Matthew 12:36

λέγω δὲ ὑμῖν ὅτι πᾶν ῥῆμα ἀργὸν ὃ ἐὰν λαλήσωσιν οἱ ἄνθρωποι ἀποδώσουσιν περὶ αὐτοῦ λόγον ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κρίσεως·
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
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Ecclesiastes 12:14

כִּי אֶת-כָּל-מַֽעֲשֶׂה הָאֱלֹהִים יָבִא בְמִשְׁפָּט עַל כָּל-נֶעְלָם אִם-טוֹב וְאִם-רָֽע׃
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For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

Romans 2:16

ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ὅτε κρίνει ὁ θεὸς τὰ κρυπτὰ τῶν ἀνθρώπων κατὰ τὸ εὐαγγέλιόν μου διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ
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In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.

Revelation 20:12

καὶ εἶδον τοὺς νεκρούς μικρούς καὶ μεγάλους ἑστῶτας ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ βιβλία ἠνεῳχθησαν· καὶ βιβλίον ἄλλο ἠνεῳχθη ὅ ἐστιν τῆς ζωῆς καὶ ἐκρίθησαν οἱ νεκροὶ ἐκ τῶν γεγραμμένων ἐν τοῖς βιβλίοις κατὰ τὰ ἔργα αὐτῶν
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And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.

Jude 1:14

προεφήτευσεν δὲ καὶ τούτοις ἕβδομος ἀπὸ Ἀδὰμ Ἑνὼχ λέγων Ἰδού ἦλθεν Κύριος ἐν μυριάσιν ἁγίαις αὐτοῦ
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And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,

