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← Matthew 23 · ← verse 30 · verse 32 →

Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets. (KJV)

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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.

ὥστεhōsteThus

Lemma: ὥστε (hōste) · Strong's: G5620

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: so — ὥσ-τε ; consecutive particle, ; 1. with infin., expressing result, so as to: Mat.8:24 12:22, Mrk.1:27, Luk.5:7, Act.1:19, Rom.7:6, 1Co.1:7, Heb.13:6, al.; of a designed result, Mat.10:1, Luk.4:29, al.; preceded by…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 83 times. Also: Matthew 8:24, Matthew 8:28, Matthew 10:1, Matthew 12:12, Matthew 12:22, Matthew 13:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5620; TFLSJ G5620; TAGNT Matthew 23:31 word 1

μαρτυρεῖτεmartureiteyou bear witness

Lemma: μαρτυρέω (martureō) · Strong's: G3140

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 2nd · Plural (V-PAI-2P)

Meaning: to testify — μαρτυρέω, -ῶ; (μάρτυς), [in LXX chiefly for עֵד (עֵד (Gen.31:47-48, al.), also for עוּד hi. (Gen.43:3, La 2:13), עָנָה (Num.35:30) ; ] ; (a) prop., to be a witness, bear witness, testify: absol. (find., al.), Jhn.15:27,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 77 times. Also: Luke 4:22, John 1:7, John 1:8, John 1:15, John 1:32, John 1:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3140; TFLSJ G3140; TAGNT Matthew 23:31 word 2

ἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisto yourselves

Lemma: ἑαυτοῦ (heautou) · Strong's: G1438

Parsing: Reflexive pronoun · 2nd · Dative · Plural · Masculine (F-2DPM)

Meaning: themself — ἑαυτοῦ, -ῆς, -οῦ, dative -ῷ, etc., accusative -όν, etc., pi. -ῶν, etc. (Att. contr. αὑτοῦ, etc); reflex pron.; 1. prop, of 3rd person (Lat. sui, sibi, se), of himself, herself, itself, etc.: Mat.27:42, Mrk.15:31,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 329 times. Also: Matthew 3:9, Matthew 6:4, Matthew 6:34, Matthew 8:22, Matthew 9:3, Matthew 9:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1438; TFLSJ G1438; TAGNT Matthew 23:31 word 3

ὅτιhotithat

Lemma: ὅτι (hoti) · Strong's: G3754G

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: that/since: that — ὅτι, ; conjc. (prop. neut. of ὅστις). ; I. As conjc, introducing an objective clause, that; 1. after verbs of seeing, knowing, thinking, saying, feeling: Mat.3:9 6:32 11:25, Mrk.3:28, Luk.2:49, Jhn.2:22, Act.4:13,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 858 times. Also: Matthew 2:16, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 2:23, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 4:6, Matthew 4:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3754G; TFLSJ G3754G; TAGNT Matthew 23:31 word 4

υἱοίhuioisons

Lemma: υἱός (uhios) · Strong's: G5207

Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (N-NPM)

Meaning: son — υἱός, -οῦ, ὁ, [in LXX very frequently and nearly always for בֵּן, Gen.4:17, al.; for בַּר, Dan LXX TH 7:13, al.; etc. ; ], ; a son; 1. in the ordinary sense: Mat.10:37, Mrk.9:17, Luk.1:13, al. mult.; omitted with the…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 381 times. Also: Matthew 1:1, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5207; TFLSJ G5207; TAGNT Matthew 23:31 word 5

ἐστεesteyou are

Lemma: εἰμί (eimi) · Strong's: G1510

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 2nd · Plural (V-PAI-2P)

Meaning: to be — εἰμί, ; with various uses and significations, like the English verb to be. ; I. As substantive verb. ; 1. Of persons and things, to be, exist: Act.17:28, Jhn.1:1, 8:58, 17:5, al; ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν (for past ptcp.), Rev.1:4,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 2406 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1510; TFLSJ G1510; TAGNT Matthew 23:31 word 6

τῶνtōnof those

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 Matthew 23:31 word 7

φονευσάντωνphoneusantōnhaving murdered

Lemma: φονεύω (phoneuō) · Strong's: G5407

Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Participle · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (V-AAP-GPM)

Meaning: to murder — φονεύω; (φονεύς), [in LXX chiefly for רָצַח ; ] ; to kill, murder. absol., Mat.5:21, Jas.4:2; μὴ (οὐ) φονεύσῃς (-εις), Mat.5:21 19:18, Mrk.10:19, Luk.18:20, Rom.13:9, Jas.2:11 (all from Exo.20:13-14); with accusative,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 12 times. Also: Matthew 5:21, Matthew 19:18, Matthew 23:35, Mark 10:19, Luke 18:20, Romans 13:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5407; TFLSJ G5407; TAGNT Matthew 23:31 word 8

τοὺςtousthe

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 Matthew 23:31 word 9

προφήτας·prophētasprophets;

Lemma: προφήτης (prophētēs) · Strong's: G4396

Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (N-APM)

Meaning: prophet — προφήτης, -ου, ὁ [πρόφημι, to speak forth), ; [in LXX chiefly for נָבִיא ; ] ; one who acts as an interpreter or forth-teller of the Divine will (see Lft., Notes, 83f.; Tr., Syn., §vi), a prophet; 1. in cl. (Æsch.,…

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Used 149 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:17, Matthew 2:23, Matthew 3:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4396; TFLSJ G4396; TAGNT Matthew 23:31 word 10

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

So→ὥστε G5620 so
you testify→μαρτυρέω G3140 to testify
against yourselves→ἑαυτοῦ G1438 themself
that→ὅτι G3754G that/since: that
you are→εἰμί G1510 to be
[the] sons→υἱός G5207 son
of those→ὁ G3588 the/this/who
who murdered→φονεύω G5407 to murder
the→ὁ G3588 the/this/who
prophets→προφήτης G4396 prophet

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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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