Matthew 27:51
And lo! the veil of the temple was rent in two parts, from the highest to the lowest. And the earth shook or was moved, and the stones were cloven or were cleft;This verse in the real world
In what words
- καταπέτασμαkatapétasmasomething spread thoroughly, i.e. (specially) the door screen (to the Most Holy Place) in
- σείωseíōto rock (vibrate, properly, sideways or to and fro), i.e. (generally) to agitate (in any d
- σχίζωschízōto split or sever (literally or figuratively)
- κάτωkátōdownwards
- πέτραpétraa (mass of) rock (literally or figuratively)
- ἄνωθενánōthenfrom above; by analogy, from the first; by implication, anew
- ναόςnaósa fane, shrine, temple
- δύοdýo"two"
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Heb 10:19–22, Mrk 15:38, Heb 6:19, Luk 23:45, Rev 11:19, Mat 27:54, Exo 26:31–37, Isa 25:7