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Matthew 23:16

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οὐαὶ ὑμῖν, ὁδηγοὶ τυφλοὶ οἱplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

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The definite article
λέγοντες· ὃς ἂν ὀμόσῃ ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

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Preposition meaning “in”.
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The definite article
ναῷ, οὐδέν ἐστιν·plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

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εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
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δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
ἂν ὀμόσῃ ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

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Preposition meaning “in”.
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The definite article
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The definite article
ναοῦ ὀφείλει.
ESV
“Woe to you, blind guides, who say, 'If anyone swears by the temple, it is nothing, but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.'
NIV
“Woe to you, blind guides! You say, 'If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.'
NLT
“Blind guides! What sorrow awaits you! For you say that it means nothing to swear 'by God's Temple,' but that it is binding to swear 'by the gold in the Temple.'
KJV
Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!

Matthew 23:15 ← Matthew 23:16 → Matthew 23:17

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