Matthew 23:13

Jesus speaks against the scribes and Pharisees.

Greek

Οὐαὶoo-AIδὲdehὑμῖν,hoo-MEENγραμματεῖςgrah-mah-TAYSκαὶkaiΦαρισαῖοιfah-rih-SAI-oyὑποκριταί,hoo-po-krih-TAIὅτιHO-tihκλείετεKLAY-eh-tehτὴνtaynβασιλείανbah-sih-LAY-anτῶνtohnοὐρανῶνoo-rah-NOHNἔμπροσθενEM-pros-thenτῶνtohnἀνθρώπων·anth-ROH-pohnὑμεῖςhoo-MAYSγὰρgarοὐκookεἰσέρχεσθε,ay-SER-kes-thehοὐδὲoo-DEHτοὺςtoosεἰσερχομένουςay-ser-ko-MEH-noosἀφίετεah-FEE-eh-tehεἰσελθεῖν.ay-sel-THAYN

Latin

VaewaiautemOW-temvōbīsWOH-beesscrībaeSKREE-baietetpharisaeīfah-rih-SAI-eehypocritae,hih-PO-krih-taiquiaKWEE-ahclauditisKLOW-dih-tisrēgnumRAYG-numcaelōrumkai-LOH-rumanteAN-tehhominēs!HO-mih-naysvōswohsenimEH-nimnōnnohnintrātis,in-TRAH-tisnecnekintroeuntēsin-troy-UN-tayssinitisSIH-nih-tisintrāre.in-TRAH-reh

English

But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you lock the kingdom of the heavens in front of people; for you are not going in, nor do you let those who are going in enter.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
Οὐαὶfrom οὐαί, “woe, alas”	Vaefrom vae	οὐαὶ: woe, a cry of grief and warning. Latin: vae.
δὲfrom δέ, “but, and”	autemall forms	δὲ: but. Latin: autem, but, which like δέ comes second in its clause.
ὑμῖνfrom σύ, “you”	vōbīsfrom vōs	ὑμῖν: to you, the dative plural of σύ. Latin: vōbīs.
γραμματεῖςfrom γραμματεύς, “scribe”	scrībaefrom scrība	γραμματεῖς: scribes, from γραμματεύς, a scribe, an expert in the law. It is vocative, addressing them. Latin: scrībae, from scrība.
καὶfrom καί, “and”	etall forms	καὶ, et.
Φαρισαῖοιfrom Φαρισαῖος, “Pharisee”	pharisaeīfrom Pharisaeus	Φαρισαῖοι: Pharisees. Latin: Pharisaeī, from Pharisaeus.
ὑποκριταίfrom ὑποκριτής, “hypocrite; actor”	hypocritaefrom hypocrita	ὑποκριταί: hypocrites, from ὑποκριτής, which first meant an actor on the stage. Latin simply borrows it: hypocritae.
ὅτιall forms, “because, that”	quiaall forms	ὅτι: because. Latin: quia.
κλείετεfrom κλείω, “to shut, lock”	clauditisfrom claudō	κλείετε: you lock, from κλείω, to shut. Latin: clauditis, from claudō.
τὴν βασιλείανfrom βασιλεία, “kingdom, reign”	rēgnumall forms	τὴν βασιλείαν: the kingdom, from βασιλεία, kingdom or reign, akin to βασιλεύς, king. Latin: rēgnum.
τῶν οὐρανῶνfrom οὐρανός, “heaven, sky”	caelōrumfrom caelum	τῶν οὐρανῶν: of the heavens, the genitive plural of οὐρανός, heaven or sky. Latin keeps the plural: caelōrum, from caelum.
ἔμπροσθενall forms, “in front of, before”	anteall forms	ἔμπροσθεν: in front of, with the genitive. Latin: ante, before.
τῶν ἀνθρώπωνfrom ἄνθρωπος, “human being, person”	hominēsfrom homō	τῶν ἀνθρώπων: people, from ἄνθρωπος, a human being. Latin: hominēs, from homō, in the accusative after ante.
ὑμεῖςfrom σύ, “you”	vōsall forms	ὑμεῖς: you, stated for emphasis. Latin: vōs.
γὰρfrom γάρ, “for”	enimall forms	γὰρ: for, giving a reason. Like δέ, it comes second. So does the Latin enim.
οὐκfrom οὐ, “not”	nōnall forms	οὐκ: not. Latin: nōn.
εἰσέρχεσθεfrom εἰσέρχομαι, “to go in, enter”	intrātisfrom intrō	εἰσέρχεσθε: you go in, from εἰσέρχομαι, to enter: εἰς, into, and ἔρχομαι, to come or go. The form is middle, but the meaning is active. Latin: intrātis, from intrō.
οὐδὲfrom οὐδέ, “and not, nor”	necall forms	οὐδὲ: nor, made of οὐ and δέ. Latin: nec.
τοὺς εἰσερχομένουςfrom εἰσέρχομαι, “to go in, enter”	introeuntēsfrom introeō	τοὺς εἰσερχομένους: those going in, a present participle with the article. Latin: introeuntēs, from introeō, to go in.
ἀφίετεfrom ἀφίημι, “to let, permit; forgive”	sinitisfrom sinō	ἀφίετε: you let, from ἀφίημι, to let go or permit, and also to forgive. Latin: sinitis, from sinō, to allow.
εἰσελθεῖνfrom εἰσέρχομαι, “to enter”	intrārefrom intrō	εἰσελθεῖν: to enter, the aorist infinitive. Latin: intrāre.

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