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James 5:6 — Word Study

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N1904κατεδικάσατε, ἐφονεύσατε τὸν δίκαιον· οὐκ ἀντιτάσσεται ὑμῖν.¶

BSAYou have condemnedkatadikazō [judged guilty, condemned to death] [and] have put to deathphoneuō [killed intentionally, taken the life of] theho righteous;dikaios [just, fair, and innocent] notou does he resistantitassō [in no way, utterly refused to, stand against, oppose] you.su

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James 5:6quick helps
In a sentenceJames accuses his audience of condemning and murdering the righteous, who did not oppose them.
Who is speakingJames, addressing those who have wronged the righteous.
Where we areThis verse is part of a warning against the rich who exploit others, found in James 5:1-6.
The hard wordκατεδικάσατε
Take awayThe righteous are unjustly treated and do not resist their oppressors.
8 commentators on this verse Gill, Jamieson, Poole, Trapp & more — read them › clause verbκαταδικάζω The sentence as the grammar sees it Open the tree ›
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Every word here is used elsewhere in the New Testament.

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Deep Study — James 5:6

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Context — Warning to the Richgenerated

5You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter.
6You have condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.
7Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.
8You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.

James 5:6 is a strong indictment against those who have exploited the righteous. The context of this verse highlights the behavior of the wealthy who have lived in luxury while oppressing others. James emphasizes the injustice faced by the righteous, who remain passive despite their suffering. This passage serves as a reminder of the moral implications of wealth and the treatment of others, echoing themes found throughout scripture regarding justice and righteousness.


Cross References

ReferenceText (BSB)
1James 2:6But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?
2Matthew 21:38But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’
3Matthew 23:34–35Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute in town after town.
4Matthew 27:20–24But the chief priests and elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus put to death.
5John 16:2–3They will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God.

The Key Word κατεδικάσατε, katadikazōgenerated

The verb καταδικάζω (i.e. *katadikazō*) means to condemn or judge someone guilty. It is a compound word formed from the prefix κατα- (down) and δικάζω (to judge). This term conveys a sense of passing a severe judgment, often associated with legal contexts.

In the New Testament, it appears in passages like Matthew 12:7 and James 5:6, warning against the act of judging others. The aorist tense indicates a completed action, emphasizing that the condemnation has already taken place.


How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated

The verse is rendered in the Berean Standard Bible as 'You have condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.' This wording is consistent across several translations, including the KJV and ASV, which also highlight the act of condemnation and murder.

However, there are variations in how the term for 'righteous' is translated. The BSB uses 'righteous', while the KJV opts for 'just', and the ASV refers to 'the righteous one'. The differences reflect nuances in understanding the character of those who were wronged.


Sentence Structuregenerated

The main verb in the verse is κατεδικάσατε, you have condemned, which governs the entire sentence. This is followed by a compound object that includes the action of murder and a description of the victim.

The structure includes a noun phrase describing the righteous and a relative clause that provides additional information about them, indicating they did not resist. This layering of phrases illustrates the complexity of the accusation.


Septuagint Backgroundgenerated

φονεύω is the Greek term for 'murder', found in the Septuagint, where it translates the Hebrew רָצַח (H7523), which means to slay or murder. This connection emphasizes the seriousness of the act being condemned in James.

The use of φονεύω in the context of unjust killing aligns with the moral teachings found in the Old Testament, reinforcing the gravity of the actions described in this verse.


In plain words — the whole versegenerated

James 5:6 states that the wealthy have unjustly condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not fight back. This verse highlights the injustice faced by those who are innocent and the moral failings of those who exploit them.


Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated

What does it mean to condemn the righteous?

To condemn the righteous means to judge them as guilty or deserving of punishment, despite their innocence. This is a serious moral failure.

Why does James say the righteous did not resist?

James notes that the righteous did not resist as a way to highlight their innocence and the injustice of their treatment, contrasting their passivity with the aggressive actions of the wealthy.

How does this verse relate to the teachings of Jesus?

This verse echoes Jesus' teachings on justice and the treatment of others, particularly in the context of the Sermon on the Mount, where He warns against unjust actions and attitudes.

What can we learn from this verse today?

We can learn the importance of standing up for justice and the rights of the innocent, as well as the dangers of exploiting others for personal gain.


Reflection Questionsgenerated

  1. In what ways do I see injustice in my community, and how can I respond?
  2. How can I ensure that I am not contributing to the oppression of others, intentionally or unintentionally?
  3. What does it mean to me to stand up for the righteous in my life?
  4. How can I cultivate a spirit of justice and fairness in my interactions with others?

The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it

Theophylact of Ohrid interprets this verse as referring to Christ and others who suffered, emphasizing the lack of resistance from the righteous.

Theophylact of OhridCOMMENTARY ON JAMES c. 1055–1107
It cannot be denied that this verse refers to Christ, especially since James adds that there was no resistance. Nevertheless it also includes others who suffered at the hands of the Jews,

He argues that this verse refers to Christ, highlighting the lack of resistance from the righteous, which includes others who suffered at the hands of the Jews.

Early Church Fathers on James 5 →

Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse

Each of these wrote on James 5:6 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.

John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Ye have condemned and killed the just,.... Meaning not Christ, the Just One, as some have thought; whom the Jewish sanhedrim condemned as guilty of death, and got the sentence passed upon him, and

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Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's Commentary

Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you. Ye have condemned ... the just.

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Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ye have condemned and killed; i.e. procured by your wealth and power the passing unrighteous sentences, and thereby the destruction of the just. The just; indefinitely and collectively, the just for any just man, viz. such as were innocent and just in comparison of their persecutors. And he doth not resist you; this notes not only the patience of such in bearing injuries, but their weakness, and being destitute of human help against their adversaries’ power.

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John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

6 Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you. Ver. 6. Ye have condemned and killed] Take it either properly, or metaphorically of usurers and extortioners, that not only rob, but ravish the poor that are fallen into their nets, Psalms 10:9, that is, their bonds, debts, mortgages, as Chrysostom interpreteth it; there is neither equity nor mercy to be had at their hands; hence they are called meneaters, cannibals, &c. One saith there is more justice to be found in hell than here among men; for in hell no innocent person is oppressed. And he doth not resist you] Meekness of spirit commonly draws on injuries and indignities from unreasonable men. A crow will stand upon a…

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Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(6) Ye have condemned and killed the just.—Better thus: Ye condemned, ye slew the just—as in the speech of Peter (Acts 3:14-15), or that of Stephen (Acts 7:52). Such a reference, however, has been disallowed by some commentators, as conveying too harsh an accusation against the whole Jewish people; and besides, it being unfair to forget that St. James was writing to Christian Jews, as well as to the anti-Christian. But, in a manner, all wrong and oppression tend towards the murder of the Just One, as every falsehood (see Note on James 3:13) is an attack on the Truth. And far beyond this, in the present case our Lord is rightly to be considered the victim of the Jews. His blood is on them…

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AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

Verse 6. Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.] Several by τονδικαιον, the just one, understand Jesus Christ, who is so called, Acts 3:14; Acts 7:52; Acts 22:14; but the structure of the sentence, and the connection in which it stands, seem to require that we should consider this as applying to the just or righteous in general, who were persecuted and murdered by those oppressive rich men; and their death was the consequence of their dragging them before the judgment seats, James 2:6, where, having no influence, and none to plead their cause, they were unjustly condemned and executed. And he doth not resist you. - In this, as in τονδικαιον, the just, there is an…

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CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

6. Ye have condemned and killed the just] The words have been very generally understood as referring to the death of Christ, and on this view, the words “he doth not resist you” have been interpreted as meaning, “He no longer checks you in your career of guilt; He leaves you alone (comp. Hosea 4:17) to fill up the measure of your sin.” St James, it has been inferred, uses the term “the Just One” as Stephen had done (Acts 7:52), as pointing emphatically to “Jesus Christ the righteous” (1 John 2:1). Fuller consideration, however, shews that such a meaning could hardly have come within the horizon of St James’s thoughts. (1) That single evil act of priests, and scribes, and the multitude of…

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Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Ye have condemned and killed the just - τὸνδίκαιον ton dikaion - “the just one,” or “the just man” - for the word used is in the singular number.

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The verse in English, compared — 16 translations, and where they part company

Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.

Modern formal

BSBBerean Standard Bible2020

You have condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.

WEBWorld English Bible2000

You have condemned and you have murdered the righteous one. He doesn’t resist you.

MSBMajority Standard Bible2022

You have condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.

NETBNew English Translation2006

You have condemned and murdered the righteous person, although he does not resist you.

Tyndale line

KJVKing James Version1611

Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.

ASVAmerican Standard Version1901

Ye have condemned, ye have killed the righteous one; he doth not resist you.

RVARevised Version, American1894

Ye have condemned, ye have killed the righteous one; he doth not resist you.

NWBWebster's Bible1833

Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.

GNVGeneva Bible1599

Ye haue condemned and haue killed the iust, and he hath not resisted you.

Strictly literal

DBYDarby Translation1890

ye have condemned, ye have killed the just; he does not resist you.

YLTYoung's Literal Translation1862

ye did condemn — ye did murder the righteous one, he doth not resist you.

LSVLiteral Standard Version2020

you condemned—you murdered the righteous; he does not resist you.

ULBUnlocked Literal Bible2017

You have condemned and killed the righteous person. He does not resist you.

From the Latin

DRADouay-Rheims (Challoner)1899

You have condemned and put to death the Just One, and he resisted you not.

Simplified

FBVFree Bible Version2020

You have condemned and killed the innocent who didn't even resist you.

BBEBible in Basic English1949

You have given your decision against the upright man and have put him to death. He puts up no fight against you.

Word by word, the decisions they made

δίκαιον·dikaios righteous; G1342 4 different renderings
righteousBSB LSV MSB NETB ULB
justDBY DRA KJV NWB
righteous oneASV RVA WEB YLT
uprightBBE

Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.


The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the Nestle 1904 treebank

This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.

clauseverb phrase · verbκατεδικάσατεYou have condemnedἐφονεύσατε[and] have put to deathnoun phrase · objectτὸνtheδίκαιονrighteousclauseadverbialοὐκnotverbἀντιτάσσεταιdoes he resistobjectὑμῖνyou

Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.


The earliest translations — Latin and Syriac

Every translation is an argument about meaning made by someone who had to commit to one. These two were made while the Greek was still a living language, and they are the oldest opinions we have about what this verse says.

Latin VulgateAD 382–405

Addixistis, et occidistis justum, et non restitit vobis.

Jerome revised the Old Latin against the Greek from AD 382; the Latin west read this text for a thousand years.

