Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!
Woe vnto the world becauſe of offences: for it muſt needs be that offences come: but wo to that man by whom the offence commeth.
οὐαὶ τῷ κόσμῳ ἀπὸ τῶν σκανδάλων· ἀνάγκη γάρ ἐστιν ἐλθεῖν τὰ σκάνδαλα· πλὴν οὐαὶ τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ, ἐκείνῳ, δι’ οὗ τὸ σκάνδαλον ἔρχεται.
Οὐαὶ τῷ κόσμῳ ἀπὸ τῶν σκανδάλων. ἀνάγκη γάρ ἐστιν ἐλθεῖν τὰ σκάνδαλα. πλὴν οὐαὶ τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ ἐκείνῳ δι’ οὗ τὸ σκάνδαλον ἔρχεται.
ἀνάγκη , feminine noun, anagkē — necessity (value 83)
G318,
†ἀνάγκη anánkē, an-ang-kay'; from G303 and the base of G43; constraint (literally or figuratively); by implication, distress:—distress, must needs, (of) necessity(-sary), needeth, needful.necessity, imposed either by the circumstances, or by law of duty regarding to one's advantage, custom, argument
calamity, distress, straits
Used in 18 Verses, 9 Books 18  Occurrence Count
ἄνθρωπος , masculine noun, anthrōpos — a man, human, mankind (value 1310)
G444,
ἄνθρωπος ánthrōpos, anth'-ro-pos; from G435 and ὤψ ṓps (the countenance; from G3700); man-faced, i.e. a human being:—certain, man.a human being, whether male or female
generically, to include all human individuals
to distinguish man from beings of a different order
of animals and plants
of from God and Christ
of the angels
with the added notion of weakness, by which man is led into a mistake or prompted to sin
with the adjunct notion of contempt or disdainful pity
with reference to two fold nature of man, body and soul
with reference to the two fold nature of man, the corrupt and the truly Christian man, conformed to the nature of God
with reference to sex, a male
indefinitely, someone, a man, one
in the plural, people
joined with other words, merchantman
Used in 504 Verses, 24 Books 558  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
γάρ , conjunction, gar — for, indeed (a conjunction used to express cause, explanation, inference or continuation) (value 104)
G1063,
γάρ gár, gar; a primary particle; properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles):—and, as, because (that), but, even, for, indeed, no doubt, seeing, then, therefore, verily, what, why, yet.Used in 1016 Verses, 27 Books 1067  Occurrence Count
διά , preposition, dia — through, on account of, because of (value 15)
G1223,
διά diá, dee-ah'; a primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional):—after, always, among, at, to avoid, because of (that), briefly, by, for (cause) … fore, from, in, by occasion of, of, by reason of, for sake, that, thereby, therefore, × though, through(-out), to, wherefore, with (-in).through
of place
with
in
of time
throughout
during
of means
by
by the means of
through
the ground or reason by which something is or is not done
by reason of
on account of
because of for this reason
therefore
on this account
Used in 586 Verses, 26 Books 653  Occurrence Count
εἰμί , verb, eimi — I exist, I am (value 65)
G1510,
εἰμί eimí, i-mee'; the first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist (used only when emphatic):—am, have been, × it is I, was. See also G1488, G1498, G1511, G1527, G2258, G2071, G2070, G2075, G2076, G2771, G2468, G5600.to be, to exist, to happen, to be present
Used in 137 Verses, 15 Books 146  Occurrence Count
ἐκεῖνος , pronoun, ekeinos — that one (or neut. that thing), often intensified by the article preceding (value 360)
G1565,
ἐκεῖνος ekeînos, ek-i'-nos; from G1563; that one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed:—he, it, the other (same), selfsame, that (same, very), × their, × them, they, this, those. See also G3778.Used in 244 Verses, 17 Books 251  Occurrence Count
ἔρχομαι , verb, erchomai — to come, go (value 826)
G2064,
ἔρχομαι érchomai, er'-khom-ahee; middle voice of a primary verb (used only in the present and imperfect tenses, the others being supplied by a kindred (middle voice) ἐλεύθομαι eleúthomai el-yoo'-thom-ahee, or (active) ἔλθω élthō el'-tho, which do not otherwise occur); to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively):—accompany, appear, bring, come, enter, fall out, go, grow, × light, × next, pass, resort, be set.to come
of persons
to come from one place to another, and used both of persons arriving and of those returning
to appear, make one's appearance, come before the public
metaph.
to come into being, arise, come forth, show itself, find place or influence
be established, become known, to come (fall) into or unto
to go, to follow one
Used in 604 Verses, 24 Books 641  Occurrence Count
ἐστί , verb, esti — are, belong, call, come, consist (value 515)
G2076,
ἐστί estí, es-tee'; third person singular present indicative of G1510; he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are:—are, be(-long), call, X can(-not), come, consisteth, × dure for a while, + follow, × have, (that) is (to say), make, meaneth, × must needs, + profit, + remaineth, + wrestle."he/she/it is" (third person singular of 'to be'). Used with 3739 in the following verses: Mar 3:17; 7:11, 34; 12:42; 15:15; Eph 6:17; Col 1:24; Hbr 7:2; Rev 21:8, 17. These are listed under number 3603.
