Woe to you experts in the law! For you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”Luke 11:52
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
Οὐαὶ ὑμῖν τοῖς νομικοῖς, ὅτι ἤρατε τὴν κλεῖδα τῆς γνώσεως. αὐτοὶ οὐκ εἰσήλθατε καὶ τοὺς εἰσερχομένους ἐκωλύσατε.
- ΟὐαὶOuai“Woe”Interjection · from οὐαί · “woe!” · Strong's G3759
- ὑμῖνhumin“to you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- τοῖςtois“<the>”Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- νομικοῖς,nomikois“lawyers,”Adjective, dative, plural, masculine · from νομικός · “lawyer” · Strong's G3544
- ὅτιhoti“for”Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
- ἤρατεērate“you have taken away”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from αἴρω · “to take up” · Strong's G0142
- τὴνtēn“the”Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- κλεῖδαkleida“key”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from κλείς · “key” · Strong's G2807
- τῆςtēs“of the”Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- γνώσεως.gnōseōs“knowledge.”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from γνῶσις · “knowledge” · Strong's G1108
- αὐτοὶautoi“You yourselves”Personal pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- οὐκouk“not”Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
- εἰσήλθατεeisēlthate“did enter”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from εἰσέρχομαι · “to enter” · Strong's G1525
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- τοὺςtous“those”Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- εἰσερχομένουςeiserchomenous“entering”Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), participle, accusative, plural, masculine · from εἰσέρχομαι · “to enter” · Strong's G1525
- ἐκωλύσατε.ekōlusate“you hindered.”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from κωλύω · “to prevent” · Strong's G2967
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)