:11; ὃς μὲν…
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Used 1433 times. Also: Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3739; TFLSJ G3739; TAGNT Matthew 18:6 word 1
δ᾽d᾽then
Lemma: δέ (de) · Strong's: G1161
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: then — δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), ; post-positive conjunctive particle; 1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff.,…
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Used 2921 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1161; TFLSJ G1161; TAGNT Matthew 18:6 word 2
ἂνanmaybe
Lemma: ἄν (an) · Strong's: G0302
Parsing: Particle or Disjunctive (PRT)
Meaning: if — ἄν, ; conditional particle, ; which cannot usually be separately translated in English, its force depending on the constructions which contain it (see further, LS, see word; WM, §xlii; M, Pr., 165 ff.; MM, VGT, see…
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Used 181 times. Also: Matthew 2:13, Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 5:21, Matthew 5:22, Matthew 5:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0302; TFLSJ G0302; TAGNT Matthew 18:6 word 3
σκανδαλίσῃskandalisēmay cause to stumble
Lemma: σκανδαλίζω (skandalizō) · Strong's: G4624
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Subjunctive · 3rd · Singular (V-AAS-3S)
Meaning: to cause to stumble — σκανδαλίζω; (σκάνδαλον), [in LXX: Dan LXX 11:41 (כָּשַׁל ni.), Sir.9:5 (Sir.35:15 32:15) (יָקֹשׁ ho.) Sir.23:8 (also in Aq., Sm., Th., and in Psa Sol Psa.16:7; not elsewhere, except NT and eccl.)* ; ] ; prop., to put a…
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Used 30 times. Also: Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:30, Matthew 11:6, Matthew 13:21, Matthew 13:57, Matthew 15:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4624; TFLSJ G4624; TAGNT Matthew 18:6 word 4
ἕναhenaone
Lemma: εἷς (ehis) · Strong's: G1520
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (A-ASM)
Meaning: one — εἷς ; ιά, ἕν, genitive ἑνός, μιᾶς, ἑνός, ; cardinal numeral, one; 1. one, as opposite to many: Mat.25:15, Rom.5:12, 1Co.10:8, al.; as subst., Rom.5:15, Eph.2:14; id. with genitive partit., Mat.5:19, al.; before ἐκ (ἐξ),…
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Used 357 times. Also: Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:30, Matthew 5:36, Matthew 5:41 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1520; TFLSJ G1520; TAGNT Matthew 18:6 word 5
τῶνtōnof the
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.,…
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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 Matthew 18:6 word 6
μικρῶνmikrōnlittle ones
Lemma: μικρός (mikros) · Strong's: G3398
Parsing: Adjective · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (A-GPM)
Meaning: small — μικρός, -ά, -όν ; [in LXX chiefly for קָטָן, מָעַט ; ] ; small, little; 1. of persons; (a) lit., of stature: Mrk.15:40 (MM, iii, xvi; on the view that age is meant, see Deiss., BS, 144), Luk.19:3; οἱ μ., the little…
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Used 46 times. Also: Matthew 10:42, Matthew 11:11, Matthew 13:32, Matthew 18:10, Matthew 18:14, Matthew 26:39 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3398; TFLSJ G3398; TAGNT Matthew 18:6 word 7
τούτωνtoutōnof these
Lemma: οὗτος (ohutos) · Strong's: G3778
Parsing: Demonstrative pronoun · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (D-GPM)
Meaning: this/he/she/it — οὗτος, αὕτη, τοῦτο, genitive, τούτου, ταύτης, τούτου, ; [in LXX chiefly for זֹאת ,זֶה ; ] ; demonstr. pron. (related to ἐκεῖνος as hic to ille), ; this; 1. as subst., this one, he; (a) absol.: Mat.3:17, Mrk.9:7,…
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Used 1423 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:22, Matthew 3:3, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:17, Matthew 4:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3778; TFLSJ G3778; TAGNT Matthew 18:6 word 8
τῶνtōnwho
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.,…
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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 Matthew 18:6 word 9
πιστευόντωνpisteuontōnare believing
Lemma: πιστεύω (pisteuō) · Strong's: G4100
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (V-PAP-GPM)
Meaning: to trust (in) — πιστεύω, ; [in LXX chiefly for אמן hi. ; ] ; 1. intrans., to have faith (in), to believe; in cl., with accusative, dative, in NT also with prep, (on the significance of the various constructions, see M, Pr., 67f.; Vau.…
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Used 245 times. Also: Matthew 8:13, Matthew 9:28, Matthew 21:22, Matthew 21:25, Matthew 21:32, Matthew 24:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4100; TFLSJ G4100; TAGNT Matthew 18:6 word 10
