This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
* This people draweth nigh vnto mee with their mouth, and honoureth mee with their lips: but their heart is farre from me.
Ἐγγίζει μοι ὁ λαὸς οὗτος τῷ στόματι αὐτῶν, καὶ τοῖς χείλεσί με τιμᾷ· ἡ δὲ καρδία αὐτῶν πόρρω ἀπέχει ἀπ’ ἐμοῦ.
Ἐγγίζει μοι ὁ λαὸς οὗτος τῷ στόματι αὑτῶν, καὶ τοῖς χείλεσί με τιμᾷ· ἡ δὲ καρδία αὐτῶν πόῤῥω ἀπέχει ἀπ’ ἐμοῦ.
ἀπέχω , verb, apechō — to hold back, keep off, to be away, be distant (value 1486)
G568,
ἀπέχω apéchō, ap-ekh'-o; from G575 and G2192; (actively) to have out, i.e. receive in full; (intransitively) to keep (oneself) away, i.e. be distant (literally or figuratively):—be, have, receive.have
to hold back, keep off, prevent
to have wholly or in full, to have received
it is enough, sufficient
to be away, absent, distant
to hold one's self off, abstain
The word "have" in
Mat 6.2, is modified with a prefix which changes its meaning to "have in full" and was commonly used on business receipts to mean "paid in full". No payment or service was expected to follow the close of the transaction.
Used in 11 Verses, 5 Books 11 Occurrence Count
ἀπό , preposition, apo — from, away from (value 151)
G575,
ἀπό apó, apo'; a primary particle; "off," i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative):—(X here-)after, ago, at, because of, before, by (the space of), for(-th), from, in, (out) of, off, (up-)on(-ce), since, with.of separation
of local separation, after verbs of motion from a place i.e. of departing, of fleeing,...
of separation of a part from the whole
where of a whole some part is taken
of any kind of separation of one thing from another by which the union or fellowship of the two is destroyed
of a state of separation, that is of distance
physical, of distance of place
temporal, of distance of time
of origin
of the place whence anything is, comes, befalls, is taken
of origin of a cause
Used in 617 Verses, 27 Books 672 Occurrence Count
αὐτός , pronoun, autos — (1) self (emphatic) (2) he, she, it (used for the third person pronoun) (3) the same (value 971)
G846,
αὐτός autós, ow-tos'; from the particle αὖ aû (perhaps akin to the base of G109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:—her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare G848.himself, herself, themselves, itself
he, she, it
the same
Used in 3781 Verses, 27 Books 5773 Occurrence Count
δέ , conjunction, de — but, and, now, (a connective or adversative particle) (value 9)
G1161,
δέ dé, deh; a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:—also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).Used in 2568 Verses, 26 Books 2882 Occurrence Count
ἐγγίζω , verb, engizō — to make near, to come near (value 828)
G1448,
ἐγγίζω engízō, eng-id'-zo; from G1451; to make near, i.e. (reflexively) approach:—approach, be at hand, come (draw) near, be (come, draw) nigh.to bring near, to join one thing to another
to draw or come near to, to approach
Used in 42 Verses, 9 Books 43 Occurrence Count
ἐγώ , pronoun, egō — I (only expressed when emphatic) (value 808)
G1473,
ἐγώ egṓ, eg-o'; a primary pronoun of the first person I (only expressed when emphatic):—I, me. For the other cases and the plural see G1691, G1698, G1700, G2248, G2249, G2254, G2257, etc.Used in 334 Verses, 23 Books 369 Occurrence Count
ἐμοῦ , genitive [ablative] pronoun, emou — me, mine, my (value 515)
G1700,
ἐμοῦ emoû, em-oo'; a prolonged form of G3449; of me:—me, mine, my.Used in 108 Verses, 16 Books 113 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
καρδία , feminine noun, kardia — heart (value 136)
G2588,
καρδία kardía, kar-dee'-ah; prolonged from a primary κάρ kár (Latin cor, "heart"); the heart, i.e. (figuratively) the thoughts or feelings (mind); also (by analogy) the middle:—(+ broken-)heart(-ed).the heart
that organ in the animal body which is the centre of the circulation of the blood, and hence was regarded as the seat of physical life
denotes the centre of all physical and spiritual life
the vigour and sense of physical life
the centre and seat of spiritual life
the soul or mind, as it is the fountain and seat of the thoughts, passions, desires, appetites, affections, purposes, endeavours
