Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
Yee haue heard that it hath beene ſaid, * An eie for an eie, and a tooth for a tooth.
Ἠκούσατε ὅτι ἐρρέθη, Ὀφθαλμὸν ἀντὶ ὀφθαλμοῦ, καὶ ὀδόντα ἀντὶ ὀδόντος·
Ἠκούσατε ὅτι ἐῤῥέθη, Ὀφθαλμὸν ἀντὶ ὀφθαλμοῦ, καὶ ὀδόντα ἀντὶ ὀδόντος.
ἀκούω , verb, akouō — to hear, listen (value 1291)
G191,
ἀκούω akoúō, ak-oo'-o; a primary verb; to hear (in various senses):—give (in the) audience (of), come (to the ears), (shall) hear(-er, -ken), be noised, be reported, understand.to be endowed with the faculty of hearing, not deaf
to hear
to attend to, consider what is or has been said
to understand, perceive the sense of what is said
to hear something
to perceive by the ear what is announced in one's presence
to get by hearing learn
a thing comes to one's ears, to find out, learn
to give ear to a teaching or a teacher
to comprehend, to understand
Used in 402 Verses, 23 Books 428 Occurrence Count
ἀντί , preposition, anti — over against, opposite, instead of (value 361)
G473,
†ἀντί antí, an-tee'; a primary particle; opposite, i.e. instead or because of (rarely in addition to):—for, in the room of.over against, opposite to, before
for, instead of, in place of (something)
instead of
for
for that, because
wherefore, for this cause
Used in 20 Verses, 13 Books 22 Occurrence Count
ἐρέω , verb, ereō — call, say, speak of, tell (value 910)
G2046,
ἐρέω eréō, er-eh'-o; probably a fuller form of G4483; an alternate for G2036 in certain tenses; to utter, i.e. speak or say:—call, say, speak (of), tell.Used in 71 Verses, 12 Books 71 Occurrence Count
καί , conjunction, kai — and, even, also (value 31)
G2532,
καί kaí, kahee; apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:—and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.and, also, even, indeed, but
Used in 5227 Verses, 27 Books 9277 Occurrence Count
ὀδούς , masculine noun, odous — a tooth (value 744)
G3599,
ὀδούς odoús, od-ooce; perhaps from the base of G2068; a "tooth":—tooth.Used in 11 Verses, 5 Books 12 Occurrence Count
ὅτι , conjunction, hoti — that, because (value 380)
G3754,
ὅτι hóti, hot'-ee; neuter of G3748 as conjunction; demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because:—as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.Used in 1188 Verses, 27 Books 1291 Occurrence Count
ὀφθαλμός , masculine noun, ophthalmos — the eye (value 920)
G3788,
ὀφθαλμός ophthalmós, of-thal-mos'; from G3700; the eye (literally or figuratively); by implication, vision; figuratively, envy (from the jealous side-glance):—eye, sight.the eye
metaph. the eyes of the mind, the faculty of knowing
Used in 86 Verses, 14 Books 102 Occurrence Count
ῥέω , verb, rheō — command, make, say, speak of (value 905)
G4483,
ῥέω rhéō, hreh'-o; perhaps akin (or identical) with G4482 (through the idea of pouring forth); to utter, i.e. speak or say:—command, make, say, speak (of). Compare G3004.Used in 26 Verses, 5 Books 26 Occurrence Count
| Matthew 5:38Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: |
| Original Text (TR 1894)Stephanus 1550 (Total 5513) |
| Ἠκούσατε ὅτι ἐρρέθη, Ὀφθαλμὸν ἀντὶ ὀφθαλμοῦ, καὶ ὀδόντα ἀντὶ ὀδόντος· |
| Verse #23273 (Ch. #934) — 10 words, 57 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Greek |
Value |
| Ye have heard |
G191akouō |
ἀκούω |
1291 |
| that |
G3754hoti |
ὅτι |
380 |
| it hath been said, |
G2046ereō |
ἐρέω |
910 |
| An eye |
G3788ophthalmos |
ὀφθαλμός |
920 |
| for |
G473anti |
ἀντί |
361 |
| an eye, |
G3788ophthalmos |
ὀφθαλμός |
920 |
| and |
G2532kai |
καί |
31 |
| a tooth |
G3599odous |
ὀδούς |
744 |
| for |
G473anti |
ἀντί |
361 |
| a tooth: |
G3599odous |
ὀδούς |
744 |
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