Syriac Peshittaby AD 400

ܚܝܒܬܘܢ ܘܩܛܠܬܘܢ ܠܙܕܝܩܐ ܘܠܐ ܩܡ ܠܘܩܒܠܟܘܢ

The Bible of the Syriac-speaking church, in the language nearest to the Aramaic Jesus spoke.

Shown verse by verse rather than word by word: aligning a Greek word to its Latin or Syriac counterpart automatically would be guesswork, and a wrong alignment is worse than none.


The Greek editions compared — what the manuscripts actually say

Eight printed editions of the Greek New Testament, side by side. Where they agree the wording is settled; where a word is missing from an edition it is marked, so you can see the difference rather than take it on trust.

Nestle-Aland 28th edition2012 · Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft

κατεδικάσατε, ἐφονεύσατε τὸν δίκαιον· οὐκ ἀντιτάσσεται ὑμῖν.¶

The standard critical text of the New Testament.

Nestle-Aland 27th edition1993 · Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft

κατεδικάσατε, ἐφονεύσατε τὸν δίκαιον· οὐκ ἀντιτάσσεται ὑμῖν.¶

The previous edition, still widely cited.

SBL Greek New Testament2010 · Michael Holmes

κατεδικάσατε, ἐφονεύσατε τὸν δίκαιον· οὐκ ἀντιτάσσεται ὑμῖν.¶

The Society of Biblical Literature edition, freely licensed.

Westcott–Hort1881 · Westcott and Hort

κατεδικάσατε, ἐφονεύσατε τὸν δίκαιον· οὐκ ἀντιτάσσεται ὑμῖν.¶

The edition that turned scholarship toward the earliest manuscripts.

Tregelles1857–1879 · Samuel Prideaux Tregelles

κατεδικάσατε, ἐφονεύσατε τὸν δίκαιον· οὐκ ἀντιτάσσεται ὑμῖν.¶

An independent critical text built from the oldest witnesses then known.

Tyndale House Greek NT2017 · Tyndale House, Cambridge

κατεδικάσατε, ἐφονεύσατε τὸν δίκαιον· οὐκ ἀντιτάσσεται ὑμῖν.¶

A recent critical edition following documentary evidence closely.

Byzantine majority text2018 · Robinson–Pierpont

κατεδικάσατε, ἐφονεύσατε τὸν δίκαιον· οὐκ ἀντιτάσσεται ὑμῖν.¶

The reading of the majority of surviving manuscripts.

Textus Receptus1550/1894 lineage

κατεδικάσατε, ἐφονεύσατε τὸν δίκαιον· οὐκ ἀντιτάσσεται ὑμῖν.¶

The printed tradition behind the King James Version.

Every witness on this verse all agree
Critical editions
Nestle-Aland 28th edition2012Nestle-Aland 27th edition1993SBL Greek New Testament2010Westcott–Hort1881Tregelles1857–1879Tyndale House Greek NT2017
Byzantine / Majority
Byzantine majority text2018
Received Text
Textus Receptus1550/1894

A witness that read differently would show its variant word here, marked.

Word by word, across the editions

Every edition agrees. All 8 printed editions — Nestle-Aland 28, Nestle-Aland 27, SBLGNT, Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Tyndale House 2017, Textus Receptus (KJV), Byzantine majority — carry every word of this verse, in the same order, with no difference that any translator would render differently.


The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with

This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Greek New Testament — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.

James 5:6καταδικάζωYou have coYou have condemκαταδικάζωφονεύω[and] have [and] have put φονεύωthetheδίκαιοςrighteous;righteous;δίκαιοςοὐnotnotοὐἀντιτάσσωdoes he resdoes he resistἀντιτάσσωσύyou.you.σύκατάPrep. downPrep. down fromκατάφονεύςn.m. a murn.m. a murdererφονεύςδίκηn.f. justin.f. justice, jδίκηἀντίPrep. instPrep. instead oἀντίμήNeg.prt. nNeg.prt. not, lμήἀπολύωv. I releav. I release, lἀπολύωμοιχεύωv. I commiv. I commit aduμοιχεύωκλέπτωv. I stealv. I stealκλέπτωἄδικοςAdj unjustAdj unjust, unrἄδικοςκρίσιςn.f. judgin.f. judging, dκρίσιςἔξεστι(ν)v. it is pv. it is permitἔξεστι(ν)μόνοςAdv alone,Adv alone, but,μόνοςὑπερήφανοςAdj proud,Adj proud, arroὑπερήφανοςταπεινόςAdj humbleAdj humble, lowταπεινόςἀμήνHebr. veriHebr. verily, tἀμήν
meets it a little oftener than chancemeets it far oftener than chancebuilt from the same roottwo words of the verse share ita word of this versea related word

Lexicons — every word in James 5:6

One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Greek lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.

Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. Imported from the CrossWire SWORD modules — Abbott-Smith, the full Liddell-Scott-Jones, Strong's, Dodson, the Intermediate LSJ, Robinson and Packard on the Greek, Webster and Cawdrey on the English the translators were using. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.

You have condemned [and] have put to death the righteous; not does he resist you.
κατεδικάσατε,katadikazō You have condemned G2613 Verb · aorist · active · indicative · second person · plural
6× in the NT scale is logarithmic — ὁ, the commonest word, appears 19,867×
commoner in James than anywhere else in the New Testament
In plain English
Meaning
To condemn or judge someone guilty, used in Matthew 12:7 and James 5:6 to warn against judging others. It involves passing sentence or making a judgment against someone.
Amplified meaning
judged guilty, condemned to death
Tyndale gloss
to condemn
Greek lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Greek word καταδικάζω (i.e. *katadikazo*) means to condemn or pass judgment against someone. It is built from the prefix κατα- and a root meaning to judge. This term appears in various contexts, including legal and moral judgments, and is used in the New Testament in verses like Matthew 12:7 and James 5:6. Different lexicons note its usage with different grammatical constructions, particularly with genitive and accusative cases.

Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon of the NT

κατα-δικάζω,

[in LXX: Ps 93 (94):21 (רשׁע hi.), La 3:36 (עות pi.), Wi 2:20, al.;]

to pass sentence upon, condemn; in cl., c. gen. pers. (acc. rei); in late writers (so LXX), c. acc. pers. (θανάτῳ, Wi 2:20): Mt 12:7, Ja 5:6; absol. (as Plat., Legg., 958c), Lk 6:37; pass., Mt 12:37, Lk 6:37.†

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament from a scan

κατα-δικάζω ; 1 aor. κατεδίκασα ; 1 aor. pass. κατεδικάσθην; 1 fut. pass. καταδικασθήσομαι; to give judgment against (one), to pronounce guilty; to condemn; in class. Grk. [where it differs fr. κρίνειν in giving prominence to the formal and official as distinguished from the inward and logical judging (cf. Schmidt, Syn. ch. 18, 6) ] it is foll. by the gen. of the pers., in the N. Τὶ by the ace. [B. § 132, 16]: Mt. xii. 7; Lk. vi. 37 [here Tr mrg. the simple verb]; Jas. v.6; pass., Mt. xii. 37; [Lk.vi.37

Moulton & Milligan, Vocabulary of the Greek Testament from a scan

καταδικάζω. A good example of this legal term, which preserves the same form and meaning in MGr, is afforded by the fragment of a legal code of iii/B.c., which begins—éav δέ τις περὶ

Liddell-Scott-Jones, full edition

καταδικάζω (katadikazō) — to condemn.

καταδῐκ-άζω,

give judgement or sentence against a person, condemn, opposed to ἀποδικάζω:—Constr.: with genitive person et accusative of things, κ. τινὸς θάνατον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὴν διπλασίαν (i.e. ζημίαν) Legal cited in [Refs 4th c.BC+]: with genitive person et infinitive, κ. σεαυτοῦ τὰ ἔσχατα παθεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle, get sentence given against a person, δίκην καταδικάσασθαί τινος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. τινός, without accusative, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. τινὸς Χρημάτων get a person condemned [to a payment] of money, [Refs 5th c.BC+] —passive, καταδικασθείς condemned, [Refs 5th c.BC+] W.; ἐπὶ φόνῳ for murder, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; later καταδικασθῆναι θανάτῳ to be condemned to death, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; εἰς δοῦλον, εἰς νῆσον, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]: with infinitive, καταδικάζεται ἀποθανεῖν [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; of the sentence, ἀντέλεγον…

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Strong's Greek Dictionary

καταδικάζω

katadikazo

from 2596 and a derivative of 1349; to adjudge against, i.e. pronounce

guilty:--condemn.

see GREEK for 2596

see GREEK for 1349

Dodson Greek-English Lexicon

καταδικάζω

v.

I condemn

Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

καταδικάζω katadikazō 5x

to give judgment against, condemn, Mt. 12:7, 37; Lk. 6:37; Jas. 5:6*

Intermediate Liddell-Scott-Jones

καταδικάζω fut. άσω Pass., aor1 κατεδικάσθην perf. καταδεδίκασμαι to give judgment against a person, pass sentence upon him, condemn him, opp. to ἀποδικάζω, c. gen. pers. et acc. rei, κ. τινὸς θάνατον to pass sentence of death upon him, Hdt.; c. inf., κ. τινὸς τὰ ἔσχατα παθεῖν to condemn him to suffer extreme penalties, Xen.:—Mid. to get sentence given against one, δίκην καταδικάζεσθαί τινος Thuc.:—Pass., καταδικασθείς condemned, Plat.; c. inf., καταδικάζεται ἀποθανεῖν Luc.; of the sentence, ἀντέλεγον μὴ δικαίως σφῶν καταδεδικάσθαι they contended that judgment had been given against them unjustly, Thuc.

to declare by express judgment, Xen.

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Verb-AAI-2P — Verb · aorist · active · indicative · second person · plural
aorist active indicative — a completed action, viewed as a whole.
Robinson's Morphological Analysis Codes

V-AAI-2P Part of Speech: Verb Tense: Aorist Voice: Active Mood: Indicative Person: second Number: Plural

Into Englishhow translators actually render it
40%you have condemned
you have condemned40% · 2×you will be condemned20% · 1×do condemn20% · 1×you may be condemned20% · 1×

5 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 4 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.

What it does in the sentencefrom the Nestle 1904 treebank
verb83%object17%

Parsing tells you the form; the treebank tells you the job. Counted over all 6 occurrences — a word inside a phrase counts towards whatever that phrase is doing.

