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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Matthew 5:36 - More
Matthew 5:36 - Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Greek | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither | G3383 | μήτε |
[Conjunction] not too that is (in continued negation) neither or nor; also not even |
| shalt thou swear | G3660 | ὀμνύω |
[Verb] A prolonged form of a primary but obsolete word ὄμω omō for which another prolonged form (ὀμόω omoō om-o'-o) is used in certain tenses. To swear that is take (or declare on) oath |
| by | G1722 | ἐν |
[Preposition]
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| thy | G4675 | σοῦ |
of thee thy |
| head | G2776 | κεφαλή |
[Noun Feminine] the head (as the part most readily taken hold of) literally or figuratively |
| because | G3754 | ὅτι |
[Conjunction] demonstrative that (sometimes redundant); causatively because |
| thou canst | G1410 | δύναμαι |
[Verb] to be able or possible |
| not | G3756 | οὐ |
the absolutely negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not |
| make | G4160 | ποιέω |
[Verb] to make or do (in a very wide application more or less direct) |
| one | G3391 | μία |
[Adjective] one or first |
| hair | G2359 | θρίξ |
[Noun Feminine] hair |
| white | G3022 | λευκός |
[Adjective] white |
| or | G2228 | ἤ |
disjunctive or; comparative than |
| black | G3189 | μέλας |
[Adjective] black |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.