Ephesians 6:4

Καὶ οἱ πατέρες μὴ παροργίζετε τὰ τέκνα ὑμῶν ἀλλ' ἐκτρέφετε αὐτὰ ἐν παιδείᾳ καὶ νουθεσίᾳ κυρίου
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And, ye fathers, provoke to wrath: not your children but bring up them in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
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Verb — Present Active Indicative, first person singular ongoing action — try "he ___s" or "he is ___ing" the subject does the action — "he ___s" a statement of fact — "he ___s" the built-in subject is "I"
λέγω Speech Verb Tense Present Voice Active Mood Indicative Person First Number Singular
Dictionary form: λέγω · LEH-goh
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In the KJV here: i say
saying ×376 saith ×184 i say ×153 said ×84 he saith ×71 say ×56 he said ×41 to say ×22
Strong's Definition G3004
saying, saith, say, said, called, …
legō
properly, to ___%___lay___%___ forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas G2036 and G5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while G4483 is properly to break silence merely, and G2980 means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean
  • to say, to speak
    • affirm over, maintain
      • "to teach"to exhort, advise, to command, direct"to point out with words, intend, mean, mean to say"to call by name, to call, name"to speak out, speak of, mention
Variations 52 forms of this word
Translations 139 English renderings
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Greek: Conjunction Or Conjunctive Particle Dictionary form: δέ · theh
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In the KJV here: but
and ×1179 but ×922 now ×157 then ×129 when ×41 yet ×20 and when ×19 for ×18
Strong's Definition G1161
and, but, now, then, when, …
de
but, and, etc
  • but, moreover, and, etc.
Variations 3 forms of this word
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In the KJV here: unto you
unto you ×303 you ×222 to you ×33 ye ×13 for you ×12 be unto you ×9 with you ×5 your ×5
Strong's Definition G5213
you, ye, your, yourselves, cause
hymin
to (with or by) you
  • you
Variations 3 forms of this word
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Greek: Conjunction Or Conjunctive Particle Dictionary form: ὅτι · HOH-tee
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In the KJV here: that
that ×608 for ×258 because ×173 how that ×21 how ×11 for that ×6 because that ×4 he ×2
Strong's Definition G3754
that, for, because, how, though, …
hoti
demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because
  • that, because, since
Variations 2 forms of this word
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Adjective — Accusative, neuter singular the direct object — the one receiving the action
πᾶν Speech Adjective Case Accusative Gender Neuter Number Singular
Dictionary form: πᾶς · pahs
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In the KJV here: every
all ×666 all things ×143 every ×110 of all ×43 whosoever ×34 to all ×24 every one ×16 them all ×10
Strong's Definition G3956
all, every, things, whosoever, one, …
pas
all, any, every, the whole
  • individually
    • each, every, any, all, the whole, everyone, all things, everything
    collectively
    • some of all types
Variations 27 forms of this word
Translations 90 English renderings
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Noun — Accusative, neuter singular the direct object — the one receiving the action
ῥῆμα Speech Noun Case Accusative Gender Neuter Number Singular
Dictionary form: ῥῆμα · RAY-ma
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In the KJV here: word
words ×28 word ×18 saying ×5 the word ×5 sayings ×3 the words ×2 by the word ×1 of things ×1
Strong's Definition G4487
words, word, saying, sayings, things, …
rhēma
an utterance (individually, collectively or specially),; by implication, a matter or topic (especially of narration, command or dispute); with a negative naught whatever
  • that which is or has been uttered by the living voice, thing spoken, word
    • any sound produced by the voice and having definite meaning
      • "speech, discourse
      • what one has said
      a series of words joined together into a sentence (a declaration of one's mind made in words)
      • an utterance
        • "a saying of any sort as a message, a narrative
        • concerning some occurrence
    subject matter of speech, thing spoken of
    • so far forth as it is a matter of narration
      • "so far as it is a matter of command"a matter of dispute, case at law
Variations 10 forms of this word
Translations 13 English renderings
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Adjective — Accusative, neuter singular the direct object — the one receiving the action
ἀργὸν Speech Adjective Case Accusative Gender Neuter Number Singular
Dictionary form: ἀργός · ar-GOSE
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In the KJV here: idle
idle ×6 be barren ×1 slow ×1
Strong's Definition G692
idle, slow, barren
argos
inactive, i.e., unemployed; (by implication) lazy, useless
  • free from labor, at leisure
    • "lazy, shunning the labor which one ought to perform
Variations 6 forms of this word
Translations 3 English renderings
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Relative Pronoun — Accusative, neuter singular the direct object — the one receiving the action
ὃ Speech Relative Pronoun Case Accusative Gender Neuter Number Singular
Dictionary form: ὅς · hose
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In the KJV here: that
which ×356 whom ×202 that ×137 who ×85 whose ×46 whosoever ×46 what ×40 to whom ×32
Strong's Definition G3739
which, whom, that, who, whose, …
hos
the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
  • who, which, what, that
Variations 8 forms of this word
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if ×216 except ×24 though ×13 thou ×3 whether ×3 but ×2 when ×2 i take my ×1
Strong's Definition G1437
if, except, though, whether, thou, …
ean
a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty
  • if, in case
Variations 3 forms of this word
Translations 18 English renderings
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In the KJV here: shall speak
spake ×37 speak ×34 to speak ×22 he spake ×12 speaketh ×12 speaking ×11 i speak ×10 we speak ×7
Strong's Definition G2980
speak, spake, spoken, speaketh, speaking, …
laleō
to talk, i.e., utter words
  • to utter a voice or emit a sound
    • "to speak
    • to use the tongue or the faculty of speech
      • "to utter articulate sounds
    to talk"to utter, tell"to use words in order to declare one's mind and disclose one's thoughts
    • to speak
Variations 71 forms of this word
Translations 105 English renderings
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Definite Article — Nominative, masculine plural the subject — the one doing the action plural — usually add "-s"
οἱ Speech Definite Article Case Nominative Gender Masculine Number Plural
Dictionary form: ὁ · hoh
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the ×7529 he ×303 which ×278 that ×240 they ×142 a ×139 his ×92 them ×87
Strong's Definition G3588
the, which, that, he, they, …
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
Variations 16 forms of this word
Translations 525 English renderings
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Noun — Nominative, masculine plural the subject — the one doing the action plural — usually add "-s"
ἄνθρωποι Speech Noun Case Nominative Gender Masculine Number Plural
Dictionary form: ἄνθρωπος · AN-throh-pose
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In the KJV here: men
man ×161 men ×123 a man ×71 of man ×55 man of ×32 of men ×29 men of ×15 unto men ×10
Strong's Definition G444
man, men, mans, mens, certain
anthrōpos
man-faced, i.e., a human being
  • a human being, whether male or female
    • generically, to include all human individuals
      • "to distinguish man from beings of a different race or order
      • of animals and plants
        • "of from God and Christ"of the angels