of the understanding, the faculty and seat of the intelligence
of the will and character
of the soul so far as it is affected and stirred in a bad way or good, or of the soul as the seat of the sensibilities, affections, emotions, desires, appetites, passions
of the middle or central or inmost part of anything, even though inanimate
Used in 152 Verses, 22 Books 160 Occurrence Count
λαός , masculine noun, laos — the people (value 301)
G2992,
†λαός laós, lah-os'; apparently a primary word; a people (in general; thus differing from G1218, which denotes one's own populace):—people.a people, people group, tribe, nation, all those who are of the same stock and language
of a great part of the population gathered together anywhere
Used in 139 Verses, 14 Books 143 Occurrence Count
μέ , pronoun, me — I, me, my (value 45)
G3165,
μέ mé, meh; a shorter (and probably original) form of G1691; me:—I, me, my.Used in 276 Verses, 17 Books 301 Occurrence Count
μοί , pronoun, moi — I, me, mine, my (value 120)
G3427,
μοί moí, moy; the simpler form of G1698; to me:—I, me, mine, my.Used in 227 Verses, 18 Books 240 Occurrence Count
ὁ , article, ho — the (value 70)
G3588,
ὁ ho, ho; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):—the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than "the" counted
Used in 7051 Verses, 27 Books 20257 Occurrence Count
οὗτος , pronoun, hoytos — this (value 1040)
G3778,
οὗτος hoûtos, hoo'-tos; from the article G3588 and G846; the he (she or it), i.e. this or that (often with article repeated):—he (it was that), hereof, it, she, such as, the same, these, they, this (man, same, woman), which, who.Used in 327 Verses, 22 Books 337 Occurrence Count
πόῤῥω , adverb, porrō — far off (value 1150)
G4206,
πόῤῥω pórrhō, por'-rho; adverb from G4253; forwards, i.e. at a distance:—far, a great way off. See also G4207.far, at a distance, a great way off
Used in 3 Verses, 3 Books 3 Occurrence Count
στόμα , neuter noun, stoma — the mouth (value 611)
G4750,
στόμα stóma, stom'-a; probably strengthened from a presumed derivative of the base of G5114; the mouth (as if a gash in the face); by implication, language (and its relations); figuratively, an opening (in the earth); specially, the front or edge (of a weapon):—edge, face, mouth.the mouth, as part of the body: of man, of animals, of fish, etc.
since thoughts of a man's soul find verbal utterance by his mouth, the "heart" or "soul" and the mouth are distinguished
the edge of a sword
Used in 72 Verses, 17 Books 79 Occurrence Count
τιμάω , verb, timaō — to fix the value, to price (value 1151)
G5091,
τιμάω timáō, tim-ah'-o; from G5093; to prize, i.e. fix a valuation upon; by implication, to revere:—honour, value.to estimate, fix the value
for the value of something belonging to one's self
to honour, to have in honour, to revere, venerate
Used in 16 Verses, 8 Books 21 Occurrence Count
χεῖλος , neuter noun, cheilos — a lip, an edge (value 915)
G5491,
χεῖλος cheîlos, khi'-los; from a form of the same as G5490; a lip (as a pouring place); figuratively, a margin (of water):—lip, shore.a lip, of the speaking mouth
metaph. the sea shore
Used in 7 Verses, 6 Books 7 Occurrence Count
| Matthew 15:8Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. |
| Original Text (TR 1894)Stephanus 1550 (Total 11184) |
| Ἐγγίζει μοι ὁ λαὸς οὗτος τῷ στόματι αὐτῶν, καὶ τοῖς χείλεσί με τιμᾷ· ἡ δὲ καρδία αὐτῶν πόρρω ἀπέχει ἀπ’ ἐμοῦ. |
| Verse #23642 (Ch. #944) — 21 words, 85 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Greek |
Value |
| This |
G3778hoytos |
οὗτος |
1040 |
| people |
G2992laos |
λαός |
301 |
| draweth nigh |
G1448engizō |
ἐγγίζω |
828 |
| unto me |
G1473egō |
ἐγώ |
808 |
| with |
G4750stoma |
στόμα |
611 |
| their |
G846autos |
αὐτός |
971 |
| mouth, |
G4750stoma |
στόμα |
611 |
| and |
G2532kai |
καί |
31 |
| honoureth |
G5091timaō |
τιμάω |
1151 |
| me |
G1473egō |
ἐγώ |
808 |
| with |
G5491cheilos |
χεῖλος |
915 |
| their lips; |
G5491cheilos |
χεῖλος |
915 |
| but |
G1161de |
δέ |
9 |
| their |
G846autos |
αὐτός |
971 |
| heart |
G2588kardia |
καρδία |
136 |
| is |
G568apechō |
ἀπέχω |
1486 |
| far |
G4206porrō |
πόῤῥω |
1150 |
| from |
G575apo |
ἀπό |
151 |
| me. |
G1473egō |
ἐγώ |
808 |
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