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Matthew 18:17

And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.

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ἐὰνeanifἐάνconjunction — “if”G1437if.ifδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.butπαρακούσῃparakousēhe neglect to hearπαρακούω (parakouō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “he neglect to hear”, a single actionG3878(a) I hear carelessly or incidentally, or I pretend not to hear, (b) I refuse to hear; I disobey, disregard.he neglect to hearαὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.εἰπὸνeiponto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiachurchἐκκλησίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “church”, the to- or for-formG1577an assembly, congregation, church; the Church, the whole body of Christian believers.This verse uses “church”.the churchἐὰνeanifἐάνconjunction — “if”G1437if.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.καὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasassemblyἐκκλησία (ekklēsia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “assembly”, the of-formG1577an assembly, congregation, church; the Church, the whole body of Christian believers.παρακούσῃparakousēto ignoreπαρακούω (parakouō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to ignore”, a single actionG3878(a) I hear carelessly or incidentally, or I pretend not to hear, (b) I refuse to hear; I disobey, disregard.ἔστωestōto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active imperative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.σοιsoiyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.ὥσπερhōsperjust asὥσπερconjunction — “just as”G5618just as, as, even as.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἐθνικὸςethnikosGentile-likeἐθνικόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “Gentile-like”, the subject formG1482pagan, heathen, gentile; subst: a Gentile, non-Jew.This verse uses “gentile”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.τελώνηςtelōnēsa publicanτελώνηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a publican”, the subject formG5057a publican, collector of taxes.a publican

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'And if he may not hear them, say [it] to the assembly, and if also the assembly he may not hear, let him be to thee as the heathen man and the tax-gatherer.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And if he refuse to hear them, tell it unto the church: and if he refuse to hear the church also, let him be unto thee as the Gentile and the publican.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And if he may not hear them, say [it] to the assembly, and if also the assembly he may not hear, let him be to thee as the heathen man and the tax-gatherer.

World English Bible

If he refuses to listen to them , tell it to the assembly . If he refuses to hear the assembly also , let him be to you as a Gentile or a tax collector .

Darby Translation

But if he will not listen to them, tell it to the assembly; and if also he will not listen to the assembly, let him be to thee as one of the nations and a tax-gatherer.

Douay-Rheims

And if he will not hear them: tell the church. And if he will not hear the church, let him be to thee as the heathen and publican.

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