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Matthew 5:28

But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
Matthew 5:28
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Original language (Greek)

ἐγὼ δὲ λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι πᾶς ὁ βλέπων γυναῖκα πρὸς τὸ ἐπιθυμῆσαι αὐτὴν ἤδη ἐμοίχευσεν αὐτὴν ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ.

  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. βλέπωνblepōn“is looking upon”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from βλέπω · “to see” · Strong's G0991
  9. γυναῖκαgunaika“a woman”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from γυνή · “woman” · Strong's G1135G
  10. πρὸςpros“in order”
    Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
  11. τὸto“<the>”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. ἐπιθυμῆσαιepithumēsai“to lust after”
    Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from ἐπιθυμέω · “to long for” · Strong's G1937
  13. αὐτὴνautēn“her”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  14. ἤδηēdē“already”
    Adverb · “already” · Strong's G2235
  15. ἐμοίχευσενemoicheusen“has committed adultery with”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from μοιχεύω · “to commit adultery” · Strong's G3431
  16. αὐτὴνautēn“her”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  17. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  18. τῇtēa“the”
    Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  19. καρδίᾳkardia“heart”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from καρδία · “heart” · Strong's G2588
  20. αὐτοῦ.autou“of him.”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)