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Matthew 5:22

But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.
Matthew 5:22
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

ἐγὼ δὲ λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι πᾶς ὁ ὀργιζόμενος τῷ ἀδελφῷ αὐτοῦ ἔνοχος ἔσται τῇ κρίσει· ὃς δ᾽ ἂν εἴπῃ τῷ ἀδελφῷ αὐτοῦ· ῥακά, ἔνοχος ἔσται τῷ συνεδρίῳ· ὃς δ᾽ ἂν εἴπῃ· μωρέ, ἔνοχος ἔσται εἰς τὴν γέενναν τοῦ πυρός.

  1. ἐγὼegō“I myself”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
  2. δὲde“however”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. λέγωlegō“say”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  4. ὑμῖνhumin“to you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  5. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  6. πᾶςpas“everyone”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “all” · Strong's G3956
  7. ὁho“who”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. ὀργιζόμενοςorgizomenos“is being angry with”
    Verb, present, middle, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ὀργίζω · “to anger” · Strong's G3710
  9. τῷtō“the”
    Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. ἀδελφῷadelphō“brother”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from ἀδελφός · “brother” · Strong's G0080
  11. αὐτοῦautou“of him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  12. ἔνοχοςenochos“liable”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “liable for” · Strong's G1777
  13. ἔσταιestai“will be”
    Verb, future, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  14. τῇtēa“to the”
    Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  15. κρίσει·krisei“judgment;”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from κρίσις · “judgment” · Strong's G2920
  16. ὃςhos“who[ever]”
    Relative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  17. δ᾽d᾽“now”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  18. ἂνan“maybe”
    Particle · from ἄν · “if” · Strong's G0302
  19. εἴπῃeipē“may say”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  20. τῷtō“to the”
    Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  21. ἀδελφῷadelphō“brother”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from ἀδελφός · “brother” · Strong's G0080
  22. αὐτοῦ·autou“of him;”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  23. ῥακά,rhaka“Raca,’”
    Noun, vocative, singular, masculine · from ῥακά · “Raca” · Strong's G4469
  24. ἔνοχοςenochos“liable”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “liable for” · Strong's G1777
  25. ἔσταιestai“will be”
    Verb, future, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  26. τῷtō“to the”
    Article, dative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  27. συνεδρίῳ·sunedriō“Sanhedrin;”
    Noun, dative, singular, neuter · from συνέδριον · “council” · Strong's G4892
  28. ὃςhos“who[ever]”
    Relative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  29. δ᾽d᾽“now”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  30. ἂνan“maybe”
    Particle · from ἄν · “if” · Strong's G0302
  31. εἴπῃ·eipē“may say;”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  32. μωρέ,mōre“Fool,”
    Adjective, vocative, singular, masculine · from μωρός · “foolish” · Strong's G3474
  33. ἔνοχοςenochos“liable”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “liable for” · Strong's G1777
  34. ἔσταιestai“will be”
    Verb, future, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  35. εἰςeis“to”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  36. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  37. γέεννανgeennan“hell”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from γέεννα · “Gehenna” · Strong's G1067
  38. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  39. πυρός.puros“of fire.”
    Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from πῦρ · “fire” · Strong's G4442
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)