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Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ΒλέπετεBlepetedo beware of
Lemma: βλέπω (blepō) · Strong's: G0991
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Imperative · 2nd · Plural (V-PAM-2P)
Meaning: to see — βλέπω, ; [in LXX chiefly for ראה, also for פּנה, etc. ; ] ; 1. of bodily sight; (a) to see, have sight (opposite to τυφλὸς): Mat.12:22, Jhn.9:7, Act.9:9, Rom.11:8, Rev.3:18, al.; (b) to perceive, look (at), see: absol.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 136 times. Also: Matthew 5:28, Matthew 6:4, Matthew 6:6, Matthew 6:18, Matthew 7:3, Matthew 11:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0991; TFLSJ G0991; TAGNT Philippians 3:2 word 1
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 Philippians 3:2 word 2
κύνας,kunasdogs,
Lemma: κύων (kuōn) · Strong's: G2965
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (N-APM)
Meaning: dog — κύων, κυνός, ὁ, ἡ; (in NT masc. only), [in LXX forכֶּלֶב ; ] ; a dog: Luk.16:21, 2Pe.2:22; metaphorically, as a word of reproach, Mat.7:6, Php.3:2, Rev.22:15.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 5 times. Also: Matthew 7:6, Luke 16:21, 2 Peter 2:22, Revelation 22:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2965; TFLSJ G2965; TAGNT Philippians 3:2 word 3
βλέπετεblepetedo beware of
Lemma: βλέπω (blepō) · Strong's: G0991
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Imperative · 2nd · Plural (V-PAM-2P)
Meaning: to see — βλέπω, ; [in LXX chiefly for ראה, also for פּנה, etc. ; ] ; 1. of bodily sight; (a) to see, have sight (opposite to τυφλὸς): Mat.12:22, Jhn.9:7, Act.9:9, Rom.11:8, Rev.3:18, al.; (b) to perceive, look (at), see: absol.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 136 times. Also: Matthew 5:28, Matthew 6:4, Matthew 6:6, Matthew 6:18, Matthew 7:3, Matthew 11:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0991; TFLSJ G0991; TAGNT Philippians 3:2 word 4
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 Philippians 3:2 word 5
κακοὺςkakousevil
Lemma: κακός (kakos) · Strong's: G2556G
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (A-APM)
Meaning: evil/harm: evil — κακός, -ή, -όν ; [in LXX chiefly for רַע ; ] ; 1. in general, opposite to ἀγαθός, καλός, in various senses, bad, mean, base, worthless (cl.). ; 2. In ethical sense, base, evil, wicked: of persons, Mat.21:41 24:48,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 44 times. Also: Matthew 21:41, Matthew 24:48, Matthew 27:23, Mark 7:21, Mark 15:14, Luke 23:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2556G; TFLSJ G2556G; TAGNT Philippians 3:2 word 6
ἐργάτας,ergatasworkers,
Lemma: ἐργάτης (ergatēs) · Strong's: G2040
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (N-APM)
Meaning: worker — ἐργάτης, -ου, ὁ; (ἐργάζομαι, which see), [in LXX: Wis.17:17, Sir.19:1 40:18, 1Ma.3:6 * ; ] ; 1. prop., a field labourer, husbandman: Mat.9:37-38 20:1-2, 8, Luk.10:2, Jas.5:4 (cf. Wis, l.with). ; 2. Generally, a workman,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 16 times. Also: Matthew 9:37, Matthew 9:38, Matthew 10:10, Matthew 20:1, Matthew 20:2, Matthew 20:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2040; TFLSJ G2040; TAGNT Philippians 3:2 word 7
βλέπετεblepetedo beware of
Lemma: βλέπω (blepō) · Strong's: G0991
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Imperative · 2nd · Plural (V-PAM-2P)
Meaning: to see — βλέπω, ; [in LXX chiefly for ראה, also for פּנה, etc. ; ] ; 1. of bodily sight; (a) to see, have sight (opposite to τυφλὸς): Mat.12:22, Jhn.9:7, Act.9:9, Rom.11:8, Rev.3:18, al.; (b) to perceive, look (at), see: absol.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 136 times. Also: Matthew 5:28, Matthew 6:4, Matthew 6:6, Matthew 6:18, Matthew 7:3, Matthew 11:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0991; TFLSJ G0991; TAGNT Philippians 3:2 word 8
τὴνtēnthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (T-ASF)
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 Philippians 3:2 word 9
κατατομήν·katatomēnfalse circumcision;
Lemma: κατατομή (katatomē) · Strong's: G2699
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)
Meaning: mutilation — κατα-τομή, -ῆς, ἡ ; [in Sm.: Jer.31:37 (κατατέμνω is used in LXX of forbidden mutilations: Lev.21:5, al.) ; ] ; 1. incision. ; 2. excision, concision, mutilation: in sarcasm, by paronomasia, in contrast to (true)…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2699; TFLSJ G2699; TAGNT Philippians 3:2 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Watch out for | → | βλέπω G0991 to see |
| those | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| dogs | → | κύων G2965 dog |
| those | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| workers | → | ἐργάτης G2040 worker |
| of evil | → | κακός G2556G evil/harm: evil |
| those | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| mutilators of the flesh | → | κατατομή G2699 mutilation |
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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