Matthew 24:26

ἐὰν οὖν εἴπωσιν ὑμῖν Ἰδού ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ ἐστίν μὴ ἐξέλθητε· Ἰδού ἐν τοῖς ταμείοις μὴ πιστεύσητε·
Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
Word Reference
Original Word Definitions
ἐὰν
G1437 CONJ
ean
a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty
  • if, in case
οὖν
G3767 CONJ
oun
(adverbially) certainly, or (conjunctionally) accordingly
  • then, therefore, accordingly, consequently, these things being so
εἴπωσιν
G2036 V-2AAS-3P
epō
to speak or say (by word or writing)
  • to speak, say
ὑμῖν
G5213
hymin
to (with or by) you
  • you
Ἰδού
G2400
idou
used as imperative lo!
  • behold, see, lo
ἐν
G1722 PREP
en
___%___in,___%___ at, (up-)on, by, etc
  • in, by, with
τῇ
G3588 T-DSF
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
ἐρήμῳ
G2048 A-DSF
erēmos
lonesome, i.e., (by implication) waste (usually as a noun, G5561 being implied)
  • solitary, lonely, desolate, uninhabited
    • used of places
      • a desert, wilderness
        • "deserted places, lonely regions"an uncultivated region fit for pasturage
      used of persons
      • deserted by others
        • "deprived of the aid and protection of others, especially of friends, acquaintances, kindred"bereft
        • of a flock deserted by the shepherd
          • "of a women neglected by her husband, from whom the husband withholds himself
ἐστίν
G2076
esti
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
  • third person singular of ___%___to be___%___
μὴ
G3361 PRT-N
mē
(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas G3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
  • no, not lest
ἐξέλθητε·
G1831 V-2AAS-2P
exerchomai
to issue (literally or figuratively)
  • to go or come forth of
    • with mention of the place out of which one goes, or the point from which he departs
      • of those who leave a place of their own accord
        • "of those who are expelled or cast out
    metaphorically
    • to go out of an assembly, i.e., forsake it
      • "to come forth from physically, arise from, to be born of"to go forth from one's power, escape from it in safety"to come forth (from privacy) into the world, before the public, (of those who by novelty of opinion attract attention)"of things
      • of reports, rumours, messages, precepts
        • "to be made known, declared"to be spread, to be proclaimed"to come forth
        • emitted as from the heart or the mouth
          • "to flow forth from the body"to emanate, issue
          • used of a sudden flash of lightning
            • "used of a thing vanishing"used of a hope which has disappeared
Ἰδού
G2400
idou
used as imperative lo!
  • behold, see, lo
ἐν
G1722 PREP
en
___%___in,___%___ at, (up-)on, by, etc
  • in, by, with
τοῖς
G3588 T-DPN
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
ταμείοις
G5009 N-DPN
tameion
a dispensary or magazine, i.e., a chamber on the ground-floor or interior of a Middle Eastern house (generally used for storage or privacy, a spot for retirement)
  • a storage chamber, storeroom
    • "a chamber especially an inner chamber"a secret room
μὴ
G3361 PRT-N
mē
(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas G3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
  • no, not lest
πιστεύσητε·
G4100 V-AAS-2P
pisteuō
to have faith (in, upon, or with respect to, a person or thing), i.e., credit; by implication, to entrust (especially one's spiritual well-being to Christ)
  • to think to be true, to be persuaded of, to credit, place confidence in
    • of the thing believed
      • to credit, have confidence
      in a moral or religious reference
      • used in the New Testament of the conviction and trust to which a man is impelled by a certain inner and higher prerogative and law of soul
        • "to trust in Jesus or God as able to aid either in obtaining or in doing something: saving faith
    to entrust a thing to one, i.e., his fidelity
    • to be entrusted with a thing

ἐὰν οὖν εἴπωσιν ὑμῖν Ἰδού ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ ἐστίν μὴ ἐξέλθητε· Ἰδού ἐν τοῖς ταμείοις μὴ πιστεύσητε·
26
Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
Cross References

Luke 3:2

ἐπ' ἀρχιερέων Ἅννα καὶ Καϊάφα ἐγένετο ῥῆμα θεοῦ ἐπὶ Ἰωάννην τὸν τοῦ Ζαχαρίου υἱὸν ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ
2
Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

Isaiah 40:3

קוֹל קוֹרֵא בַּמִּדְבָּר פַּנּוּ דֶּרֶךְ יְהוָה יַשְּׁרוּ בָּעֲרָבָה מְסִלָּה לֵאלֹהֵֽינוּ׃
3
The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

Matthew 3:1

Ἐν δὲ ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις παραγίνεται Ἰωάννης ὁ βαπτιστὴς κηρύσσων ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ τῆς Ἰουδαίας
1
In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,

Acts 21:38

οὐκ ἄρα σὺ εἶ ὁ Αἰγύπτιος ὁ πρὸ τούτων τῶν ἡμερῶν ἀναστατώσας καὶ ἐξαγαγὼν εἰς τὴν ἔρημον τοὺς τετρακισχιλίους ἄνδρας τῶν σικαρίων
38
Art not thou that Egyptian, which before these days madest an uproar, and leddest out into the wilderness four thousand men that were murderers?
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