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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Matthew 6:7 - Heard
Matthew 6:7 - But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Greek | |
|---|---|---|---|
| But | G1161 | δέ |
[Conjunction] but and etc. |
| when ye pray | G4336 | προσεύχομαι |
[Verb] to pray to God that is supplicate worship |
| use not vain repetitions | G945 | βαττολογέω |
[Verb] to stutter that is (by implication) to prate tediously |
| 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) |
| heathen | G1482 | ἐθνικός |
[Noun Masculine] national ( |
| do for | G1063 | γάρ |
[Conjunction] properly assigning a reason (used in argument explanation or intensification; often with other particles) |
| they think | G1380 | δοκέω |
[Verb] compare the base of G1166); of the same meaning; to think; by implication to seem (truthfully or uncertainly) |
| that | G3754 | ὅτι |
[Conjunction] demonstrative that (sometimes redundant); causatively because |
| they shall be heard | G1522 | εἰσακούω |
[Verb] to listen to |
| for | G1063 | γάρ |
[Conjunction] properly assigning a reason (used in argument explanation or intensification; often with other particles) |
| their | G848 | αὑτοῦ |
self (in some oblique case or reflexive relation) |
| much speaking | G4180 | πολυλογία |
[Noun Feminine] loquacity that is prolixity |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.