      with the added notion of weakness, by which man is led into a mistake or prompted to sin"with the adjunct notion of contempt or disdainful pity"with reference to two fold nature of man, body and soul"with reference to the two fold nature of man, the corrupt and the truly Christian man, conformed to the nature of God"with reference to sex, a male
    indefinitely, someone, a man, one"in the plural, people"joined with other words, merchantman
Variations 17 forms of this word
Translations 39 English renderings
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Verb — Future Active Indicative, third person plural action still to come — try "he will ___" the subject does the action — "he ___s" a statement of fact — "he ___s" the built-in subject is "they"
ἀποδώσουσιν Speech Verb Tense Future Voice Active Mood Indicative Person Third Number Plural
Dictionary form: ἀποδίδωμι · ah-poh-THEE-thoh-mee
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In the KJV here: they shall give
render ×5 give ×3 shall reward ×3 i will pay ×2 reward ×2 shall give ×2 should pay ×2 sold ×2
Strong's Definition G591
give, render, pay, reward, sold, …
apodidōmi
to give away, i.e., up, over, back, etc. (in various applications)
  • to deliver, to give away for one's own profit what is one's own, to sell
    • "to pay off, discharge what is due
    • a debt, wages, tribute, taxes, produce due
      • "things promised under oath"conjugal duty"to render account
    to give back, restore"to requite, recompense in a good or a bad sense
Variations 24 forms of this word
Translations 33 English renderings
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Preposition
περὶ Speech Preposition
Dictionary form: περί · peh-REE
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In the KJV here: thereof
of ×148 for ×58 concerning ×40 about ×28 as touching ×6 touching ×5 at ×3 whereof ×3
Strong's Definition G4012
of, for, concerning, about, touching, …
peri
properly, through (all over), i.e., around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period)
  • about, concerning, on account of, because of, around, near
Variations 3 forms of this word
Translations 39 English renderings
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Personal Pronoun — Genitive, neuter singular possession or source — try "of ___" or "___'s"
αὐτοῦ Speech Personal Pronoun Case Genitive Gender Neuter Number Singular
Dictionary form: αὐτός · av-TOSE
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him ×1449 his ×979 them ×691 unto him ×353 unto them ×338 their ×290 he ×217 her ×177
Strong's Definition G846
him, them, his, their, he, …
autos
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
  • himself, herself, themselves, itself
    • "he, she, it"the same
Variations 38 forms of this word
Translations 208 English renderings
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Noun — Accusative, masculine singular the direct object — the one receiving the action
λόγον Speech Noun Case Accusative Gender Masculine Number Singular
Dictionary form: λόγος · LOH-gose
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In the KJV here: account
word ×139 words ×39 saying ×29 sayings ×16 the word ×13 account ×6 speech ×5 a word ×4
Strong's Definition G3056
word, words, saying, sayings, speech, …
logos
something said (including the thought); by implication, a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, (with the article in John) the Divine Expression (i.e., Christ)
  • of speech
    • a word, uttered by a living voice, embodies a conception or idea
      • "what someone has said
      • a word
        • "the sayings of God"decree, mandate or order"of the moral precepts given by God"Old Testament prophecy given by the prophets"what is declared, a thought, declaration, aphorism, a weighty saying, a dictum, a maxim
      discourse
      • the act of speaking, speech
        • "the faculty of speech, skill and practice in speaking"a kind or style of speaking"a continuous speaking discourse, instruction
      doctrine, teaching"anything reported in speech; a narration, narrative"matter under discussion, thing spoken of, affair, a matter in dispute, case, suit at law"the thing spoken of or talked about; event, deed
    its use as respect to the mind alone
    • reason, the mental faculty of thinking, meditating, reasoning, calculating
      • "account, i.e., regard, consideration"account, i.e., reckoning, score"account, i.e., answer or explanation in reference to judgment"relation, i.e., with whom as judge we stand in relation
      • reason would
      reason, cause, ground
    In John, denotes the essential Word of God, Jesus Christ, the personal wisdom and power in union with God, his minister in creation and government of the universe, the cause of all the world's life both physical and ethical, which for the procurement of man's salvation put on human nature in the person of Jesus the Messiah, the second person in the Godhead, and shone for...
Variations 12 forms of this word
Translations 67 English renderings
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Preposition
ἐν Speech Preposition
Dictionary form: ἐν · en
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In the KJV here: in
in ×1760 with ×144 by ×138 among ×111 at ×100 on ×44 through ×37 is in ×27
Strong's Definition G1722
in, with, by, among, at, …
en
___%___in,___%___ at, (up-)on, by, etc
  • in, by, with
Variations 1 forms of this word
Translations 149 English renderings
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Noun — Dative, feminine singular the indirect object, or the means — try "to / for ___" or "by / with ___"
ἡμέρᾳ Speech Noun Case Dative Gender Feminine Number Singular
Dictionary form: ἡμέρα · hay-MEH-ra
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In the KJV here: the day
day ×144 days ×132 the day ×25 the days ×13 daily ×9 a day ×6 day at ×4 day of ×3
Strong's Definition G2250
day, days, daily, time, while, …
hēmera
day, i.e., (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the Jews as inclusive of the parts of both extremes); figuratively, a period (always defined more or less clearly by the context)
  • the day, used of the natural day, or the interval between sunrise and sunset, as distinguished from and contrasted with the night
    • in the daytime
      • "metaphorically, ___%___the day___%___ is regarded as the time for abstaining from indulgence, vice, crime, because acts of the sort are perpetrated at night and in darkness
    of the civil day, or the space of twenty four hours (thus including the night)"of the last day of this present age, the day Christ will return from heaven, raise the dead, hold the final judgment, and perfect his kingdom"used of time in general, i.e., the days of his life.
Variations 10 forms of this word
Translations 42 English renderings
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Noun — Genitive, feminine singular possession or source — try "of ___" or "___'s"
κρίσεως· Speech Noun Case Genitive Gender Feminine Number Singular
Dictionary form: κρίσις · KREE-sees
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In the KJV here: of judgment
judgment ×22 of judgment ×8 judgment of ×3 the judgment ×3 condemnation ×2 damnation ×2 judgments ×2 was taken judgment ×1
Strong's Definition G2920
judgment, damnation, judgments, accusation, condemnation
krisis
decision (subjectively or objectively, for or against); by extension, a tribunal; by implication, justice (especially, divine law)
  • a separating, sundering, separation
    • a trial, contest
    selection"judgment
    • opinion or decision given concerning anything
      • especially concerning justice and injustice, right or wrong
      sentence of condemnation, damnatory judgment, condemnation and punishment
    the college of judges (a tribunal of seven men in the several cities of Palestine; as distinguished from the Sanhedrin, which had its seat at Jerusalem)"right, justice
Variations 7 forms of this word
Translations 13 English renderings
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