himself, herself, itself, themselves
to be, to exist, to happen, to be present
"you are" (second person plural of 'to be')
to be a witness, to bear witness, i.e. to affirm that one has seen or heard or experienced something, or that he knows it because taught by divine revelation or inspiration
to give (not to keep back) testimony
to utter honourable testimony, give a good report
conjure, implore
this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than "the" counted
that, because, since
in Greek writings, an interpreter of oracles or of other hidden things
one who, moved by the Spirit of God and hence his organ or spokesman, solemnly declares to men what he has received by inspiration, especially concerning future events, and in particular such as relate to the cause and kingdom of God and to human salvation
the OT prophets, having foretold the kingdom, deeds and death, of Jesus the Messiah.
of John the Baptist, the herald of Jesus the Messiah
of the illustrious prophet, the Jews expected before the advent of the Messiah
the Messiah
of men filled with the Spirit of God, who by God's authority and command in words of weight pleads the cause of God and urges salvation of men
of prophets that appeared in the apostolic age among Christians
they are associated with the apostles
they discerned and did what is best for the Christian cause, foretelling certain future events. (Acts 11:27)
in the religious assemblies of the Christians, they were moved by the Holy Spirit to speak, having power to instruct, comfort, encourage, rebuke, convict, and stimulate, their hearers
a poet (because poets were believed to sing under divine inspiration)
of Epimenides (Tit. 1:12)
a son
rarely used for the young of animals
generally used of the offspring of men
in a restricted sense, the male offspring (one born by a father and of a mother)
in a wider sense, a descendant, one of the posterity of any one,
the children of Israel
sons of Abraham
used to describe one who depends on another or is his follower
a pupil
son of man
term describing man, carrying the connotation of weakness and mortality
son of man, symbolically denotes the fifth kingdom in Daniel 7:13 and by this term its humanity is indicated in contrast with the barbarity and ferocity of the four preceding kingdoms (the Babylonian, the Median and the Persian, the Macedonian, and the Roman) typified by the four beasts. In the book of Enoch (2nd Century) it is used of Christ.
used by Christ himself, doubtless in order that he might intimate his Messiahship and also that he might designate himself as the head of the human family, the man, the one who both furnished the pattern of the perfect man and acted on behalf of all mankind. Christ seems to have preferred this to the other Messianic titles, because by its lowliness it was least suited to foster the expectation of an earthly Messiah in royal splendour.
son of God
used to describe Adam (Lk. 3:38)
used to describe those who are born again (Lk. 20:36) and of angels and of Jesus Christ
of those whom God esteems as sons, whom he loves, protects and benefits above others
in the OT used of the Jews
in the NT of Christians
those whose character God, as a loving father, shapes by chastisements (Heb. 12:5-8)
those who revere God as their father, the pious worshippers of God, those who in character and life resemble God, those who are governed by the Spirit of God, repose the same calm and joyful trust in God which children do in their parents (Rom. 8:14, Gal. 3:26), and hereafter in the blessedness and glory of the life eternal will openly wear this dignity of the sons of God. Term used preeminently of Jesus Christ, as enjoying the supreme love of God, united to him in affectionate intimacy, privy to his saving councils, obedient to the Father's will in all his acts
to kill, slay, murder
to commit murder
so that, insomuch that
so then, therefore, wherefore
| Matthew 23:31Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
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| Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets. |
| Original Text (TR 1894)Stephanus 1550 (Total 10737) |
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| ὥστε μαρτυρεῖτε ἑαυτοῖς ὅτι υἱοί ἐστε τῶν φονευσάντων τοὺς προφήτας· |
| Verse #23950 (Ch. #952) — 10 words, 58 lettersText Copied! | |||
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| Data from Strong's Concordance | |||
| KJV | Strong's # | Greek | Value |
| G5620hōste | ὥστε | 1305 | |
| G3140martyreō | μαρτυρέω | 1746 | |
| G1438heautou | ἑαυτοῦ | 1176 | |
| G3754hoti | ὅτι | 380 | |
| G1510eimi | εἰμί | 65 | |
| G5207yhios | υἱός | 680 | |
| G5407phoneuō | φονεύω | 1825 | |
| G4396prophētēs | προφήτης | 1266 | |
| Total = | 10737 | |||
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| Original Text | ||||
| Strong's # | Translit | Greek | Value | Inc |
| G5620 | hōste | 1305 | ||
| G3140 | martureite | 1261 | ||
| G1438 | heautois | 986 | ||
| G3754 | hoti | 380 | ||
| G5207 | huioi | 490 | ||
| G2075 | este | 510 | ||
| G3588 | tōn | 1150 | ||
| G5407 | phoneusantōn | 2426 | ||
| G3588 | tous | 970 | ||
| G4396 | prophētas | 1259 | ||