εἰςeisin
Lemma: εἰς (eis) · Strong's: G1519
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: toward — εἰς, ; prep. with accusative, ; expressing entrance, direction, limit, into, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among (Lat. in, with accusative). ; I. Of place. ; 1. After verbs of motion; (a) of entrance into: Mat.8:23,…
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Used 1796 times. Also: Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:11, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1519; TFLSJ G1519; TAGNT Matthew 18:6 word 11
ἐμέ,emeMe myself,
Lemma: ἐγώ (egō) · Strong's: G1473
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 1st · Accusative · Singular (P-1AS)
Meaning: I/we — ἐγώ, genitive, etc., ἐμοῦ, ἐμοί, ἐμέ (enclitic μου, μοι, με), pl. ἡμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς, ; of person(s) pron. ; I. ; (a) The nom. is usually emphatic, when expressed as subjc, as in Mat.3:11, Mrk.1:8, Luk.3:16, al. But…
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Used 862 times. Also: Matthew 2:8, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 5:11, Matthew 5:22, Matthew 5:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1473; TFLSJ G1473; TAGNT Matthew 18:6 word 12
συμφέρειsumphereiit is better
Lemma: συμφέρω (sumpherō) · Strong's: G4851
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-PAI-3S)
Meaning: be profitable — συμ-φέρω ; [in LXX: Jer.33:14 (טוֹב), Pro.19:10 (נָאוֶה), Sir.30:19, al. ; ] ; 1. trans. to bring together: with accusative of thing(s), Act.19:19. ; 2. Intrans., and mostly impers., συμφέρει, it is expedient,…
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Used 17 times. Also: Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:30, Matthew 19:10, John 11:50, John 16:7, John 18:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4851; TFLSJ G4851; TAGNT Matthew 18:6 word 13
αὐτῷautōfor him
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Dative · Singular · Masculine (P-DSM)
Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…
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Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Matthew 18:6 word 14
ἵναinathat
Lemma: ἵνα (hina) · Strong's: G2443
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: in order that/to — ἵνα, ; I. adverb (poët., Hom., al.), ; 1. of place, where, whither. ; 2. of circumstance, when. ; II. Conjunction, ; 1. prop., final, denoting purpose or end (cl.), that, in order that, usually the first word in the…
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Used 677 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 4:3, Matthew 4:14, Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2443; TFLSJ G2443; TAGNT Matthew 18:6 word 15
κρεμασθῇkremasthēamay be hung
Lemma: κρεμάω (kremaō) · Strong's: G2910
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Passive · Subjunctive · 3rd · Singular (V-APS-3S)
Meaning: to hang — κρεμάννυμι; (also κρεμαννύω, κρεμάω; the Pres. is not found in NT), [in LXX (where also κρεμάζω, Job.26:7) chiefly for תָּלָה ; ] ; trans., to hang, suspend: with accusative of person(s), before ἐπὶ ξύλου, Act.5:30…
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Used 7 times. Also: Matthew 22:40, Luke 23:39, Acts 5:30, Acts 10:39, Acts 28:4, Galatians 3:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2910; TFLSJ G2910; TAGNT Matthew 18:6 word 16
μύλοςmulosa millstone
Lemma: μύλος (mulos) · Strong's: G3458
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (N-NSM)
Meaning: millstone — μύλος, -ου, ὁ ; [in LXX for רֵחֶה, Num.11:8, Deu.24:6, al. ; ] ; 1. = μύλη, a mill (Strab., Plut., LXX) : Mat.24:41, Rev.18:22. ; 2. a mill-stone (Anth.) : Rev.18:21 (T); μ. ὀνικός, Mat.18:6, Mrk.9:42 (see Swete, in…
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Used 4 times. Also: Matthew 24:41, Mark 9:42, Revelation 18:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3458; TFLSJ G3458; TAGNT Matthew 18:6 word 17
ὀνικὸςonikosheavy
Lemma: ὀνικός (onikos) · Strong's: G3684
Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (A-NSM)
Meaning: huge millstone — ὀνικός, -ή, -όν; (ὄνος), ; of or for an ass. μύλος ὀ., Mat.18:6, Mrk.9:42 (elsewhere only in π.; see MM, xviii).†; (AS)
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Used 2 times. Also: Mark 9:42 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3684; TFLSJ G3684; TAGNT Matthew 18:6 word 18
τὸνtonthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (T-ASM)
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.,…
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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 Matthew 18:6 word 19
τράχηλονtrachēlonneck
