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Matthew 12:34

O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

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γεννήματαgennēmataO generationγέννημα (gennēma)noun, vocative, plural, neuter — “O generation”, the calling formG1081offspring, child, fruit.O generationἐχιδνῶνechidnōnof vipersἔχιδνα (echidna)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “of vipers”, the of-formG2191a serpent, snake, viper.of vipersπῶςpōshowπῶςadverb — “how”G4459how, in what manner, by what means.This verse uses “how”.howδύνασθεdunasthecan yeδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, present middle indicative, 2nd person plural — “can ye”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.can yeἀγαθὰagathagood thingsἀγαθός (agathos)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “good things”, the object formG18intrinsically good, good in nature, good whether it be seen to be so or not, the widest and most colorless of all words with this meaning.good thingsλαλεῖνlaleinto speakethλαλέω (laleō)verb, present active infinitive — “to speaketh”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.speakethπονηροὶponēroievilπονηρός (ponēros)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “evil”, the subject formG4190evil, bad, wicked, malicious, slothful.This verse uses “evil”.ὄντεςontesto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἐκekout fromἐκpreposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.γὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.περισσεύματοςperisseumatosoverflowπερίσσευμα (perisseuma)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “overflow”, the of-formG4051abundance, overflow.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.καρδίαςkardiasheartκαρδία (kardia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “heart”, the of-formG2588lit: the heart; mind, character, inner self, will, intention, center.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.στόμαstomamouthστόμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “mouth”, the subject formG4750the mouth, speech, eloquence in speech, the point of a sword.λαλεῖlaleito speakλαλέω (laleō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.This verse uses “speak”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'Brood of vipers! how are ye able to speak good things — being evil? for out of the abundance of the heart doth the mouth speak.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Brood of vipers! how are ye able to speak good things — being evil? for out of the abundance of the heart doth the mouth speak.

World English Bible

You offspring of vipers , how can you , being evil , speak good things ? For out of the abundance of the heart , the mouth speaks .

Darby Translation

Offspring of vipers! how can ye speak good things, being wicked? For of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

Douay-Rheims

O generation of vipers, how can you speak good things, whereas you are evil? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

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