Bible Verse Dictionary
Matthew 27:6 - Because
Verse | Strongs No. | Greek | |
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And | G1161 | δέ |
[Conjunction] but and etc. |
the | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
chief priests | G749 | ἀρχιερεύς |
[Noun Masculine] the high priest (literally of the Jews typically Christ); by extension a chief priest |
took | G2983 | λαμβάνω |
[Verb] to take (in very many applications literally and figuratively [probably objective or active to get hold of; whereas G1209 is rather subjective or passive to have offered to one; while G138 is more violent to seize or remove]) |
the | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
silver pieces | G694 | ἀργύριον |
[Noun Neuter] silvery that is (by implication) cash; specifically a silverling (that is drachma or shekel) |
and | G1161 | δέ |
[Conjunction] but and etc. |
said | G2036 | ἔπω |
[Verb] to speak or say (by word or writting) |
It is | G2076 | ἐστί |
[Verb] he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are |
not lawful | G1832 | ἔξεστι |
[Verb] so also ἐξόν exon; neuter present participle of the same (with or without some form of G1510 expressed); impersonally it is right (through the figurative idea of being out in public) |
for to put | G906 | βάλλω |
[Verb] to throw (in various applications more or less violent or intense) |
them | G846 | αὐτός |
backward); the reflexive pronoun self used (alone or in the compound of G1438) of the third person and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons |
into | G1519 | εἰς |
[Preposition] to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) of place time or (figuratively) purpose (result etc.); also in adverbial phrases. |
the | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
treasury | G2878 | κορβᾶν |
[Noun Masculine] a votive offering and the offering; a consecrated present (to the Temple fund); by extension (the latter term) the Treasury itself that is the room where the contribution boxes stood |
because | G1893 | ἐπεί |
[Conjunction] there upon that is since (of time or cause) |
it is | G2076 | ἐστί |
[Verb] he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are |
the | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
price | G5092 | τιμή |
[Noun Feminine] a value that is money paid or (concretely and collectively) valuables; by analogy esteem (especially of the highest degree) or the dignity itself |
of blood | G129 | αἷμα |
[Noun Masculine] blood literally (of men or animals) figuratively (the juice of grapes) or specifically (the atoning blood of Christ); by implication bloodshed also kindred |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.