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Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ἨκούσατεĒkousateYou have heard
Lemma: ἀκούω (akouō) · Strong's: G0191
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 2nd · Plural (V-AAI-2P)
Meaning: to hear — ἀκούω, ; [in LXX chiefly for שׁמע ] ; to hear, listen, attend, perceive by hearing, comprehend by hearing. ; 1. Intrans.: Mrk.4:3 7:37, Jas.2:5, Rev.2:7, al.; τ. ὠσίν, Mat.13:15 (LXX); with cogn. dative, ακοῇ ἀ. (see:…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 435 times. Also: Matthew 2:3, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:18, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 4:12, Matthew 5:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0191; TFLSJ G0191; TAGNT Matthew 5:38 word 1
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 5:38 word 2
ἐρρέθη·errethēit was said;
Lemma: ἐρῶ (erō) · Strong's: G2046
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Passive · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-API-3S)
Meaning: to say — λέγω, ; [in LXX very freq., chiefly for אמר; λέγει for נְאֻם, Gen.22:16, al. ; ] ; 1. in Hom., to pick out, gather, reckon, recount.; 2. In Hdt. and Att., to say, speak, affirm, declare: absol., Act.13:15, 24:10; before…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 49 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:17, Matthew 2:23, Matthew 3:3, Matthew 4:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2046; TFLSJ G2046; TAGNT Matthew 5:38 word 3
ὀφθαλμὸνophthalmonEye
Lemma: ὀφθαλμός (ophthalmos) · Strong's: G3788
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (N-ASM)
Meaning: eye — ὀφθαλμός, -οῦ, ὁ, ; [in LXX chiefly for עַיִן ; ] ; the eye (as in cl., chiefly pl.): Mat.5:38, Mrk.9:47, Luk.6:41, Jhn.9:6, al.; τοὺς ὀ. ἐξορύθσσειν (figuratively), Gal.4:15; ἐπᾶραι, Luk.6:20, Jhn.6:5; ἀνοῖξα,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 101 times. Also: Matthew 5:29, Matthew 6:22, Matthew 6:23, Matthew 7:3, Matthew 7:4, Matthew 7:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3788; TFLSJ G3788; TAGNT Matthew 5:38 word 4
ἀντὶantifor
Lemma: ἀντί (anti) · Strong's: G0473
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: for — ἀντί; (the ι is elided only in ἀνθ᾽ ὧν), prep. with genitive (cf. MM, VGT, see word); 1. prop, in local sense, over against, opposite, hence ; 2. instead of, in place of, for (Hom., etc.): Mat.5:38 17:27, Luk.11:11,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 22 times. Also: Matthew 2:22, Matthew 17:27, Matthew 20:28, Mark 10:45, Luke 1:20, Luke 11:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0473; TFLSJ G0473; TAGNT Matthew 5:38 word 5
ὀφθαλμοῦophthalmoueye
Lemma: ὀφθαλμός (ophthalmos) · Strong's: G3788
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (N-GSM)
Meaning: eye — ὀφθαλμός, -οῦ, ὁ, ; [in LXX chiefly for עַיִן ; ] ; the eye (as in cl., chiefly pl.): Mat.5:38, Mrk.9:47, Luk.6:41, Jhn.9:6, al.; τοὺς ὀ. ἐξορύθσσειν (figuratively), Gal.4:15; ἐπᾶραι, Luk.6:20, Jhn.6:5; ἀνοῖξα,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 101 times. Also: Matthew 5:29, Matthew 6:22, Matthew 6:23, Matthew 7:3, Matthew 7:4, Matthew 7:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3788; TFLSJ G3788; TAGNT Matthew 5:38 word 6
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: 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 Matthew 5:38 word 7
ὀδόνταodontatooth
Lemma: ὀδούς (odous) · Strong's: G3599
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (N-ASM)
Meaning: tooth — ὀδούς, -όντος, ὁ ; [in LXX for שֵׁן ; ] ; a tooth: Mat.5:38, Mrk.9:18, Act.7:54; pl., Rev.9:8, ὁ βρυγμὸς (which see) τ. ὀδόντων, Mat.8:12 13:42, 50 22:13 24:51 25:30, Luk.13:28.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 12 times. Also: Matthew 8:12, Matthew 13:42, Matthew 13:50, Matthew 22:13, Matthew 24:51, Matthew 25:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3599; TFLSJ G3599; TAGNT Matthew 5:38 word 8
ἀντὶantifor
Lemma: ἀντί (anti) · Strong's: G0473
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: for — ἀντί; (the ι is elided only in ἀνθ᾽ ὧν), prep. with genitive (cf. MM, VGT, see word); 1. prop, in local sense, over against, opposite, hence ; 2. instead of, in place of, for (Hom., etc.): Mat.5:38 17:27, Luk.11:11,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 22 times. Also: Matthew 2:22, Matthew 17:27, Matthew 20:28, Mark 10:45, Luke 1:20, Luke 11:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0473; TFLSJ G0473; TAGNT Matthew 5:38 word 9
ὀδόντος.odontostooth.’
Lemma: ὀδούς (odous) · Strong's: G3599
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (N-GSM)
Meaning: tooth — ὀδούς, -όντος, ὁ ; [in LXX for שֵׁן ; ] ; a tooth: Mat.5:38, Mrk.9:18, Act.7:54; pl., Rev.9:8, ὁ βρυγμὸς (which see) τ. ὀδόντων, Mat.8:12 13:42, 50 22:13 24:51 25:30, Luk.13:28.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 12 times. Also: Matthew 8:12, Matthew 13:42, Matthew 13:50, Matthew 22:13, Matthew 24:51, Matthew 25:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3599; TFLSJ G3599; TAGNT Matthew 5:38 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| You have heard | → | ἀκούω G0191 to hear |
| that | → | ὅτι G3754G that/since: that |
| it was said | → | ἐρῶ G2046 to say |
| Eye | → | ὀφθαλμός G3788 eye |
| for | → | ἀντί G0473 for |
| eye | → | ὀφθαλμός G3788 eye |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| tooth | → | ὀδούς G3599 tooth |
| for | → | ἀντί G0473 for |
| tooth | → | ὀδούς G3599 tooth |
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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