Matthew 23:33 Go deeper
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Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell? (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ὄφειςopheisSerpents
Lemma: ὄφις (ophis) · Strong's: G3789
Parsing: Noun · Vocative · Plural · Masculine (N-VPM)
Meaning: snake — ὄφις, -εως, ὁ ; [in LXX chiefly for נָחָשׁ ; ] ; a serpent, snake: Mat.7:10 Mrk.16:18, Luk.10:19 11:11, Jhn.3:14, 1Co.10:9, Rev.9:19; as typical of wisdom and cunning, Mat.10:16 23:23, 2Co.11:3 (cf. Gen.31:1-55); of…
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Used 14 times. Also: Matthew 7:10, Matthew 10:16, Mark 16:18, Luke 10:19, Luke 11:11, John 3:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3789; TFLSJ G3789; TAGNT Matthew 23:33 word 1
γεννήματαgennēmataOffspring
Lemma: γέννημα (gennēma) · Strong's: G1081G
Parsing: Noun · Vocative · Plural · Neuter (N-VPN)
Meaning: offspring — γέννημα, -τος, τό ; (γεννάω), [in LXX chiefly for תְּבוּאָה ; ] ; offspring of men or animals: ἐχιδνῶν, Mat.3:7 12:34 23:33, Luk.3:7 (and elsewhere in Rec. for γένημα, which see).†; (AS)
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Used 4 times. Also: Matthew 3:7, Matthew 12:34, Luke 3:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1081G; TFLSJ G1081G; TAGNT Matthew 23:33 word 2
ἐχιδνῶν,echidnōnof vipers!
Lemma: ἔχιδνα (echidna) · Strong's: G2191
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Plural · Feminine (N-GPF)
Meaning: snake — ἔχιδνα, -ης, ἡ ; [in OT (Aq.), Isa.59:5 * ; ] ; a viper: Act.28:3; metaphorically, γεννήματα ἐχιδνῶν, Mat.3:7 12:34 23:33, Luk.3:7.†; (AS)
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Used 5 times. Also: Matthew 3:7, Matthew 12:34, Luke 3:7, Acts 28:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2191; TFLSJ G2191; TAGNT Matthew 23:33 word 3
πῶςpōsHow
Lemma: πῶς (pōs) · Strong's: G4459
Parsing: Interrogative Particle · Interrogative (PRT-I)
Meaning: how?! — πῶς, interrog. adv., correl. of ὅπως, ; 1. prop., in direct questions, how?: with indic., Mat.12:29, Mrk.3:23, Luk.11:18, Jhn.3:4, al.; καὶ π., Mrk.4:13, Luk.20:44; π. οὖν, Mat.12:26; π. οὐ, Mat.16:11, Luk.12:56; in…
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Used 105 times. Also: Matthew 6:28, Matthew 7:4, Matthew 10:19, Matthew 12:4, Matthew 12:26, Matthew 12:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4459; TFLSJ G4459; TAGNT Matthew 23:33 word 4
φύγητεphugēteshall you escape
Lemma: φεύγω (pheugō) · Strong's: G5343
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Subjunctive · 2nd · Plural (V-2AAS-2P)
Meaning: to flee — φεύγω ; [in LXX chiefly for נוּס, also for בָּרַח, etc. ; ] ; to flee from or away, take flight: absol., Mat.8:33 26:56, Mrk.5:14 14:50, Luk.8:34, Jhn.10:12, Act.7:29; before εἰς, Mat.2:13 10:23 24:16 (WH, txt.),…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 30 times. Also: Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 8:33, Matthew 10:23, Matthew 24:16, Matthew 26:56 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5343; TFLSJ G5343; TAGNT Matthew 23:33 word 5
ἀπὸapofrom
Lemma: ἀπό (apo) · Strong's: G0575
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: away from — ἀπό (on the frequently neglect of elision bef. vowels, see Tdf., Pr., 94, WH, App., 146), ; prep. with genitive (WM, 462ff.; on its relation to ἐκ, παρά, ὑπό, ib. 456f.), [in LXX for לְ ,בְּ ,מִן ; ] ; from (i.e. from…
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Used 677 times. Also: Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:21, Matthew 1:24, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0575; TFLSJ G0575; TAGNT Matthew 23:33 word 6
τῆςtēsthe
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 23:33 word 7
κρίσεωςkriseōssentence
Lemma: κρίσις (krisis) · Strong's: G2920
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (N-GSF)
Meaning: judgment — κρίσις, -εως, ἡ; (κρίνω), [in LXX chiefly for מִשְׁפָּט, also for רִיב, etc. ; ] ; 1. a seperating, selection (Arist., al.) ; 2. a decision, judgment (cl.): Jhn.8:16, 1Ti.5:24, 2Pe.2:11, Ju 9; κ. κρίνειν, Jhn.7:24; in…
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Used 48 times. Also: Matthew 5:21, Matthew 5:22, Matthew 10:15, Matthew 11:22, Matthew 11:24, Matthew 12:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2920; TFLSJ G2920; TAGNT Matthew 23:33 word 8
τῆςtēs<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 23:33 word 9
γεέννης;geennēsof hell?
Lemma: γέεννα (geenna) · Strong's: G1067
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine · Title (N-GSF-T)
Meaning: hell: Gehenna — γέεννα (γέενα, Mrk.9:45, Rec.), -ης, ἡ (perh. through Aram. גֵּיהִנָּם, from Heb. גֵּי הִנֹּם, Neh.11:30; גֵּי בֶּן־הִנֹּם, Jhn.18:16; גֵּי בּנֵי־הִנֹּם, 4Ki.23:10; valley of (the son, sons of) lamentation); [in LXX the…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 12 times. Also: Matthew 5:22, Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:30, Matthew 10:28, Matthew 18:9, Matthew 23:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1067; TFLSJ G1067; TAGNT Matthew 23:33 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| You snakes | → | ὄφις G3789 snake |
| You brood | → | γέννημα G1081G offspring |
| of vipers | → | ἔχιδνα G2191 snake |
| How | → | πῶς G4459 how?! |
| will you escape | → | φεύγω G5343 to flee |
| . . . | → | ἀπό G0575 away from |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| sentence | → | κρίσις G2920 judgment |
| of hell | → | γέεννα G1067 hell: Gehenna |
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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