Matthew 23:5
But they do all their works to be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad and enlarge the fringes of their garments,This verse in the real world
In what words
- φυλακτήριονphylaktḗriona guard-case, i.e. "phylactery" for wearing slips of Scripture texts
- πλατύνωplatýnōto widen (literally or figuratively)
- κράσπεδονkráspedona margin, i.e. (specially), a fringe or tassel
- μεγαλύνωmegalýnōto make (or declare) great, i.e. increase or (figuratively) extol
- θεάομαιtheáomaito look closely at, i.e. (by implication) perceive (literally or figuratively); by extensi
- ἔργονérgontoil (as an effort or occupation); by implication, an act
- ἄνθρωποςánthrōposfrom G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι)); man-faced, i.e. a human being
- ποιέωpoiéōto make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Jhn 12:43, Mat 6:1–16, Jhn 5:44, Luk 16:15, Php 2:3, Deu 6:8, Num 15:38–39, Luk 20:47–21:1