The phrases it lives inwhat stands either side of it, across the New Testament
← what comes before
μήNeg
καίand, even, also,οὐNeg
ἄνDisj
οὐNeg
σύ
λόγοςa word, speech,
αὐτός
κατά
καταδικάζωYou have condemned
what comes after →
Article the
ἀναίτιοςguiltless
καίand, even, also, nam
οὐNeg
ἀπολύωI release, let go, s
καίand, even, also,
φονεύωI murder
Article the

branches are dictionary forms, so endings do not split one phrase into five; the number on a branch is how many times the New Testament takes that path

Concordanceκαταδικάζω · 6× in the New Testament
Luke Matthew Acts James
Across the New Testament4 of 27 books
MtMkLkJnAcRo1Co2CoGaEphPhpCol1Th2Th1Ti2TiTitPhmHebJas1Pe2Pe1Jn2Jn3JnJudRev
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
Outside the New Testamentthe same word in the Greek of its own century
Philo of Alexandria
Philo of AlexandriaOn the Special Laws 3.116c. AD 40

ἆρ’ οὐ τῶν γεννησάντων εἶναι καταδίκην, εἴ γ’ οἱ μὲν ἀλλότριοι τὰ γονέων, οἱ δὲ γονεῖς οὐδὲ τὰ τῶν ἀλλοτρίων εἰς εὔνοιαν ἐπετήδευσαν;

In the everyday Greek (the secular world, not the church)letters, leases, receipts — nobody writing one is trying to sound biblical
3rd c. BC 4th c. AD 6th c. AD
P.Hib. 1 32Oxyrhynchites246 BC

Ἡράκλειτος Ἡρακλείτου Καστόρειος τῶν οὔπω ἐπηγμένων παρέδειξεν ὑπάρχοντα Νεοπτολέμου Μακεδόνος ἰδιώτου τῶν Ἀντιόχου πρὸς καταδίκην ἔρημον ὕβρεως πρὸς δραχμὰς σ καὶ τοῦ ἐπιδεκάτου δραχμὰς κ πρόβατα λη, ὧν ἔρσενες

τε καὶ σπουδῇ χρησάμενος ἑκάστῳ τῶν κελευσθέντων νοῦν ἐπάγαγε, ἢ πρὸς τῷ ὑποστῆναι ἀρτίως καταδίκην εἰ καὶ ῥᾳθυμήσας ἁλοίης, καὶ περὶ αὐτῆς τῆς ψυχῆς κινδυνεύσεις. ἐρρῶσθαί σε εὔχομαι. ἔτους

APF 61 (2015), p. 360-362 no. 3Ta Memnoneia (Theben)AD 501–AD 600

τινά τις συγκοινωνήσῃ ἢ λάβῃ οἰνάριόν τι παρὰ τοῦ ὠνουµένου, διδόναι αὐτὸν τὴν εἰρηµένην καταδίκην τοῦ νοµίσµατος.

You have condemned [and] have put to death the righteous; not does he resist you.
ἐφονεύσατεphoneuō [and] have put to death G5407 Verb · aorist · active · indicative · second person · plural
12× in the NT scale is logarithmic — ὁ, the commonest word, appears 19,867×
commoner in James than anywhere else in the New Testament
In plain English
Meaning
To murder means to intentionally kill someone, as Jesus teaches in Matthew 5:21 and James 4:2. This act is considered a serious crime and sin.
Amplified meaning
killed intentionally, taken the life of
Tyndale gloss
to murder
Greek lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

φονεύω (phoneuo) means to kill or murder. It is derived from the noun φονεύς and is used in various contexts, including both absolute forms and constructions with direct objects. The New Testament references include Matthew 5:21 and James 4:2, among others. The term has a strong connotation of intentionality in the act of killing.

Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon of the NT

φονεύω

(< φονεύς),

[in LXX chiefly for רָצַח ;]

to kill, murder. absol., Mt 5:21, Ja 4:2; μὴ (οὐ) φονεύσῃς (-εις), Mt 5:21 19:18, Mk 10:19, Lk 18:20, Ro 13:9, Ja 2:11 (all from Ex 20:13, 14); c. acc., Mt 23:31, 35, Ja 5:6.†

Moulton & Milligan, Vocabulary of the Greek Testament from a scan

φονεύω, “murder.” The document just cited s.v. φονεύς, BGU IV. 1024, shows the corr. verb several times, e.g. Y 76 οὖν Διόδημος ἐφόνευσεν τὴν πόρνην. Other exx. are P Grenf II. 3611 (B.C. 95) μὴ λυπεῖσθε ἐπὶ τοῖς χωρισθεῖσι. ὑπελαμβάνοσαν φονευθήσεσθαι, ‘do not grieve over the departed. They expected to be killed” (Edd.), 2. 84% (v/vi A.D.) vids τὸν εἴδιον πατέραν φωνεύσας Kal τοὺς νόμους φοβηθεὶς ἔφυγεν εἰς ἐρημίαν, P Oxy XVI. 1885" (Α.Ὁ. 509) ἐπιθεωρῆσαι [τὸν σχεδὸν φο]νευθέντα Σουροῦς, ‘to inspect the nearly murdered Sourous” (Edd.), and the hyperbolical use in P Lond 113. 12 (¢)* (vi/vii a.D.), where a petitioner for redress of injuries complains that he has been murdered— ὃ χρεώστης ἐφ[ό]νευσέν pe. See also στ. σφάζω and φαρμακός. [Is it possible that the above use of φονεύω throws light on the difficult Jas 4? 7] In Ἐν. Petr. 2 γέγραπται γὰρ ἐν τῷ νόμῳ ἥλιον μὴ δῦναι ἐπὶ…

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Liddell-Scott-Jones, full edition

φονεύω (phoneuō) — to murder.

φον-εύω,

murder, kill, τινα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; with double accusative, [φόνον] φ. τινά [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, to be slain, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

2. of an animal, ἐὰν.. ζῷον.. τι φονεύσῃ τινά [Refs 5th c.BC+]

3. stain with blood, φασγάνῳ δέρην [Refs 5th c.BC+]

Strong's Greek Dictionary

φονεύω

phoneuo

from 5406; to be a murderer (of):--kill, do murder, slay.

see GREEK for 5406

Dodson Greek-English Lexicon

φονεύω

v.

I murder

Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

φονεύω phoneuō 12x

to put to death, kill, stay, Mt. 23:31, 35; absol. to commit murder, Mt. 5:21

Intermediate Liddell-Scott-Jones

φονεύω from φονεύς φονεύω, φυτ. -σω to murder, kill, slay, Hdt., Aesch., etc.: —Pass. to be slain, Eur., Thuc.

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Verb-AAI-2P — Verb · aorist · active · indicative · second person · plural
aorist active indicative — a completed action, viewed as a whole.
Robinson's Morphological Analysis Codes

V-AAI-2P Part of Speech: Verb Tense: Aorist Voice: Active Mood: Indicative Person: second Number: Plural

Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

(maweth; thanatos):

PHYSIOLOGICAL AND FIGURATIVE VIEW

The word "Death" is used in the sense of

(1) the process of dying (Ge 21:16);

(2) the period of decease (Ge 27:7);

(3) as a possible synonym for poison (2Ki 4:40);

(4) as descriptive of person in danger of perishing (Jud 15:18; "in deaths oft" 2Co 11:23). In this sense the shadow of death is a familiar expression in Job, the Psalms and the Prophets;

(5) death is personified in 1Co 15:55 and Re 20:14. Deliverance from this catastrophe is called the "issues from…

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Death

May be simply defined as the termination of life. It is represented under a variety of aspects in Scripture: (1.) “The dust shall return to the earth as it was” (Eccl. 12:7).

(2.) “Thou takest away their breath, they die” (Ps. 104:29).

(3.) It is the dissolution of “our earthly house of this tabernacle” (2 Cor. 5:1); the “putting off this tabernacle” (2 Pet. 1:13, 14).

(4.) Being “unclothed” (2 Cor. 5:3, 4).

(5.) “Falling on sleep” (Ps. 76:5; Jer. 51:39;

Is taken in Scripture, first, for the separation of body and soul, the first death, Ge 25:11; secondly, for alienation from God, and exposure to his wrath, 1Jo 3:14, etc.; thirdly, for the second death, that of eternal damnation. Death was the penalty affixed to Adam’s transgression, Ge 2:17 3:19; and all his posterity are transgressors, and share the curse inflicted upon him. CHRIST is "our life." All believers share his life, spiritually and eternally; and though sin and bodily is taken away, and in the resurrection the last enemy shall be trampled under foot, Ro 5:12-21 1Co 15:1-58.

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Called GIVING UP THE GHOST Ge 25:8; 35:29; La 1:19; Ac 5:10

KING OF TERRORS Job 18:14

A CHANGE Job 14:14

GOING TO THY FATHERS Ge 15:15; 25:8; 35:29

PUTTING OFF THIS TABERNACLE 2Pe 1:14

REQUIRING THE SOUL Lu 12:20

GOING THE WAY WHENCE THERE IS NO RETURN Job 16:22

BEING GATHERED TO OUR PEOPLE Ge 49:33

Into Englishhow translators actually render it
17%you will murder
you will murder17% · 2×shall you murder17% · 2×you may murder8% · 1×do commit murder8% · 1×you kill8% · 1×have put to death8% · 1×may murder8% · 1×will you murder8% · 1×other renderings17% · 2×

12 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 10 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.

What it does in the sentencefrom the Nestle 1904 treebank
verb100%

Parsing tells you the form; the treebank tells you the job. Counted over all 12 occurrences — a word inside a phrase counts towards whatever that phrase is doing.

The phrases it lives inwhat stands either side of it, across the New Testament
← what comes before
οὐNeg
ἀρχαῖοςoriginal, primitArticle theμοιχεύωI commit adulter
μήNeg
οἶδαI know, rememberμοιχεύωI commit adulterκαίand, even, also,
ἄνDisj
δέbut, on the othe
Article the
εἰμίI am, exist
ὅς
ΒαραχίαςBarachiah
φονεύω[and] have put to death12×
what comes after →
οὐNeg
μοιχεύωI commit adulterκλέπτωI steal
Article the
προφήτηςa prophet, poetδίκαιοςjust, righteous,
μήNeg
μοιχεύωI commit adulterκλέπτωI steal
ὅς
δέbut, on the othe
ἔνοχοςinvolved in, liable
εἰμίI am, exist

branches are dictionary forms, so endings do not split one phrase into five; the number on a branch is how many times the New Testament takes that path

Concordanceφονεύω · 12× in the New Testament
Matthew James Luke Mark Romans
Across the New Testament5 of 27 books
MtMkLkJnAcRo1Co2CoGaEphPhpCol1Th2Th1Ti2TiTitPhmHebJas1Pe2Pe1Jn2Jn3JnJudRev
The Hebrew behind itwhat the Septuagint translators were rendering

Counted over the 23 Old Testament verses where this Greek word stands: which Hebrew word keeps standing there too. A correspondence of verses rather than a word-by-word alignment, so read the percentage as strength of evidence, not as a claim about any single verse.

