Matthew 23:18 KJV

And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.

Matthew Henry

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  • And Καί Kai καί Conjunction
  • Whosoever Ὃς Hos ὅς Pronoun · nominative masculine singular ἐὰν ean ἐάν Particle
  • shall swear ὀμόσῃ omosē ὀμνύω Verb · aorist active subjunctive, third person singular
  • by ἐν en ἐν Preposition
  • the altar τῷ tō Article · dative neuter singular θυσιαστηρίῳ thysiastēriō θυσιαστήριον Noun · dative neuter singular
  • it is ἐστιν estin Verb · present active indicative, third person singular ἐστί estí
  • nothing οὐδέν ouden οὐδείς Pronoun · nominative neuter singular
  • but δʼ d’ δέ Conjunction
  • whosoever ὃς hos ὅς Pronoun · nominative masculine singular ἂν an ἄν Particle
  • sweareth ὀμόσῃ omosē ὀμνύω Verb · aorist active subjunctive, third person singular
  • by ἐν en ἐν Preposition
  • the gift τῷ tō Article · dative neuter singular δώρῳ dōrō δῶρον Noun · dative neuter singular
  • that is upon τῷ tō Pronoun · dative neuter singular ἐπάνω epanō ἐπάνω Preposition
  • it αὐτοῦ autou αὐτός Pronoun · third person, genitive neuter singular
  • he is guilty ὀφείλει opheilei ὀφείλω Verb · present active indicative, third person singular

Greek: KJTR, Alan Bunning, CNTR · CC BY 4.0

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