Lemma: τράχηλος (trachēlos) · Strong's: G5137
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (N-ASM)
Meaning: neck — τράχηλος, -ου, ὁ ; [in LXX chiefly for צַוַּאר, also forעֹרֶף, etc. ; ] ; the neck: Mat.18:6, Mrk.9:42, Luk.17:2; ἐπιπεσεῖν ἐπὶ τὸν τ., to embrace (Gen.46:29), Luk.15:20, Act.20:37. Metaphorical, ὑποθεῖναι τὸν ἑαυτοῦ τ.…
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Used 7 times. Also: Mark 9:42, Luke 15:20, Luke 17:2, Acts 15:10, Acts 20:37, Romans 16:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5137; TFLSJ G5137; TAGNT Matthew 18:6 word 20
αὐτοῦ,autouof him,
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (P-GSM)
Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…
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Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Matthew 18:6 word 21
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,…
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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 Matthew 18:6 word 22
καταποντισθῇkatapontisthēahe may be sunk
Lemma: καταποντίζω (katapontizō) · Strong's: G2670
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Passive · Subjunctive · 3rd · Singular (V-APS-3S)
Meaning: to sink — κατα-πονίζω ; [in LXX for טָבַע pu., Exo.15:4 A, בָּלַע pi., שָׁטַף, Psa.55:9 69:2, al. ; ] ; to throw into the sea, sink or drown therein: Mat.14:30; pass., Mat.18:6.†; (AS)
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Used 2 times. Also: Matthew 14:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2670; TFLSJ G2670; TAGNT Matthew 18:6 word 23
ἐνenin
Lemma: ἐν (en) · Strong's: G1722
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: in/on/among — ἐν, ; prep, (the most frequently of all in NT), with dative (= Heb. בְּ, Lat. in, with abl.). ; I. Of place, with dative of thing(s), of person(s), in, within, on, at, by, among: ἐν τ. πόλει, Luk.7:37; τ. οφθαλμῷ,…
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Used 2826 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1722; TFLSJ G1722; TAGNT Matthew 18:6 word 24
τῷtōthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Dative · Singular · Neuter (T-DSN)
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 Matthew 18:6 word 25
πελάγειpelageidepth
Lemma: πέλαγος (pelagos) · Strong's: G3989
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Neuter (N-DSN)
Meaning: sea — πέλαγος, -ους, τό ; [in LXX: 2Ma.5:21, 4Ma.7:1 * ; ] ; the deep sea, the deep, the sea: Act.27:5; τὸ π. τῆς θαλάσσης, Mat.18:6 ; SYN.: θαλάσσα (which see); and cf. ἄβυσσος (AS)
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Used 2 times. Also: Acts 27:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3989; TFLSJ G3989; TAGNT Matthew 18:6 word 26
τῆςtēsof the
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (T-GSF)
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 Matthew 18:6 word 27
θαλάσσης.¶thalassēssea.
Lemma: θάλασσα (thalassa) · Strong's: G2281
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (N-GSF)
Meaning: sea — θάλασσα, -ης, ἡ ; [in LXX chiefly for יָם ; ] ; the sea: Mat.23:15, Mrk.11:23, Luk.21:25, Rom.9:27, Heb.11:12, Jas.1:6, Ju 13, Rev.7:1, al.; τὸ πέλαγος τῆς θ. (see Tr., ut infr.), Mat.18:6; ὁ οὐρανὸς κ. ἡ γῆ κ. ἡ θ., of…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 90 times. Also: Matthew 4:15, Matthew 4:18, Matthew 8:24, Matthew 8:26, Matthew 8:27, Matthew 8:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2281; TFLSJ G2281; TAGNT Matthew 18:6 word 28
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But | → | δέ G1161 then |
| if | → | ἄν G0302 if |
| anyone | → | ὅς G3739 which |
| causes | → | σκανδαλίζω G4624 to cause to stumble |
| one | → | εἷς G1520 one |
| of these | → | οὗτος G3778 this/he/she/it |
| little ones | → | μικρός G3398 small |
| who | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| believe | → | πιστεύω G4100 to trust (in) |
| in | → | εἰς G1519 toward |
| Me {to stumble} | → | ἐγώ G1473 I/we |
| it would be better | → | συμφέρω G4851 be profitable |
| for him | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| to have | → | ἵνα G2443 in order that/to |
| a large | → | ὀνικός G3684 huge millstone |
| millstone | → | μύλος G3458 millstone |
| hung | → | κρεμάω G2910 to hang |
| around | → | περί G4012 about |
| his | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| neck | → | τράχηλος G5137 neck |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| to be drowned | → | καταποντίζω G2670 to sink |
| in | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| depths | → | πέλαγος G3989 sea |
| of the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| sea | → | θάλασσα G2281 sea |
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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