Outside the New Testamentthe same word in the Greek of its own century
The Didache The Epistle of Barnabas
The Epistle of BarnabasThe Epistle of Barnabas 19.5c. AD 100

οὐ φονεύσεις τέκνον ἐν φθορᾷ, οὐδὲ πάλιν γεννηθὲν ἀποκτενεῖς.

The DidacheThe Didache 2.2c. AD 100

οὐ φονεύσεις, οὐ μοιχεύσεις, οὐ παιδοφθορήσεις, οὐ πορνεύσεις, οὐ κλέψεις, οὐ μαγεύσεις, οὐ φαρμακεύσεις, οὐ φονεύσεις τέκνον ἐν φθορᾷ, οὐδὲ γεννηθὲν ἀποκτενεῖς, οὐκ ἐπιθυμήσεις τὰ τοῦ πλησίον.

In the everyday Greek (the secular world, not the church)letters, leases, receipts — nobody writing one is trying to sound biblical
1st c. AD

καὶ ἐλθόντα ἐκδικῆσαί με ἢ ἀπολῦσαί με παρ’ αὐτοῦ, … αζω μή πώς με φονεύσῃ καθὼς ἐπαγγέλλεταί μοι. ἔρρωσο.

You have condemned [and] have put to death the righteous; not does he resist you.
τὸνho the G3588 Article · accusative · singular · masculine
19,783× in the NT scale is logarithmic — ὁ, the commonest word, appears 19,867×
about as common in James as anywhere else in the New Testament
In plain English
Meaning
The Greek word for 'the' or 'this', used to point out a specific person or thing, like in Acts 17:28. It can also mean 'he', 'she', or 'it'.
Tyndale gloss
the/this/who
Greek lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The definite article — the commonest word in the Greek New Testament at 19,867 occurrences. Greek uses it more freely than English does and can drop it deliberately, so its presence and its absence both carry weight for a translator; but no single occurrence carries a message of its own. Here it simply gathers “the things” into one definite bundle.

Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon of the NT

ὁ, ἡ, τό,

the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article.

As demonstr. pron.

As freq. in Hom., absol., he (she, it), his (etc.): Ac 17:28 (quoted from the poet Aratus).

Distributive, ὁ μὲν . . . ὁ δέ, the one . . . the other: I Co 7:7, Ga 4:22; pl., Ac 14:4, 17:32, Phl 1:16, al.; οἱ μὲν . . . ἄλλοι δέ, Mt 16:14, Jo 7:12; οἱ μεν̀ . . . ὁ δέ, He 7:21, 23.

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ὁ 435 ὁ tives of quantity, ὅλος, πᾶς, πολύς, see each in its own place. d. What has been said concerning adjectives holds true also of all other limitations added to substantives, as ἡ κατ᾽ ἐκλογὴν πρόθεσις, Ro. ix. 11; ἡ παρ᾽ ἐμοῦ διαθήκη, Ro. xi. 27; 6 λόγος 6 τοῦ σταυροῦ, 1 Co. i. 18; ἡ εἰς Χριστὸν πίστις, Col. ii. 5; on the other hand, ἡ πίστις ὑμῶν ἡ πρὸς τὸν θεόν, 1 Th. i. 8; τῆς διακονίας τῆς εἰς τοὺς ἁγίους, 2 Co. viii. 4; see many other exx. of each usage in W. 131 (124) sqq.; [B. 91 (80) sqq.]. e. The noun has the article before it when a demonstrative pronoun (υὗτος, ἐκεῖνος) belonging to it either precedes or follows [W. § 18, 4; B. § 127, 29-31]; as, ὁ ἄνθρωπος οὗτος, Jn. ix. 24 [οὗτος ὁ ἄνθρ. 1, Tr mrg. WH); Acts vi. 13; xxii. 26; ὁ λαὸς οὗτος, Mt. xv. 8; 6 vids σου οὗτος, Lk. xv. 30; plur. Lk. xxiv. 17, and numberless other exx.; οὗτος 6 ἄνθρωπος, Lk. xiv. 30; οὗτος ὁ…

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ὃ, ἡ τό. (1) Apart from connexion with μέν or δέ (see below) the demonstrative use of the art. in the NT is confined to a poetical quotation Ac 1778, but it is not uncommon in the papyri, e.g. P Par 45® (B.C. 153) (= Witkowski®, p. 85) τὰ (for ἃ) πράσεις (Δ πράσσεις), P Oxy VIII. 1160! (iii/iv A.D.) Ta (for ἃ) σεσύλληχα (for συνείληχα) δὲ κέρμα {ταν τηρῶ αὐτὰ εἰς τὴν δίκην, “1 am keeping for the trial the money that I have collected” (Ed.). For the distributive Opéev.. - 6 8€, as in 1 Cor7’, cf. P Lond 535 (B.c. 161) (=I. p. 19, U.P.Z. i. p. 239) kal τὰ μὲν ἡμῶν ἐληφότων εἰς τὴν γινομένην ἡμῖν συντάξειν, τὰ δ᾽ ἔτι διὰ τὴν τῶν ὑποτεταγμένων {(.. ... > παρελκομένων. (2) The use of the art. as a relative, of which there is no trace in the NT, may again be illustrated by the following papyrus citations from ¢c. A.D. 346—P Lond 414® (= II. Ῥ. 292) γεινῴσκιν oe θέλω περὶ τοῦ βρεουίου…

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Liddell-Scott-Jones, full edition

ὁ (ho) — the/this/who.

ὁ,

ἡ, τό, is, when thus written,

__A demonstrative Pronoun.

__B in Attic dialect, definite or prepositive Article.

__C in Epic dialect, the so-called postpositive Article, = relative Pronoun, ὅς, ἥ, ὅ.—The nominative masculine and feminine singular and plural, ὁ, ἡ, οἱ, αἱ, have no accent in codices and most printed books, except when used as the relative; but ὁ, ἡ, οἱ, αἱ differ only in writing from ὃ, ἣ, οἳ, α; the nominative forms of the article are said by Hdn.Gr.1.474 to be oxytone, and by [Refs 2nd c.AD+] in Aeolic dialect accusative to [Refs 8th c.BC+] genitive and dative dual τοῖιν [Refs 8th c.BC+]— In Doric dialect and all other dialects except Attic dialect and Ionic dialect the feminine forms preserve the old ᾱ instead of changing it to η, hence Doric dialect etc. ἁ, τάν, τᾶ; the genitive plural τάων contracts in many dialects to τᾶ; the genitive…

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Strong's Greek Dictionary

ὁ ἡ τό

ho

he hay, and the neuter

to to

in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be

supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one,

he, she, it, etc.

Dodson Greek-English Lexicon

ὁ, ἡ, τό

Article

the

Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

ὁ ho 19x

the prepositive article, answering, to a considerable extent, to the English definite article; but, for the principle and facts of its usage, consult a grammar; ὁ μὲν ... ὁ δέ, the one ... the other, Phil. 1:16, 17; Heb. 7:5, 6, 20, 21, 23, 24; pl. some ... others, Mt. 13:23; 22:5, 6; ὁ δέ, but he, Mt. 4:4; 12:48; οἱ δέ, but others, Mt. 28:17; used, in a poetic quotation, for a personal pronoun, Acts 17:28

Intermediate Liddell-Scott-Jones

ὁ the, that

ὁ, ἡ, τό, is

demonstr. Pronoun.

the definite Article.

in epic, the relative Pronoun, when it is written with the accent ὅ, ἥ, τό ῀ ὅς, ἥ, ὅ. Besides the common forms, note epic gen. sg. τοῖο for τοῦ; pl. nom. τοί, ταί; gen. fem. τάων [α^], dat. τοῖσι, τῇς and τῇσι; dual gen, and dat. τοῖιν:— in Trag. we find τοὶ μέν . . , τοὶ δέ . . , for οἱ μέν . . , οἱ δέ . . ; dat. pl. also τοῖσι, ταῖσι: the dual has commonly but one gender, τώ for τά, τοῖν for ταῖν.

DEMONSTR. PRONOUN:

joined with a Subst., not as the Art., but like Lat. ille, ὁ Τυδείδης Tydeus's famous son, Il.; Νέστωρ ὁ γέρων Nestor— that aged man, id. Il.; τιμῆς τῆς Πριάμου for honour, namely that of Priam, id. Il.

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Art-ASM — Article · accusative · singular · masculine
accusative — the one it is done to — the object.
Agrees with anything else marked singular masculine.
Robinson's Morphological Analysis Codes

T-ASM Part of Speech: definite arTicle Case: Accusative Number: Singular Gender: Masculine

English usagewhat the translators’ English meant
Webster's Dictionary (1828), Webster's Unabridged (1913), Webster's Dictionary (1806)

THE, an adjective or definitive adjective.

1. This adjective is used as a definitive, that is, before nouns which are specific or understood; or it is used to limit their signification to a specific thing or things, or to describe them; as the laws of the twelve tables. the independent tribunals of justice in our country, are the security or private rights, and the best bulwark against arbitrary power. the sun is the source of light and heat.

This he calls the preaching of the cross.

2. the is also used rhetorically before a noun in the singular number, to denote a species by way of distinction; a single thing representing the whole. the fig tree putteth forth her green figs; the almond tree shall flourish; the grasshopper shall be a burden.

3. In poetry, the sometimes loses the final vowel before another vowel.

Th' adorning thee with so much art,

Is but a barb'rous skill.

Into Englishhow translators actually render it
64%the
the64% · 13160×<the>28% · 5846×those3% · 597×other renderings4% · 788×other renderings1% · 294×

20,685 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 83 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.

What it does in the sentencefrom the Nestle 1904 treebank
subject34%adverbial32%object24%predicate5%indirect object4%

Parsing tells you the form; the treebank tells you the job. Counted over all 19,783 occurrences — a word inside a phrase counts towards whatever that phrase is doing.

