Bible Verse Dictionary
Matthew 6:16 - Be
Verse | Strongs No. | Greek | |
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Moreover | G1161 | δέ |
[Conjunction] but and etc. |
when | G3752 | ὅταν |
whenever (implying hypothesis or more or less uncertainty); also causative (conjugationally) inasmuch as |
ye fast | G3522 | νηστεύω |
[Verb] to abstain from food (religiously) |
be | G1096 | γίνομαι |
[Verb] to cause to be ( |
not | G3361 | μή |
(adverbially) not (conjugationally) lest; also (as interrogitive implying a negative answer [whereas G3756 expects an affirmative one]); whether |
as | G5618 | ὥσπερ |
[Adverb] just as that is exactly like |
the | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
hypocrites | G5273 | ὑποκριτής |
[Noun Masculine] an actor under an assumed character (stage player) that is (figuratively) a dissembler ( |
of a sad countenance | G4659 | σκυθρωπός |
[Adjective] angry visaged that is gloomy or affecting a mournful appearance |
for | G1063 | γάρ |
[Conjunction] properly assigning a reason (used in argument explanation or intensification; often with other particles) |
they disfigure | G853 | ἀφανίζω |
[Verb] to render unapparent that is (actively) consume (becloud) or (passively) disappear (be destroyed) |
their | G848 | αὑτοῦ |
self (in some oblique case or reflexive relation) |
faces | G4383 | πρόσωπον |
[Noun Neuter] from G3700); the front (as being towards view) that is the countenance aspect: appearance surface; by implication presence person |
that | G3704 | ὅπως |
what (-ever) how that is in the manner that (as adverb or conjugation of coincidence intentional or actual) |
they may appear | G5316 | φαίνω |
[Verb] to lighten (shine) that is show (transitive or intransitive literal or figurative) |
unto men | G444 | ἄνθρωπος |
[Noun Masculine] from G3700); manfaced that is a human being |
to fast | G3522 | νηστεύω |
[Verb] to abstain from food (religiously) |
Verily | G281 | ἀμήν |
properly firm that is (figuratively) trustworthy; adverbially surely (often as interjection so be it) |
I say | G3004 | λέγω |
[Verb] properly to |
unto you | G5213 | ὑμῖν |
to (with or by) you |
They have | G568 | ἀπέχω |
[Verb] (active) to have out that is receive in full; (intransitive) to keep (oneself) away that is be distant (literally or figuratively) |
their | G848 | αὑτοῦ |
self (in some oblique case or reflexive relation) |
reward | G3408 | μισθός |
[Noun Masculine] pay for service (literally or figuratively) good or bad |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.