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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Matthew 23:33 - How
Matthew 23:33 - Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?
| Verse | Strongs No. | Greek | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ye serpents | G3789 | ὄφις |
[Noun Masculine] a snake figuratively (as a type of sly cunning) an artful malicious person especially Satan |
| ye generation | G1081 | γέννημα |
[Noun Neuter] offspring; by analogy produce (literally or figuratively) |
| of vipers | G2191 | ἔχιδνα |
[Noun Feminine] an adder or other poisonous snake (literally or figuratively) |
| how | G4459 | πῶς |
an interrogitive particle of manner; in what way? (sometimes the question is indirect how?); also as exclamation how much! |
| can ye escape | G5343 | φεύγω |
[Verb] to run away (literally or figuratively); by implication to shun; by analogy to vanish |
| the | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
| damnation | G2920 | κρίσις |
[Noun Feminine] by extension a tribunal; by implication justice (specifically divine law) |
| of hell | G1067 | γέεννα |
[Noun Feminine] valley of (the son of) Hinnom; gehenna (or Ge-Hinnom) a valley of Jerusalem used (figuratively) as a name for the place (or state) of everlasting punishment |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.