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Matthew 6:16 - Appear

Matthew 6:16 - Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

Verse	Strongs No.	Greek	Strongs Definition
Moreover	G1161	δέ	[Conjunction] but and etc.
when	G3752	ὅταν	whenever (implying hypothesis or more or less uncertainty); also causative (conjugationally) inasmuch as
ye fast	G3522	νηστεύω	[Verb] to abstain from food (religiously)
be	G1096	γίνομαι	[Verb] to cause to be (gen -erate) that is (reflexively) to become (come into being) used with great latitude (literally figuratively intensively etc.)
not	G3361	μή	(adverbially) not (conjugationally) lest; also (as interrogitive implying a negative answer [whereas G3756 expects an affirmative one]); whether
as	G5618	ὥσπερ	[Adverb] just as that is exactly like
the	G3588	ὁ	the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom)
hypocrites	G5273	ὑποκριτής	[Noun Masculine] an actor under an assumed character (stage player) that is (figuratively) a dissembler (hypocrite)
of a sad countenance	G4659	σκυθρωπός	[Adjective] angry visaged that is gloomy or affecting a mournful appearance
for	G1063	γάρ	[Conjunction] properly assigning a reason (used in argument explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
they disfigure	G853	ἀφανίζω	[Verb] to render unapparent that is (actively) consume (becloud) or (passively) disappear (be destroyed)
their	G848	αὑτοῦ	self (in some oblique case or reflexive relation)
faces	G4383	πρόσωπον	[Noun Neuter] from G3700); the front (as being towards view) that is the countenance aspect: appearance surface; by implication presence person
that	G3704	ὅπως	what (-ever) how that is in the manner that (as adverb or conjugation of coincidence intentional or actual)
they may appear	G5316	φαίνω	[Verb] to lighten (shine) that is show (transitive or intransitive literal or figurative)
unto men	G444	ἄνθρωπος	[Noun Masculine] from G3700); manfaced that is a human being
to fast	G3522	νηστεύω	[Verb] to abstain from food (religiously)
Verily	G281	ἀμήν	properly firm that is (figuratively) trustworthy; adverbially surely (often as interjection so be it)
I say	G3004	λέγω	[Verb] properly to lay forth that is (figuratively) relate (in words [usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas G2036 and G5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while G4483 is properly to break silence merely and G2980 means an extended or random harangue]); by implication to mean
unto you	G5213	ὑμῖν	to (with or by) you
They have	G568	ἀπέχω	[Verb] (active) to have out that is receive in full; (intransitive) to keep (oneself) away that is be distant (literally or figuratively)
their	G848	αὑτοῦ	self (in some oblique case or reflexive relation)
reward	G3408	μισθός	[Noun Masculine] pay for service (literally or figuratively) good or bad

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.

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Matthew 6:16 - Appear

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