The phrases it lives inwhat stands either side of it, across the New Testament
← what comes before
καίand, even, also, nam
αὐτόςεἰμίI am, existἐγώ
ἐν
καίand, even, also,αὐτόςArticle the
εἰς
αὐτόςεἰσέρχομαιI go in, come inἔρχομαιI come, go
αὐτός
λέγωI say, speakδέbut, on the otheπρός
εἰμίI am, exist
οὗτοςσύἐγώ
the19783×
what comes after →
θεόςGod, a god
Article theκαίand, even, also,ἐγώ
δέbut, on the other ha
λέγωI say, speakἸησοῦςJesusἀποκρίνομαιI answer, reply
ἸησοῦςJesus
λέγωI say, speakκαίand, even, also,Article the
κύριοςlord, Lord, master,
ἐγώἸησοῦςJesusArticle the
πατήρfather, Father, ance
ἐγώσύαὐτός

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Concordance · 19,783× in the New Testament
Matthew Acts Luke John Revelation Mark Romans 1 Corinthians Hebrews 2 Corinthians Ephesians 1 John

40 inflected forms — one of the commonest words in the New Testament. Full distribution →

Across the New Testament27 of 27 books
MtMkLkJnAcRo1Co2CoGaEphPhpCol1Th2Th1Ti2TiTitPhmHebJas1Pe2Pe1Jn2Jn3JnJudRev
Outside the New Testamentthe same word in the Greek of its own century
Josephus Philo of Alexandria The Shepherd of Hermas Clement of Rome The Epistle of Barnabas
Philo of AlexandriaOn the Creation of the World 1c. AD 40

Τῶν ἄλλων νομοθετῶν οἱ μὲν ἀκαλλώπιστα καὶ γυμνὰ τὰ νομισθέντα παρ’ αὐτοῖς εἶναι δίκαια διετάξαντο, οἱ δὲ πολὺν ὄγκον τοῖς νοήμασι προσπεριβαλόντες ἐξετύφωσαν τὰ πλήθη μυθικοῖς πλάσμασι τὴν ἀλήθειαν ἐπικρύψαντες.

JosephusAntiquities of the Jews 1.argc. AD 75–95

τοῦ κόσμου σύστασις καὶ διάταξις τῶν στοιχείων.

The Epistle of BarnabasThe Epistle of Barnabas 1.1c. AD 100

Χαίρετε, υἱοὶ καὶ θυγατέρες, ἐν ὀνόματι κυρίου τοῦ ἀγαπήσαντος ἡμᾶς, ἐν εἰρήνῃ.

In the everyday Greek (the secular world, not the church)letters, leases, receipts — nobody writing one is trying to sound biblical
2nd c. AD 3rd c. AD 1st c. AD 3rd c. BC 6th c. AD
P.Stras. 2 89Pathyris100 BC

r βασιλεύοντος Πτολεμαίου τοῦ ἐπικαλουμένου Ἀλεξάνδρου καὶ Βερενίκης τῆς ἀδελφῆς θεῶν Φιλομητόρων ἔτους ιε, ἐφʼ ἱερέων καὶ ἱερειῶν

P.Adl. 11Pathyris99 BC

ιζ Θῶυθ κη ἀπέδοτο Πετεσοῦχος Φίβιος καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ τὸ ὕπαρχον αὐτοῖς ἥμισυ περιστερῶνος τοῦ ὄντος ἐν τῶι ἀπὸ βορρᾶ μέρει Παθύρεως χαλκοῦ Γ. ἐπρίατο Ὧρος Νεχούτου.

P.Grenf. 2 35Pathyris99 BC

βασιλευόντων Πτολεμαίου τοῦ ἐπικαλουμένου Ἀλεξάνδρου καὶ Βερενίκης τῆς ἀδελφῆς θεῶν φιλομητόρων ἔτους ιϛ, ἐφʼ ἱερέων καὶ ἱερειῶν

You have condemned [and] have put to death the righteous; not does he resist you.
δίκαιον·dikaios righteous; G1342 Adjective · accusative · singular · masculine
79× in the NT scale is logarithmic — ὁ, the commonest word, appears 19,867×
commoner in James than anywhere else in the New Testament
In plain English
Meaning
Being just means being fair and innocent, as described in Matthew and Romans, where God's people are called to live righteous lives.
Amplified meaning
just, fair, and innocent
Tyndale gloss
just
Greek lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

δίκαιος is an adjective meaning 'righteous' or 'just,' derived from the concept of δίκη, which refers to justice or right. It describes individuals or things that align with divine standards of morality and duty. In the New Testament, it is used to refer to God, Christ, and various righteous individuals, as seen in passages like Romans 3:26 and Matthew 1:19. The term can also imply innocence or fairness.

Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon of the NT

δίκαιος, -α, -ον

(< δίκη),

[in LXX chiefly for צַדִּיק (for rendering of צַדִּיק in sense of correct, v. Deiss., BS, 115 f.); sometimes for נָקִי as Pr 1:11, al. ;]

in early Gk. writers

of persons, observant of δίκη, custom, rule, right, righteous in performing duties to gods and men ;

of things, righteous, in accordance with right.

In NT

righteous, chiefly in the broad sense, as above, of the person or thing corresponding to the Divine standard of right

of persons: of God, Ro 3:26, I Jo 2:29 3:7; of Christ, Ac 3:14 7:52 22:14, I Pe 3:18, I Jo 2:1; of men, Mt 1:19 (Abbott, Essays, 75 f.) 10:41…

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δίκαιος, -aia, -αιον, (fr. δίκη right), [fr. Hom. down], prop. the Hebr. pas, observant of ἡ δίκη, righteous, observing divine and human laws; one who is such as he ought to be; (Germ. rechtbeschaffen; in the earlier laneuage, whence appropriated by Luther, gerecht in a broad sense; in Grk. writ. used even of physical things, as ἵππος, Xen. mem. 4, 4,5; γήδιον δικαιότατον, most fertile, Xen. Cyr. 8, 3, 38; [ἅρμα δίκαιον, ib. 2, 2, 26]); al in a wide sense, upright, righteous, virtuous, keeping the commands of God; a. univ.: Mt. i. 19 (the meaning is, it was not consistent with his uprightness to expose his betrothed to public reproach); Mt. x. 41; xiii. 43, 49; xxiii. 28; xxv. 37,46; Lk. i. 6,17; xiv. 145 xviii. 9; xx. 20; Ro. v. 7 [ef. W. 117 (111)]; 1 Tim.i. 9; Jas. v. 6, 16; 1 Pet. 111. 12; 1 Jn. iii. 7, [10 Lehm.]; Rev. xxii. 11; opp. to ἁμαρτωλοὶ καὶ ἀσεβεῖς, 1 Pet. iv. 18; δίκαιοι…

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δίκαιος. Our sources have naturally little light to throw upon the deeper Christian significance of this important word, but we may give a few examples showing its general usage. The adjective is applied to a ‘‘just measure” (μετρήσει δ.) ΒΡ. Denn Si(p: cheno) atose4n (BiG 108) Εἴδι, anda “ust rule” (σκυτάλη δ.) P Rein 20% (p.c. 108). Then it would seem to have become a vox propria in connexion with the rise of the Nile, e.g. OG/S 666" (i/A.p.) viv μᾶλλον ἀπέλαυσε (sc. ἡ Αἴγυπτος) τῆς δικαίας ἀναβάσεως τοῦ θεοῦ : see Dittenberger’s note and cf. Deissmann BS, p. 116. In P Petr IL. 28 011. 6 (taxing account—iii/B.c.) we hear of a δικαίου νήσου. The neuter is very largely used substantially, for ‘‘ duty,” Thus in P Petr II. 1027 the royal gooseherds make petition that certain grievances be set right, ἵνα δυνώμεθα τὰ δίκαια ποιεῖν τῶι βασιλεῖ, ‘in order that we may be able to do our duty to…

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Liddell-Scott-Jones, full edition

δίκαιος (dikaios) — just.

δίκαιος [ῐ], α, ον,

also ος, ον [Refs 5th c.BC+]: (δίκη):

__A in [Refs 8th c.BC+] and all writers, of persons, observant of custom or rule, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; especially of social rule, well-ordered, civilized, ὑβρισταί τε καὶ ἄγριοι οὐδὲ δ. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; δ. πολίτης a good citizen, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: metaphorically of the sea, [Refs 6th c.BC+]; δικαίη ζόη a civilized way of living, [Refs 5th c.BC+] adverb δικαίως, μνᾶσθαι woo in due form, decently, [Refs 8th c.BC+]loyally, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

__A.2 observant of duty to gods and men, righteous, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; opposed to δυσσεβής, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also of actions, etc., righteous, ἐπὶ ῥηθέντι δικαίῳ a thing rightly said, [Refs 8th c.BC+]

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Strong's Greek Dictionary

δίκαιος

dikaios

from 1349; equitable (in character or act); by implication, innocent,

holy (absolutely or relatively):--just, meet, right(-eous).

see GREEK for 1349

Dodson Greek-English Lexicon

δίκαιος, ία, ιον

Adj

just, righteous, impartial

Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

δίκαιος dikaios 79x

just, equitable, fair, Mt. 20:4; Lk. 12:57; Jn. 5:30; Col. 4:1; of persons, just, righteous, absolutely, Jn. 17:25; Rom. 3:10, 26; 2 Tim. 4:8; 1 Pet. 3:18; 1 Jn. 1:9; 2:1, 29; Rev. 16:5; righteous by account and acceptance, Rom. 2:13; 5:19; in ordinary usage, just, upright…

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δίκαιος adjdi^kai os_h_on adjdi^kai os_on δίκη in Hom. and early writers,

of persons, observant of custom and social rule, well-ordered, civilised, Od.; so, δικαίη ζόη a regular way of living, Hdt.:—adv., δικαίως μνᾶσθαι to woo in due form, decently, Od.

observant of right, righteous, Hom., etc.:—so of actions, in accordance with right, righteous, id. Hom.

later usage:

of things, even, well-balanced, ἅρμα δίκαιον Xen.:— regular, exact, rigid, ὀργυιαὶ δίκαιαι Hdt.; τῷ δικαιοτάτῳ τῶν λόγων to speak quite exactly, id. Hdt.; πάντα δικαίως τετήρηται Dem.

right, lawful, just, τὸ δίκαιον right, opp. to τὸ ἄδικον, Hdt., etc.; also, a right, a lawful claim, Thuc., etc.:—adv. -ως, rightly, justly, Hdt., etc.

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Adj-ASM — Adjective · accusative · singular · masculine
accusative — the one it is done to — the object.
Agrees with anything else marked singular masculine.
Robinson's Morphological Analysis Codes

A-ASM Part of Speech: Adjective Case: Accusative Number: Singular Gender: Masculine

Bible dictionarieson the English sense
Nave's Topical Bible

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Compared with

The sun Jud 5:31; Mt 13:43

Stars Da 12:3

Lights Mt 5:14; Php 2:15

Mount Zion Ps 125:1,2

Lebanon Ho 14:5-7

Treasure Ex 19:5; Ps 135:4

Jewels Mal 3:17

Gold Job 23:10; La 4:2

Into Englishhow translators actually render it
74%righteous
righteous74% · 60×right9% · 7×just5% · 4×a righteous5% · 4×righteous one4% · 3×other renderings4% · 3×

81 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 8 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.

What it does in the sentencefrom the Nestle 1904 treebank
predicate41%subject22%object19%adverbial15%second object3%

Parsing tells you the form; the treebank tells you the job. Counted over all 79 occurrences — a word inside a phrase counts towards whatever that phrase is doing.

