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Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal? (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ὁhoYou who [are]
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Vocative · Singular · Masculine (T-VSM)
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 Romans 2:21 word 1
οὖνounthen
Lemma: οὖν (oun) · Strong's: G3767
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: therefore/then — οὖν, ; particle ; expressing consequence or simple sequence (never standing first in a sentence), wherefore, therefore, then: Mat.3:10, Luk.3:9, Jhn.8:38, Act.1:21, Rom.5:9, al.; in exhortations, Mat.3:8, Luk.11:35,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 535 times. Also: Matthew 1:17, Matthew 3:8, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 5:23, Matthew 5:48 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3767; TFLSJ G3767; TAGNT Romans 2:21 word 2
διδάσκωνdidaskōnteaching
Lemma: διδάσκω (didaskō) · Strong's: G1321
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Vocative · Singular · Masculine (V-PAP-VSM)
Meaning: to teach — διδάσκω ; [in LXX chiefly for למד pl., also for ידע hi., ירה hi., etc. ; ] ; to teach (i.e. instruct) a person, teach a thing; 1. trans.: with accusative of person(s), Mat.5:2, Mrk.1:22, al.; before ὅτι, Mrk.8:31; περί,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 97 times. Also: Matthew 4:23, Matthew 5:2, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 7:29, Matthew 9:35, Matthew 11:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1321; TFLSJ G1321; TAGNT Romans 2:21 word 3
ἕτερονheteronanother
Lemma: ἕτερος (heteros) · Strong's: G2087
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (A-ASM)
Meaning: other — ἕτερος, -α, -ον, ; [in LXX chiefly for אַחֵר ; ] ; distributive pron., prop. dual (BL, §13, 5; 51, 6), denoting the second of a pair, but in late Gk. encroaching on ἄλλος (M, Pr., 79f.); 1. of number, other; with art.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 99 times. Also: Matthew 6:24, Matthew 8:21, Matthew 10:23, Matthew 11:3, Matthew 11:16, Matthew 12:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2087; TFLSJ G2087; TAGNT Romans 2:21 word 4
σεαυτὸνseautonyourself
Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771
Parsing: Reflexive pronoun · 2nd · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (F-2ASM)
Meaning: you — σύ, ; pron. of 2nd of person(s), ; thou, you, genitive, σοῦ, dative, σοί, accusative, σέ, pl., ὑμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς (enclitic in oblique cases sing., except after prep. (BL, §48, 3), though πρὸς σέ occurs in Mat.25:39).…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 3071 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4771; TFLSJ G4771; TAGNT Romans 2:21 word 5
οὐounot
Lemma: οὐ (ou) · Strong's: G3756
Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)
Meaning: no — οὐ, before a vowel with smooth breathing οὐκ, before one with rough breathing οὐχ (but improperly οὐχ ἰδού, Act.2:7, WH, mg.; cf. WH, Intr., §409; M, Pr., 44, 244), ; [in LXX for אֵין ,אַיִן ,לֹא ; ] ; neg. particle, ;…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1689 times. Also: Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:18, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:7, Matthew 5:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3756; TFLSJ G3756; TAGNT Romans 2:21 word 6
διδάσκεις;didaskeisdo you teach?
Lemma: διδάσκω (didaskō) · Strong's: G1321
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 2nd · Singular (V-PAI-2S)
Meaning: to teach — διδάσκω ; [in LXX chiefly for למד pl., also for ידע hi., ירה hi., etc. ; ] ; to teach (i.e. instruct) a person, teach a thing; 1. trans.: with accusative of person(s), Mat.5:2, Mrk.1:22, al.; before ὅτι, Mrk.8:31; περί,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 97 times. Also: Matthew 4:23, Matthew 5:2, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 7:29, Matthew 9:35, Matthew 11:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1321; TFLSJ G1321; TAGNT Romans 2:21 word 7
ὁhoYou who [are]
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Vocative · Singular · Masculine (T-VSM)
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 Romans 2:21 word 8
κηρύσσωνkērussōnpreaching
Lemma: κηρύσσω (kērussō) · Strong's: G2784
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Vocative · Singular · Masculine (V-PAP-VSM)
Meaning: to preach — κηρύσσω ; [in LXX chiefly for קָרָא ; ] ; to be a herald, to proclaim: Mrk.1:45 7:36, Luk.4:18-19" (LXX) (but see Field, Notes, 174) Luk.8:39, Rom.2:21, 1Co.9:27, Gal.5:11, al.; in NT, chiefly of the proclamation of the…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 61 times. Also: Matthew 3:1, Matthew 4:17, Matthew 4:23, Matthew 9:35, Matthew 10:7, Matthew 10:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2784; TFLSJ G2784; TAGNT Romans 2:21 word 9
μὴmēnot
Lemma: μή (mē) · Strong's: G3361
Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)
Meaning: not — μή, ; subjective negative particle, ; used where the negation depends on a condition or hypothesis, expressed or understood, as distinct from οὐ, which denies absolutely. μή is used where one thinks a thing is not, as…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1087 times. Also: Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 4:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3361; TFLSJ G3361; TAGNT Romans 2:21 word 10
κλέπτεινklepteinto steal
Lemma: κλέπτω (kleptō) · Strong's: G2813
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Infinitive (V-PAN)
Meaning: to steal — κλέπτω ; [in LXX for גָּנַב ; ] ; to steal: absol., Mat.6:19-20 19:18, Mrk.10:19, Luk.18:20, Jhn.10:10, Rom.2:21 13:9, Eph.4:28; with accusative, Mat.27:64 28:13.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 13 times. Also: Matthew 6:19, Matthew 6:20, Matthew 19:18, Matthew 27:64, Matthew 28:13, Mark 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2813; TFLSJ G2813; TAGNT Romans 2:21 word 11
κλέπτεις;klepteisdo you steal?
Lemma: κλέπτω (kleptō) · Strong's: G2813
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 2nd · Singular (V-PAI-2S)
Meaning: to steal — κλέπτω ; [in LXX for גָּנַב ; ] ; to steal: absol., Mat.6:19-20 19:18, Mrk.10:19, Luk.18:20, Jhn.10:10, Rom.2:21 13:9, Eph.4:28; with accusative, Mat.27:64 28:13.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 13 times. Also: Matthew 6:19, Matthew 6:20, Matthew 19:18, Matthew 27:64, Matthew 28:13, Mark 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2813; TFLSJ G2813; TAGNT Romans 2:21 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| {you,} then | → | οὖν G3767 therefore/then |
| who | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| teach | → | διδάσκω G1321 to teach |
| others | → | ἕτερος G2087 other |
| do you not teach | → | διδάσκω G1321 to teach |
| yourself | → | G4572 |
| You who | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| preach | → | κηρύσσω G2784 to preach |
| against | → | μή G3361 not |
| stealing | → | κλέπτω G2813 to steal |
| do you steal | → | κλέπτω G2813 to steal |
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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