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Matthew 27:6

The chief priests picked up the pieces of silver and said, “It is unlawful to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money.”
Matthew 27:6
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Original language (Greek)

Οἱ δὲ ἀρχιερεῖς λαβόντες τὰ ἀργύρια εἶπαν· οὐκ ἔξεστιν βαλεῖν αὐτὰ εἰς τὸν κορβανᾶν ἐπεὶ τιμὴ αἵματός ἐστιν.

  1. ΟἱHoi“<the>”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  2. δὲde“And”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. ἀρχιερεῖςarchiereis“the chief priests”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἀρχιερεύς · “high-priest” · Strong's G0749
  4. λαβόντεςlabontes“having taken”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from λαμβάνω · “to take” · Strong's G2983
  5. τὰta“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. ἀργύριαarguria“pieces of silver”
    Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from ἀργύριον · “money” · Strong's G0694
  7. εἶπαν·eipan“said;”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  8. οὐκouk“Not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  9. ἔξεστινexestin“it is lawful”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔξεστι, ἐξόν · “it is permitted” · Strong's G1832
  10. βαλεῖνbalein“to put”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, infinitive · from βάλλω · “to throw” · Strong's G0906H
  11. αὐτὰauta“them”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  12. εἰςeis“into”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  13. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  14. κορβανᾶνkorbanan“treasury”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from κορβᾶν · “Corban” · Strong's G2878
  15. ἐπεὶepei“since [the]”
    Conjunction · from ἐπεί · “since” · Strong's G1893
  16. τιμὴtimē“price”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from τιμή · “honor” · Strong's G5092
  17. αἵματόςaimatos“of blood”
    Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from αἷμα · “blood” · Strong's G0129G
  18. ἐστιν.estin“it is.”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)