Matthew 23:33
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©GreekStrong'sOrigin
"You serpents,ὄφεις
(opheis)
3789: a snakea prim. word
you broodγεννήματα
(gennēmata)
1081: offspringfrom gennaó
of vipers,ἐχιδνῶν
(echidnōn)
2191: a viperfrom echis (a viper, adder)
howπῶς
(pōs)
4459: how?interrog. adverb from the same as posos
will you escapeφύγητε
(phugēte)
5343: to fleea prim. verb
the sentenceκρίσεως
(kriseōs)
2920: a decision, judgmentfrom krinó
of hell?γεέννης
(geennēs)
1067: Gehenna, a valley W. and S. of Jer., also a symbolic name for the final place of punishment of the ungodlyof Hebrew origin gay and Hinnom


















KJV Lexicon
οφεις  noun - vocative plural masculine
ophis  of'-is:  a snake, figuratively, (as a type of sly cunning) an artful malicious person, especially Satan -- serpent.
γεννηματα  noun - vocative plural neuter
gennema  ghen'-nay-mah:  offspring; by analogy, produce -- fruit, generation.
εχιδνων  noun - genitive plural feminine
echidna  ekh'-id-nah:  an adder or other poisonous snake -- viper.
πως  adverb - interrogative
pos  poce:  an interrogative particle of manner; in what way? (sometimes the question is indirect, how?); also as exclamation, how much! -- how, after (by) what manner (means), that. (Occasionally unexpressed in English).
φυγητε  verb - second aorist active subjunctive - second person
pheugo  fyoo'-go:  to run away; by implication, to shun; by analogy, to vanish -- escape, flee (away).
απο  preposition
apo  apo':  off, i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
της  definite article - genitive singular feminine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
κρισεως  noun - genitive singular feminine
krisis  kree'-sis:  by extension, a tribunal; by implication, justice (especially, divine law) -- accusation, condemnation, damnation, judgment.
της  definite article - genitive singular feminine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
γεεννης  noun - genitive singular feminine
geena  gheh'-en-nah:  valley of (the son of) Hinnom; ge-henna (or Ge-Hinnom), a valley of Jerusalem, used (figuratively) as a name for the place (or state) of everlasting punishment -- hell.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"You serpents, you brood of vipers, how will you escape the sentence of hell?

King James Bible
Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
"Snakes! Brood of vipers! How can you escape being condemned to hell?

International Standard Version
You snakes, you children of serpents! How can you escape being condemned to hell?

NET Bible
You snakes, you offspring of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Snakes! Offspring of vipers! How will you escape from the judgment of Gehenna?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"You snakes! You poisonous snakes! How can you escape being condemned to hell?

King James 2000 Bible
You serpents, you generation of vipers, how can you escape the judgment of hell?
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