Matthew 23:25

Οὐαὶ ὑμῖν γραμματεῖς καὶ Φαρισαῖοι ὑποκριταί ὅτι καθαρίζετε τὸ ἔξωθεν τοῦ ποτηρίου καὶ τῆς παροψίδος ἔσωθεν δὲ γέμουσιν ἐξ ἁρπαγῆς καὶ ἀκρασίας
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.
Word Reference
Original Word Definitions
Οὐαὶ
G3759 INJ
ouai
woe
  • alas, woe
ὑμῖν
G5213
hymin
to (with or by) you
  • you
γραμματεῖς
G1122 N-VPM
grammateus
a professional writer
  • a clerk, scribe, especially a public servant, secretary, recorder, whose office and influence differed in different states
    • "a man learned in the Mosaic law and in the sacred writings, an interpreter, teacher"a religious teacher: so instructed that from his learning and ability to teach advantage may redound to the kingdom of heaven
καὶ
G2532 CONJ
kai
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
  • and, also, even, indeed, but
Φαρισαῖοι
G5330 N-VPM-T
pharisaios
a separatist, i.e., exclusively religious; a Pharisean, i.e., Jewish sectary
  • A Jewish sect (which seems to have started after the Jewish exile) that focused on outward forms of piety, enemies of Jesus Christ
ὑποκριταί
G5273 N-VPM
hypokritēs
an actor under an assumed character (stage-player), i.e., (figuratively) a dissembler (___%___hypocrite___%___
  • one who answers, an interpreter
    • "an actor, stage player"a dissembler, pretender, hypocrite
ὅτι
G3754 CONJ
hoti
demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because
  • that, because, since
καθαρίζετε
G2511 V-PAI-2P
katharizō
to cleanse (literally or figuratively)
  • to make clean, cleanse
    • from physical stains and dirt
      • utensils, food
        • "a leper, to cleanse by curing"to remove by cleansing
      in a moral sense
      • to free from defilement of sin and from faults
        • "to purify from wickedness"to free from guilt of sin, to purify"to consecrate by cleansing or purifying"to consecrate, dedicate
    to pronounce clean in a levitical sense
τὸ
G3588 T-ASN
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
ἔξωθεν
G1855 ADV
exōthen
external(-ly)
  • from without, outward
τοῦ
G3588 T-GSN
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
ποτηρίου
G4221 N-GSN
potērion
a drinking-vessel; by extension, the contents thereof, i.e., a cupful (draught); figuratively, a lot or fate
  • a cup, a drinking vessel
    • "metaphorically one's lot or experience, whether joyous or adverse, divine appointments, whether favorable or unfavorable, are likened to a cup which God presents one to drink: so of prosperity and adversity
καὶ
G2532 CONJ
kai
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
  • and, also, even, indeed, but
τῆς
G3588 T-GSF
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
παροψίδος
G3953 N-GSF
paropsis
a side-dish (the receptacle)
  • a side dish, a dish of dainties or choice food suited not so much to satisfy as to gratify the appetite
    • a side accompaniment of the more solid food
    the dish itself in which the delicacies are served up
ἔσωθεν
G2081 ADV
esōthen
from inside; also used as equivalent to G2080 (inside)
  • from within
    • "within, that which is within, the inside
    • your soul
δὲ
G1161 CONJ
de
but, and, etc
  • but, moreover, and, etc.
γέμουσιν
G1073 V-PAI-3P
gemō
to swell out, i.e., be full
  • to be full, filled, full
ἐξ
G1537 PREP
ek
a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct or remote)
  • out of, from, by, away from
ἁρπαγῆς
G724 N-GSF
harpagē
pillage (properly abstract)
  • the act of plundering, robbery
    • "plunder spoil
καὶ
G2532 CONJ
kai
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
  • and, also, even, indeed, but
ἀκρασίας
G192 N-GSF
akrasia
want of self-restraint
  • want of self-control, incontinence, intemperance

Οὐαὶ ὑμῖν γραμματεῖς καὶ Φαρισαῖοι ὑποκριταί ὅτι καθαρίζετε τὸ ἔξωθεν τοῦ ποτηρίου καὶ τῆς παροψίδος ἔσωθεν δὲ γέμουσιν ἐξ ἁρπαγῆς καὶ ἀκρασίας
25
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.
Cross References

Luke 11:39

εἶπεν δὲ ὁ κύριος πρὸς αὐτόν Νῦν ὑμεῖς οἱ Φαρισαῖοι τὸ ἔξωθεν τοῦ ποτηρίου καὶ τοῦ πίνακος καθαρίζετε τὸ δὲ ἔσωθεν ὑμῶν γέμει ἁρπαγῆς καὶ πονηρίας
39
And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye make Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.

Matthew 15:19

ἐκ γὰρ τῆς καρδίας ἐξέρχονται διαλογισμοὶ πονηροί φόνοι μοιχεῖαι πορνεῖαι κλοπαί ψευδομαρτυρίαι βλασφημίαι
19
For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

Mark 7:4

καὶ ἀπό ἀγορᾶς ἐὰν μὴ βαπτίσωνται οὐκ ἐσθίουσιν καὶ ἄλλα πολλά ἐστιν ἃ παρέλαβον κρατεῖν βαπτισμοὺς ποτηρίων καὶ ξεστῶν καὶ χαλκίων καὶ κλινῶν
4
And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables.

Isaiah 28:7

וְגַם-אֵלֶּה בַּיַּיִן שָׁגוּ וּבַשֵּׁכָר תָּעוּ כֹּהֵן וְנָבִיא שָׁגוּ בַשֵּׁכָר נִבְלְעוּ מִן-הַיַּיִן תָּעוּ מִן-הַשֵּׁכָר שָׁגוּ בָּֽרֹאֶה פָּקוּ פְּלִילִיָּֽה׃
7
But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.
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