Matthew 23:27
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©GreekStrong'sOrigin
"WoeΟὐαὶ
(ouai)
3759: alas! woe! (an expression of grief or denunciation)a prim. interj.
to you, scribesγραμματεῖς
(grammateis)
1122: a writer, scribefrom gramma
and Pharisees,Φαρισαῖοι
(pharisaioi)
5330: a Pharisee, member of a Jewish religious sectof Hebrew origin, cf. parash
hypocrites!ὑποκριταί
(upokritai)
5273: one who answers, an actor, a hypocritefrom hupokrinomai
For you are likeπαρομοιάζετε
(paromoiazete)
3945: to be likefrom paromoios
whitewashedκεκονιαμένοις
(kekoniamenois)
2867: to plaster overfrom konia (dust)
tombsτάφοις
(taphois)
5028: a burial, hence a gravefrom thaptó
whichοἵτινες
(oitines)
3748: whoever, anyone whofrom hos, and tis
on the outsideἔξωθεν
(exōthen)
1855: from withoutfrom exó
appearφαίνονται
(phainontai)
5316: to bring to light, to cause to appearfrom a prim. root
beautiful,ὡραῖοι
(ōraioi)
5611: seasonable, timelyfrom hóra
but insideἔσωθεν
(esōthen)
2081: from withinfrom esó
they are fullγέμουσιν
(gemousin)
1073: to be fulla prim. word
of dead men'sνεκρῶν
(nekrōn)
3498: deada prim. word, the same as nekus (a dead body)
bonesὀστέων
(osteōn)
3747: a bonea prim. word
and allπάσης
(pasēs)
3956: all, everya prim. word
uncleanness.ἀκαθαρσίας
(akatharsias)
167: uncleannessfrom akathartos


















KJV Lexicon
ουαι  interjection
ouai  oo-ah'-ee:  woe -- alas, woe.
υμιν  personal pronoun - second person dative plural
humin  hoo-min':  to (with or by) you -- ye, you, your(-selves).
γραμματεις  noun - vocative plural masculine
grammateus  gram-mat-yooce':  a writer, i.e. (professionally) scribe or secretary--scribe, town-clerk.
και  conjunction
kai  kahee:  and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
φαρισαιοι  noun - vocative plural masculine
Pharisaios  far-is-ah'-yos:  a separatist, i.e. exclusively religious; a Pharisean, i.e. Jewish sectary -- Pharisee.
υποκριται  noun - vocative plural masculine
hupokrites  hoop-ok-ree-tace':  an actor under an assumed character (stage-player), i.e. (figuratively) a dissembler (hypocrite -- hypocrite.
οτι  conjunction
hoti  hot'-ee:  demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because -- as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.
παρομοιαζετε  verb - present active indicative - second person
paromoiazo  par-om-oy-ad'-zo:  to resemble -- be like unto.
ταφοις  noun - dative plural masculine
taphos  taf'-os:  a grave (the place of interment) -- sepulchre, tomb.
κεκονιαμενοις  verb - perfect passive participle - dative plural masculine
koniao  kon-ee-ah'-o:  by analogy, lime); to whitewash -- whiten.
οιτινες  relative pronoun - nominative plural masculine
hostis  hos'-tis:  which some, i.e. any that; also (definite) which same
εξωθεν  adverb
exothen  ex'-o-then:  external(-ly) -- out(-side, -ward, -wardly), (from) without.
μεν  particle
men  men:  indicative of affirmation or concession (in fact); usually followed by a contrasted clause (this one, the former, etc.)
φαινονται  verb - present middle or passive indicative - third person
phaino  fah'-ee-no:  to lighten (shine), i.e. show (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative) -- appear, seem, be seen, shine, think.
ωραιοι  adjective - nominative plural masculine
horaios  ho-rah'-yos:  belonging to the right hour or season (timely), i.e. (by implication) flourishing (beauteous (figuratively) -- beautiful.
εσωθεν  adverb
esothen  es'-o-then:  from inside; (inside) -- inward(-ly), (from) within, without.
δε  conjunction
de  deh:  but, and, etc. -- also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
γεμουσιν  verb - present active indicative - third person
gemo  ghem'-o:  to swell out, i.e. be full -- be full.
οστεων  noun - genitive plural neuter
osteon  os-teh'-on:  a bone -- bone.
νεκρων  adjective - genitive plural masculine
nekros  nek-ros':  dead (literally or figuratively; also as noun) -- dead.
και  conjunction
kai  kahee:  and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
πασης  adjective - genitive singular feminine
pas  pas:  apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole
ακαθαρσιας  noun - genitive singular feminine
akatharsia  ak-ath-ar-see'-ah:  impurity (the quality), physically or morally -- uncleanness.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which on the outside appear beautiful, but inside they are full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness.

King James Bible
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which appear beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of dead men's bones and every impurity.

International Standard Version
"How terrible it will be for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs that look beautiful on the outside but inside are full of dead people's bones and every kind of impurity.

NET Bible
"Woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs that look beautiful on the outside but inside are full of the bones of the dead and of everything unclean.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Woe to you Scribes and Pharisees, pretenders, who are like white tombs, which from the outside appear lovely, but from within are full of the bones of the dead and all corruption!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"How horrible it will be for you, scribes and Pharisees! You hypocrites! You are like whitewashed graves that look beautiful on the outside but inside are full of dead people's bones and every kind of impurity.

King James 2000 Bible
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you are like unto whitewashed sepulchers, which indeed appear beautiful outwardly but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.
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