The phrases it lives inwhat stands either side of it, across the New Testament
← what comes before
Article the
καίand, even, also,τότεthenμέσοςmiddle, in the m
καίand, even, also, nam
ἅγιοςset apart, holy,ἀληθινόςtrue, real, genuπροφήτηςa prophet, poet
εἰμίI am, exist
ἐάνCondὅτιthat, since, becμέλλωI am about to
δέbut, on the other ha
Article theεἰμίI am, exist
αὐτός
ἀνήρa male human beiεἰμίI am, existἀδελφόςa brother
δίκαιοςrighteous;79×
what comes after →
καίand, even, also, nam
Article theἄδικοςunjust, unrighteἅγιοςset apart, holy,
εἰμίI am, exist
καίand, even, also,ἵναin order that, sὅτιthat, since, bec
ἀλλάbut, except
ἁμαρτωλόςsinning, sinful,
εἰς
ὄνομαname, character,ζωήlife
κρίσιςjudging, divine judg
κρίνωI judge, decide,Article the

branches are dictionary forms, so endings do not split one phrase into five; the number on a branch is how many times the New Testament takes that path

Concordanceδίκαιος · 79× in the New Testament
Matthew Luke Romans 1 John Acts Revelation 2 Peter 1 Peter Hebrews John 2 Thessalonians James
Across the New Testament20 of 27 books
MtMkLkJnAcRo1Co2CoGaEphPhpCol1Th2Th1Ti2TiTitPhmHebJas1Pe2Pe1Jn2Jn3JnJudRev
The Hebrew behind itwhat the Septuagint translators were rendering

Counted over the 222 Old Testament verses where this Greek word stands: which Hebrew word keeps standing there too. A correspondence of verses rather than a word-by-word alignment, so read the percentage as strength of evidence, not as a claim about any single verse.

Outside the New Testamentthe same word in the Greek of its own century
Josephus Philo of Alexandria The Shepherd of Hermas Clement of Rome The Epistle of Barnabas
Philo of AlexandriaOn the Creation of the World 1c. AD 40

Τῶν ἄλλων νομοθετῶν οἱ μὲν ἀκαλλώπιστα καὶ γυμνὰ τὰ νομισθέντα παρ’ αὐτοῖς εἶναι δίκαια διετάξαντο, οἱ δὲ πολὺν ὄγκον τοῖς νοήμασι προσπεριβαλόντες ἐξετύφωσαν τὰ πλήθη μυθικοῖς πλάσμασι τὴν ἀλήθειαν ἐπικρύψαντες.

JosephusAntiquities of the Jews 1.21c. AD 75–95

τοῦτο δὴ παιδεῦσαι βουληθεὶς Μωυσῆς τὸ παίδευμα τοὺς ἑαυτοῦ πολίτας τῆς τῶν νόμων θέσεως οὐκ ἀπὸ συμβολαίων καὶ τῶν πρὸς ἀλλήλους δικαίων ἤρξατο τοῖς ἄλλοις παραπλησίως, ἀλλʼ ἐπὶ τὸν θεὸν καὶ τὴν τοῦ κόσμου κατασκευὴν τὰς γνώμας αὐτῶν ἀναγαγὼν καὶ…

The Epistle of BarnabasThe Epistle of Barnabas 5.9c. AD 100

ὅτε δὲ τοὺς ἰδίους ἀποστόλους τοὺς μέλλοντας κηρύσσειν τὸ εὐαγγέλιον αὐτοῦ ἐξελέξατο, ὄντας ὑπὲρ πᾶσαν ἁμαρτίαν ἀνομωτέρους, ἵνα δείξῃ, ὅτι οὐκ ἦλθεν καλέσαι δικαίους, ἀλλὰ ἁμαρτωλούς, τότε ἐφανέρωσεν ἑαυτὸν εἶναι υἱὸν θεοῦ.

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6th c. AD 3rd c. AD 3rd c. BC 2nd c. AD 2nd c. BC

Τῆς δὲ σῆς δικαίας ἀντιλήψεως … τὴν ἐπὶ σὲ καταφυγὴν πεποιημέναι ἀξιοῦμεν σʼ ἐμβλέψαντʼ εἰς τὸν γεγονότα ὑπʼ

διὸ καὶ ἐπὶ Σαντοβίθυος τοῦ στρατηγοῦ … συνσχεθεὶς ἠξίωσεν ὡς μετὰ τὴν δίεσιν παντὶ δίκαιον … ου. Ὡσαύτως ἐπὶ Πτολεμαίου τοῦ ἐπὶ τοῦ Παθυρίτου … μων κληρονομίαν καὶ συνγραφὴν

C.Erbstreit16Diospolis Magna (Theben)135 BC

γράψαι, οἷς καθήκει ἐξαποστεῖλαι αὐτοὺς ἐπί σε, ἵνʼ, καθὼς ἂν δόξηι σοι, τύχωμεν τῶν δικαίων. εὐτύχει. ἀναγνωσθέντος καὶ δικαιολογηθέντων αὐτῶν ἔπεισεν ὁ Θορταῖος προσενεγκάμενος τὴν τῆς γυναικὸς αὐτοῦ μητέρα

You have condemned [and] have put to death the righteous; not does he resist you.
οὐκou not G3756 Particle · negative
1,622× in the NT scale is logarithmic — ὁ, the commonest word, appears 19,867×
about as common in James as anywhere else in the New Testament
In plain English
Meaning
This is a strong 'no', used to deny something completely. It appears in the New Testament, such as in Matthew 13:29 and John 1:21. It is a negative answer to a question.
Tyndale gloss
no
Greek lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Greek word οὐ (transliterated as ou) is a primary negative particle meaning 'not' or 'no.' It is used to negate verbs or statements, often appearing in various forms depending on the following sound. In the New Testament, it frequently serves to deny facts and is distinct from another negative particle, μή (transliterated as ), which is used for prohibitions or wishes.

Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon of the NT

οὐ, before a vowel with smooth breathing οὐκ, before one with rough breathing οὐχ (but improperly οὐχ ἰδού, Ac 2:7, WH, mg.; cf. WH, Intr., § 409; M, Pr., 44, 244),

[in LXX for לֹא, אַיִן, אֵין;]

neg. particle,

not, no, used generally c. indic. and for a denial of fact (cf . μή);

absol. (accented), οὔ, no: Mt 13:29, Jo 1:21 21:5; οὒ οὔ, Mt 5:37, Ja 5:12.

Most freq. negativing a verb or other word, Mt 1:25 10:26, 38, Mk 3:25 9:37, Jo 8:29, Ac 7:5, Ro 1:16, Phl 3:3, al.; in…

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οὐ before a consonant, οὐκ before a vowel with a smooth breathing, and ody before an aspirated vowel ; but sometimes in the best codd. οὐχ occurs even before a smooth breathing; accordingly LT WH mrg. have adopted οὐχ ἰδού, Acts ii. 7; LT οὐχ ᾿Ιουδαϊκῶς, Gal. ii. 14 (see WH. Introd. § 409); L οὐχ ὀλίγος, Acts xix. 23; οὐχ ἠγάπησαν, Rev. xii. 11; and contrariwise οὐκ before an aspirate, as οὐκ ἕστηκεν, Jn. viii. 44 T; [οὐκ ἕνεκεν, 2 Co. vii. 12 T]; (οὐκ εὗρον, Lk. xxiv. 3; [οὐκ ὑπάρχει, Acts iii. 6] in cod. x [alsoC*; ef. cod. Alex. in 1 ἔβαν. iv. 2,12; Job xix. 16; xxxviiil. 11, 26]); cf. W. $5, 14d. 14; Β. τ; [A. v. Schiitz, Hist. Alphab. Att., Berol. 1875, pp: 54-58 ; Sophocles, Hist. of Grk. Alphab., 1st ed. 1848, p- 64 sq. (on the breathing); Tdf Sept., ed. 4, Proleg. pp: Xxxiii. xxxiv.; Scrivener, Collation ete., 2d ed., p. lv. no. 9; id. cod. Bezae p. xlvii. no. 11 (ef. p. xlii.…

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ου to make the voyage” (Edd.), and P Amh II. 78?! (a.p. 184) τοιαύτης ο[ὖ]ν αὐθαδίας ἐν αὐτῷ οὔσης οὐ δυνάμενος [ἐν]καρτερεῖν ἐπιδίδωμι, ‘“ his audacity having reached this pitch I can endure no longer and present this petition.” See further Proleg. p. 231 f. In support of the translation ‘‘ I determined not to know” in 1 Cor 2, we may cite P Par 2657 (B.c. 163) (= UPZi. Ρ-. 248) οὐκ ἐκρίναμεν καταχωρῆσαι, ‘we determined not to record,” P Tebt I. 124° (c. B.c. 118) οὐκ (ἐκδρίναμεν ἐξαρ[ιθ]μεῖ[σθαι, “we determined not to be counted,” and the classical formula in P Hamb I. 27° (B.c. 250 (249)) οὐκ ἔφη εἰδέναι, ‘he said that he did not know.” The origin of the double negative οὐ μή is fully discussed by Moulton Pro/eg. p. 187 ff. When we pass to its actual occurrences in the NT, we find that these for the most part are found in passages derived from the OT and in the Sayings of our Lord…

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Liddell-Scott-Jones, full edition

οὐ (ou) — no.

οὐ,

the negative of fact and statement, as μή of will and thought; οὐ denies, μή rejects; οὐ is absolute, μή relative; οὐ objective, μή subjective. —The same differences hold for all compounds of οὐ and μή, and some examples of οὐδέ and οὐδείς are included below.—As to the Form, see infr. G. USAG[Refs 5th c.BC+]

I. as the negative of single words,

II. as the negative of the sentence.

I. οὐ adhering to single words so as to form a quasi-compound with them:—with Verbs: οὐ δίδωμι withhold, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; οὐκ εἰῶ prevent, [Refs]; οὐκ ἐθέλω refuse, [Refs]; οὔ φημι deny, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; but sometimes οὐ is retained, εἰ δ᾽ ἂν.. οὐκ ἐθέλωσιν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐάντε.. οὐ (variant{μή}) φῆτε ἐάντε φῆτε [Refs 8th c.BC+] —On the use of οὐ in contrasts, see below [Refs 5th…

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Strong's Greek Dictionary

οὐ

ou

ouk ook, and (before an aspirate)

ouch ookh

a primary word; the absolute negative (compare 3361) adverb; no or

not:--+ long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, +

nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. See also

3364, 3372.

see GREEK for 3361

see GREEK for 3364

see GREEK for 3372

Dodson Greek-English Lexicon

οὐ

Neg.prt.

no, not

Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

οὐ ou 1x

negative adverb, originally the gen. of ὅς, spelled οὐκ if followed by a word beginning with a vowel and a smooth breathing, οὐχ if followed by a vowel and rough breathing, not, no, Mt. 5:37; 12:43; 23:37; for the peculiarities of its usage (especially as distinct from μή) consult a grammar

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Particle-N — Particle · negative
particle — a small word colouring the clause; it does not decline.
Robinson's Morphological Analysis Codes

PRT-N PaRTicle, disjunctive particle Negative

Into Englishhow translators actually render it
82%not
not82% · 1383×certainly6% · 96×surely4% · 70×no longer3% · 50×no2% · 39×other renderings3% · 51×

1,689 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 17 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.