Used in 838 Verses, 26 Books 926  Occurrence Count
κόσμος , masculine noun, kosmos — order, the world (value 600)
G2889,
κόσμος kósmos, kos'-mos; probably from the base of G2865; orderly arrangement, i.e. decoration; by implication, the world (in a wide or narrow sense, including its inhabitants, literally or figuratively (morally)):—adorning, world.an apt and harmonious arrangement or constitution, order, government
ornament, decoration, adornment, i.e. the arrangement of the stars, 'the heavenly hosts', as the ornament of the heavens. 1 Pet. 3:3
the world, the universe
the circle of the earth, the earth
the inhabitants of the earth, men, the human family
the ungodly multitude; the whole mass of men alienated from God, and therefore hostile to the cause of Christ
world affairs, the aggregate of things earthly
the whole circle of earthly goods, endowments riches, advantages, pleasures, etc, which although hollow and frail and fleeting, stir desire, seduce from God and are obstacles to the cause of Christ
any aggregate or general collection of particulars of any sort
the Gentiles as contrasted to the Jews (Rom. 11:12 etc)
Used in 152 Verses, 20 Books 187  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
ὅς , pronoun, hos — usually rel. who, which, that, also demonstrative this, that (value 270)
G3739,
ὅς hós, hos; probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article G3588); the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that:—one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what, which, who(-m, -se), etc. See also G3757.Used in 1221 Verses, 27 Books 1406  Occurrence Count
οὐαί , interjection, ouai — alas! woe! (an expression of grief or denunciation) (value 481)
G3759,
οὐαί ouaí, oo-ah'-ee; a primary exclamation of grief; "woe":—alas, woe.Used in 36 Verses, 6 Books 43  Occurrence Count
πλήν , adverb, plēn — yet, except (value 168)
G4133,
πλήν plḗn, plane; from G4119; moreover (besides), i.e. albeit, save that, rather, yet:—but (rather), except, nevertheless, notwithstanding, save, than.moreover, besides, but, nevertheless
besides, except, but
Used in 31 Verses, 9 Books 31  Occurrence Count
σκάνδαλον , neuter noun, skandalon — a stick for bait (of a trap), generally a snare, a stumbling block, an offense (value 426)
G4625,
σκάνδαλον skándalon, skan'-dal-on; ("scandal"); probably from a derivative of G2578; a trap-stick (bent sapling), i.e. snare (figuratively, cause of displeasure or sin):—occasion to fall (of stumbling), offence, thing that offends, stumblingblock.the movable stick or trigger of a trap, a trap stick
a trap, snare
any impediment placed in the way and causing one to stumble or fall, (a stumbling block, occasion of stumbling) i.e. a rock which is a cause of stumbling
fig. applied to Jesus Christ, whose person and career were so contrary to the expectations of the Jews concerning the Messiah, that they rejected him and by their obstinacy made shipwreck of their salvation
any person or thing by which one is (entrapped) drawn into error or sin
Used in 13 Verses, 8 Books 15  Occurrence Count
| Matthew 18:7Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh! |
| Original Text (TR 1894)Stephanus 1550 (Total 13467) |
| οὐαὶ τῷ κόσμῳ ἀπὸ τῶν σκανδάλων· ἀνάγκη γάρ ἐστιν ἐλθεῖν τὰ σκάνδαλα· πλὴν οὐαὶ τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ, ἐκείνῳ, δι’ οὗ τὸ σκάνδαλον ἔρχεται. |
| Verse #23735 (Ch. #947) — 22 words, 101 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Greek |
Value |
| Woe |
G3759ouai |
οὐαί |
481 |
| unto the world |
G2889kosmos |
κόσμος |
600 |
| because |
G575apo |
ἀπό |
151 |
| of offences! |
G4625skandalon |
σκάνδαλον |
426 |
| for |
G1063gar |
γάρ |
104 |
| it |
G1510eimi |
εἰμί |
65 |
| must needs |
G318anagkē |
ἀνάγκη |
83 |
| be |
G1510eimi |
εἰμί |
65 |
| that |
G2064erchomai |
ἔρχομαι |
826 |
| offences |
G4625skandalon |
σκάνδαλον |
426 |
| come; |
G2064erchomai |
ἔρχομαι |
826 |
| but |
G4133plēn |
πλήν |
168 |
| woe |
G3759ouai |
οὐαί |
481 |
| to |
G444anthrōpos |
ἄνθρωπος |
1310 |
| that |
G1565ekeinos |
ἐκεῖνος |
360 |
| man |
G444anthrōpos |
ἄνθρωπος |
1310 |
| by |
G1223dia |
διά |
15 |
| whom |
G3739hos |
ὅς |
270 |
| the offence |
G4625skandalon |
σκάνδαλον |
426 |
| cometh! |
G2064erchomai |
ἔρχομαι |
826 |
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