What it does in the sentencefrom the Nestle 1904 treebank
adverbial82%

Parsing tells you the form; the treebank tells you the job. Counted over all 1,622 occurrences — a word inside a phrase counts towards whatever that phrase is doing.

The phrases it lives inwhat stands either side of it, across the New Testament
← what comes before
καίand, even, also, nam
εἰμίI am, existἐγώαὐτός
ὅς
ἐγώθερίζωI reap, gatherδέbut, on the othe
ὅτιthat, since, because
σύαὐτόςἐγώ
αὐτός
λέγωI say, speakἐνἐπί
σύ
λέγωI say, speakγάρforὅς
οὐnot1622×
what comes after →
εἰμίI am, exist
ἐκArticle theἐγώ
μήNeg
παρέρχομαιI pass byεἰσέρχομαιI go in, come inπίνωI drink, imbibe
οἶδαI know, remember
ὅτιthat, since, becArticle theτίςIrg
γάρfor
εἰμίI am, existθέλωI will, wish, deArticle the
δύναμαιI am powerful, am ab
ἔρχομαιI come, goσῴζωI save, healArticle the

branches are dictionary forms, so endings do not split one phrase into five; the number on a branch is how many times the New Testament takes that path

Concordanceοὐ · 1,622× in the New Testament
John Matthew Luke 1 Corinthians Romans Mark Acts 2 Corinthians Revelation Hebrews 1 John Galatians

8 inflected forms — one of the commonest words in the New Testament. Full distribution →

Across the New Testament26 of 27 books
MtMkLkJnAcRo1Co2CoGaEphPhpCol1Th2Th1Ti2TiTitPhmHebJas1Pe2Pe1Jn2Jn3JnJudRev
Outside the New Testamentthe same word in the Greek of its own century
Philo of Alexandria Josephus The Shepherd of Hermas Clement of Rome Ignatius of Antioch
Philo of AlexandriaOn the Creation of the World 6c. AD 40

ὡς γὰρ τῶν κολοσσιαίων μεγεθῶν τὰς ἐμφάσεις καὶ ἡ βραχυτάτη σφραγὶς τυπωθεῖσα δέχεται, οὕτως τάχα που καὶ τὰ τῆς ἀναγραφείσης ἐν τοῖς νόμοις κοσμοποιίας ὑπερβάλλοντα κάλλη καὶ ταῖς μαρμαρυγαῖς τὰς τῶν ἐντυγχανόντων ψυχὰς ἐπισκιάζοντα βραχυτέροις…

JosephusAntiquities of the Jews 1.11c. AD 75–95

ὁ δὲ τῶν παρʼ ἡμῖν ἀρχιερέων οὐδενὸς ἀρετῇ δεύτερος Ἐλεάζαρος τῷ προειρημένῳ βασιλεῖ ταύτης ἀπολαῦσαι τῆς ὠφελείας οὐκ ἐφθόνησε πάντως ἀντειπὼν ἄν, εἰ μὴ πάτριον ἦν ἡμῖν τὸ μηδὲν ἔχειν τῶν καλῶν ἀπόρρητον.

The Epistle of BarnabasThe Epistle of Barnabas 1.8c. AD 100

ἐγὼ δὲ οὐχ ὡς διδάσκαλος, ἀλλ̓ ὧς εἰς ἐξ ὑμῶν ὑποδείξω ὀλίγα, δἰ ὧν ἐν τοῖς παροῦσιν εὐφρανθήσεσθε.

In the everyday Greek (the secular world, not the church)letters, leases, receipts — nobody writing one is trying to sound biblical
2nd c. AD 3rd c. AD 3rd c. BC 4th c. AD 6th c. AD

δὲ γενόμεναι κατὰ τὸ ἀναγκαῖον κληρονομήσασαι ταξάμεναι τὰ καθήκοντα τέλη θεᾶι Βερενίκηι κυριεύομεν. ὅθεν οὐκ ἀποδιδόντων τὰ ἡμέτερα ἐπεδώκαμεν ἐν τῶι λ ἔτει προσανγελίαν Ἡρακλείδει γενομένωι ἀρχιφυλακίτηι τοῦ Παθυρίτου

C.Erbstreit16Diospolis Magna (Theben)135 BC

ι ἀρουρῶν πρόκτησιν … ένου αὐτὸν ἐν συνεδρίωι καὶ συγχώρησιν … ειν, ἐν ἧι οὐκ εὐδοκεῖ ὁ πατήρ. ὅθεν καταβεβραβευμένοι … ήρου συνεριου ἀξιοῦμεν, ἐὰν φαίνηται, συντάξαι γράψαι, οἷς

P.Adl. 2Pathyris125 BC

ὠνῆς ἐν πίστει διὰ τῶν περὶ τὸν Πανεβχοῦνιν ἐκτελειωθεῖσαν τῶι … ἔτει ἀντὶ ὀφειλημάτων, οὐκ ἐπελευσομένους τὸν Πανερέα καὶ τὴν Σενενοῦπιν περὶ ὀφειλημάτων μηδὲ περὶ ἄλλου μηδενός. ταῦτα δὲ

You have condemned [and] have put to death the righteous; not does he resist you.
ἀντιτάσσεταιantitassō does he resist G498 Verb · present · middle · indicative · third person · singular
5× in the NT scale is logarithmic — ὁ, the commonest word, appears 19,867×
commoner in James than anywhere else in the New Testament
In plain English
Meaning
To resist or oppose something, like the people who opposed Paul in Acts 18:6. It means to stand against or fight against something, often used in a spiritual sense.
Amplified meaning
in no way, utterly refused to, stand against, oppose
Tyndale gloss
to resist
Greek lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Greek word ἀντιτάσσω (i.e., *antitassō*) means to oppose or resist, often in a military context. It is built from the prefix ἀντι- (against) and a form of τάσσω (to arrange). The New Testament uses it in several verses, including Acts 18:6 and Romans 13:2, to convey the idea of setting oneself against authority or opposition.

Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon of the NT

ἀντι-τάσσω (Att., -ττω),

[in LXX for לוּץ hi., נשׂא, etc.;]

to range on battle against; mid., to set oneself against, resist: absol., Ac 18:6; c. dat., Ro 13:2, Ja 4:6 5:6, I Pe 5:5 (MM, VGT, s.v.).†

Moulton & Milligan, Vocabulary of the Greek Testament from a scan

ἀντιτάσσω. The verb occurs twice in P Oxy IV. 707i 17, 38 (c, a.p. 136), a report of legal proceedings, with reference to the opposing party. P Cattaoui verso} 7 (mid. ii/A.D.) (= Chrest. II. p. 98) τῆς ἀντιτεταγμένης ἀρτίως Δρουσίλλας. There are several instances in OGZS in a military sense, which was of course the earliest.

Liddell-Scott-Jones, full edition

ἀντιτάσσω (antitassō) — to resist.

ἀντιτάσσω,

Attic dialect ἀντιτάττω, set opposite to, range in battle against, τὸ ἄριστον ἀ. Πέρσῃσι[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. τὸν νόμον πρὸς τὴν ἀναίδειαν set the law in opposition to their impudence, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—so in middle, πρὸς τὸ ἐμπειρότερον αὐτῶν τὸ τολμηρότερον ἀντιτάξασθε[Refs 5th c.BC+]

II. middle, set oneself against, meet face to face, ἀντιτάξομαι κτενῶν σε[Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, to be drawn out in array against, τινί[Refs 5th c.BC+]

II.2. generally, oppose, resist, [NT+2nd c.BC+]

II.3. set against, compare, [LXX]

Strong's Greek Dictionary

ἀντιτάσσω

antitassomai

from 473 and the middle voice of 5021; to range oneself against, i.e.

oppose:--oppose themselves, resist.

see GREEK for 473

see GREEK for 5021

Dodson Greek-English Lexicon

ἀντιτάσσομαι

v.

I set myself against, resist

Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

ἀντιτάσσω antitassō 5x

to post in adverse array, as an army; mid. to set oneself in opposition, resist, Acts 18:6; Rom. 13:2; Jas. 5:6; to be averse, Jas. 4:6; 1 Pet. 5:5*

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Verb-PMI-3S — Verb · present · middle · indicative · third person · singular
present middle indicative — an action in progress.
Robinson's Morphological Analysis Codes

V-PMI-3S Part of Speech: Verb Tense: Present Voice: Middle Mood: Indicative Person: third Number: Singular

Into Englishhow translators actually render it
40%opposes
opposes40% · 2×when are opposing20% · 1×resisting20% · 1×does he resist20% · 1×

5 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 4 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.

What it does in the sentencefrom the Nestle 1904 treebank
verb100%

Parsing tells you the form; the treebank tells you the job. Counted over all 5 occurrences — a word inside a phrase counts towards whatever that phrase is doing.

The phrases it lives inwhat stands either side of it, across the New Testament
← what comes before
ὑπερήφανοςproud, arrogant
θεόςGod, a god
Article the
ὥστεso that, therefo
οὐNeg
δίκαιοςjust, righteous,
ἀντιτάσσωdoes he resist
what comes after →
ταπεινόςhumble, lowly
δέbut, on the othe
δέbut, on the other ha
αὐτός
Article the
ἐξουσίαpower, authority
σύ

branches are dictionary forms, so endings do not split one phrase into five; the number on a branch is how many times the New Testament takes that path

Concordanceἀντιτάσσω · 5× in the New Testament
James 1 Peter Acts Romans
Across the New Testament4 of 27 books
MtMkLkJnAcRo1Co2CoGaEphPhpCol1Th2Th1Ti2TiTitPhmHebJas1Pe2Pe1Jn2Jn3JnJudRev
Outside the New Testamentthe same word in the Greek of its own century
Clement of Rome Ignatius of Antioch Josephus
JosephusThe Jewish War 3.500c. AD 75–95

τῶν μὲν ἐπηλύδων ὅσοι μὴ διαφυγεῖν ἔφθασαν ἀντιτασσομένων, ἀμαχητὶ δὲ τῶν ἐπιχωρίων·

Clement of RomeFirst Clement 30.2c. AD 96

Θεὸς γάρ, φησίν, ὑπερηφάνοις ἀντιτάσσεται, ταπεινοῖς δὲ δίδωσιν χάριν.

Ignatius of AntiochThe Letters of Ignatius 1.5.3c. AD 110

γέγραπται γάρ: Ὑπερηφάνοις ὁ θεὸς ἀντιτάσσεται, σπουδάσωμεν οὖν μὴ ἀντιτάσσεσθαι τῷ ἐπισκόπῳ, ἵνα ὦμεν θεῷ ὑποτασσόμενοι.

You have condemned [and] have put to death the righteous; not does he resist you.
ὑμῖν.¶su you. G4771 Personal pronoun · second person · dative · plural
2,892× in the NT scale is logarithmic — ὁ, the commonest word, appears 19,867×
about as common in James as anywhere else in the New Testament
In plain English
Meaning
This Greek word means 'you' and is used to address someone directly, like in John 1:30 and Matthew 26:64. It's a way to emphasize or contrast the person being spoken to. The KJV Bible translates it as 'thou'.
Tyndale gloss
you
Greek lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

σύ is the second-person singular pronoun meaning 'you' in Greek. It has various forms: genitive σοῦ, dative σοί, and accusative σέ. The word can be used for emphasis or contrast, particularly in the New Testament, as seen in verses like Matthew 26:64. It also appears in various dialects and has enclitic forms.

Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon of the NT

σύ,

pron. of 2nd pers.,

thou, you, gen., σοῦ, dat., σοί, acc., σέ, pl., ὑμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς (enclitic in oblique cases sing., except after prep. (BL, §48, 3), though πρὸς σέ occurs in Mt 25:39). Nom. for emphasis or contrast: Jo 1:30, 42 4:10 5:33, 39, 44, Ac 4:7, Eph 5:32; so also perhaps σὺ εἶπας, Mt 26:64, al. (M, Pr., 86); before voc., Mt 2:6, Lk 1:76, Jo 17:5, al.; sometimes without emphasis (M, Pr., 85f.), as also

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Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament from a scan

σύ, pron. of the second pers. (Dor. and Aeol. τύ, Boeot. Tov), gen. σοῦ, dat. σοί, ace. σέ (which oblique cases are enclitic, unless a preposition precede; yet πρός σε is written [uniformly in Ree. (exe. Mt. xxvi. 18), in Grsb. (exe. Jn. xxi. 22, 23), in Treg. (exc. Mt. xxvi. 18; Acts xxiii. 30), in Lchm. (exe. Mt. xxvi.18; Jn. xvii. 11, 13; xxi. 22, 23; Acts xxiii. 30), in Tdf. (exe. Mt. xxvi. 18; Lk. i. 19; Jn. xvii. 11, 13; Jn. xxi. 22; Acts xxiii. 18, 30; 1 Tim. iii. 14; Tit. iii. 12); also by WH in Mt. xxv. 39], see ἐγώ, 2; Lipsius, Grammat. Untersuch. p. 62 sq. [W. §6, 3; B. 31 (27)]); plur. ὑμεῖς, εἴς. : Lat. tu, ete., vos, ete.; thou, ete., ye,ete. The nominatives ov and ὑμεῖς are expressed for emphasis — before a vocative, as σὺ Βηθλεέμ, Mt. ii. 6; σὺ παιδίον (Leian. dial. deor. 2, 1), Lk. i. 76; add, Jn. xvii. 5; Acts i. 24; 1 Tim. vi. 11, etc.; ὑμεῖς of Φαρισαῖοι, Lk. xi. 39…

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Liddell-Scott-Jones, full edition

σύ (su) — you.

σύ [ῠ],

thou: pronoun of the second person:—Epic dialect nominative τύνη [ῡ] [Refs 8th c.BC+] (Laconian dialect τούνη [Refs 5th c.AD+]; Aeolic dialect σύ [Refs 7th c.BC+]; Doric dialect τύ [ῠ] [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Boeotian dialect τού [short syllable] [Refs 6th c.BC+] (also τούν [Refs]σύ, [Refs 8th c.BC+]—Gen. σοῦ, [Refs], elsewhere only Attic dialect, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; enclitic σου, [Refs 8th c.BC+] (also in Lyric poetry, [Refs 8th c.BC+] (which also occurs in Lyric poetry, [Refs 7th c.BC+], and as enclitic σευ, [Refs 8th c.BC+], σεο (enclitic) [Refs] σευ (enclitic) [Refs]:—Doric dialect τεῦ, τευ, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; rarely τέο, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Boeotian dialect τεῦς [Refs 6th c.BC+]; Doric dialect τεοῦς [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοι variant in [Refs]; enclitic τεος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; other Doric dialect forms are τίω, τίως, both [Refs 3rd c.BC+]—Dat. σοί, [Refs 8th c.BC+]…

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Strong's Greek Dictionary

σύ

su

the person pronoun of the second person singular; thou:-- thou. See

also 4571, 4671, 4675; and for the plural 5209, 5210, 5213, 5216.

see GREEK for 4675

see GREEK for 4571

see GREEK for 4671

see GREEK for 5209

see GREEK for 5210

see GREEK for 5213

see GREEK for 5216

Dodson Greek-English Lexicon

σύ, σοῦ, σοί, σέ

Pers.pr.

you

Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

σύ sy 2x

you, gen., σοῦ, dat., σοί, acc., σέ, Mt. 1:20; 2:6

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Pron-2DP — Personal pronoun · second person · dative · plural
dative — to, for, with — the one it is done to or by.
Agrees with anything else marked plural.
Robinson's Morphological Analysis Codes

P-2DP Part of Speech: Personal pronoun Person: second Case: Dative Number: Plural

Into Englishhow translators actually render it
78%you
you78% · 2412×you yourselves7% · 221×you yourself5% · 168×your3% · 87×other renderings3% · 96×other renderings3% · 89×

3,073 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 37 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.

What it does in the sentencefrom the Nestle 1904 treebank
subject28%object24%adverbial23%indirect object20%predicate5%

Parsing tells you the form; the treebank tells you the job. Counted over all 2,892 occurrences — a word inside a phrase counts towards whatever that phrase is doing.

The phrases it lives inwhat stands either side of it, across the New Testament
← what comes before
λέγωI say, speak
ἀμήνHebrδέbut, on the otheἐγώ
καίand, even, also, nam
ἐγώοὕτωthus, so, in thiμήNeg
ἐν
Article theεἰμίI am, existγίνομαιI come into bein
πρός
ἔρχομαιI come, goἐγώπέμπωI send
δέbut, on the other ha
λέγωI say, speakπαρακαλέωI summon, entreaθέλωI will, wish, de
σύyou.2892×
what comes after →
Article the
θεόςGod, a godἐνἁμαρτίαa sin
καίand, even, also, nam
Article theεἰρήνηpeace, peace of οὐNeg
ὅτιthat, since, because
Article theπᾶςall, the whole, οὐNeg
εἰμίI am, exist
Article theκαίand, even, also,ἐν
ἐν
Article theποῖοςIrgΧριστόςanointed, the Me

branches are dictionary forms, so endings do not split one phrase into five; the number on a branch is how many times the New Testament takes that path

Concordanceσύ · 2,892× in the New Testament
Matthew Luke John Acts Mark 2 Corinthians 1 Corinthians Romans 1 Thessalonians Revelation Hebrews Colossians

16 inflected forms — one of the commonest words in the New Testament. Full distribution →

Across the New Testament27 of 27 books
MtMkLkJnAcRo1Co2CoGaEphPhpCol1Th2Th1Ti2TiTitPhmHebJas1Pe2Pe1Jn2Jn3JnJudRev
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
The Hebrew behind itwhat the Septuagint translators were rendering

Counted over the 450 Old Testament verses where this Greek word stands: which Hebrew word keeps standing there too. A correspondence of verses rather than a word-by-word alignment, so read the percentage as strength of evidence, not as a claim about any single verse.

Outside the New Testamentthe same word in the Greek of its own century
Josephus Philo of Alexandria The Shepherd of Hermas Ignatius of Antioch Clement of Rome
Philo of AlexandriaAllegorical Interpretation of Genesis 1.48c. AD 40

„οὐ φυτεύσεις σεαυτῷ ἄλσος, πᾶν ξύλον παρὰ τὸ θυσιαστήριον κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ σου οὐ ποιήσεις σεαυτῷ“ (Deuter.

JosephusAntiquities of the Jews 1.101c. AD 75–95

παύσομαι δὲ τοῦ λοιποῦ μετὰ τοσαύτης ὀργῆς τὰς τιμωρίας ἐπὶ τοῖς ἀδικήμασιν εἰσπραττόμενος καὶ πολὺ μᾶλλον σοῦ παρακαλοῦντος.

The Epistle of BarnabasThe Epistle of Barnabas 1.2c. AD 100

Μεγάλων μὲν ὄντων καὶ πλουσίων τῶν τοῦ θεοῦ δικαιωμάτων εἰς ὑμᾶς, ὑπέρ τι καὶ καθ̓ ὑπερβολὴν ὑπερευφραίνομαι ἐπὶ τοῖς μακαρίοις καὶ ἐνδόξοις ὑμῶν πνεύμασιν: οὕτως ἔμφυτον τῆς δωρεᾶς πνευματικῆς χάριν εἰλήφατε.

In the everyday Greek (the secular world, not the church)letters, leases, receipts — nobody writing one is trying to sound biblical
2nd c. AD 3rd c. AD 6th c. AD 4th c. AD 3rd c. BC
P.Grenf. 1 35Ptolemais - Akko (Syrien)103 BC

τοῦ ἀποδοθῆι τὸν ἐπεσταλμένον ἡμῖν κατὰ μῆνα πυρὸν τοῖς παρʼ ἡμῶν. διʼ ἄλλων γεγράφαμεν ὑμῖν ὑπὲρ ὧν βουλόμεθα μηδεμιᾶς προσφωνήσεως προσπεπτωκυίας. ἑαυτῶν δὲ ἐπιμελόμενοι ἵνʼ ὑγιαίνητε, — ἔσμεν ἐν

P.Grenf. 1 32Pelusion103 BC

η Φατρήους καὶ … χαίρειν καὶ ἐρρωμένοις διευτυχεῖν. ἐρρώμεθα δὲ καὶ αὐτοὶ ὑμῶν τὴν ἀρίστην μνείαν ποιούμενοι παρὰ τοῖς ἐν Πηλουσίωι θεοῖς. καλῶς ποιήσεις διαλύσας Ἁρκοννῆσιν καὶ

P.Grenf. 1 41Thebais3 BC

παρὰ Πετεύριος διεθέντος μου ὑπάρξει σοι εἰς στέφανον χαλκοῦ τάλαντα δεκάπεντε, τάλαντα ιε. εὐτύχει .

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