ὄφειςopheisYe serpentsὄφις (ophis)noun, vocative, plural, masculine — “Ye serpents”, the calling formG3789a serpent, snake; used of the devil or Satan.Ye serpentsγεννήματαgennēmataye generationγέννημα (gennēma)noun, vocative, plural, neuter — “ye generation”, the calling formG1081offspring, child, fruit.ye 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”.howφύγητεphugētecan yeφεύγω (pheugō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “can ye”, a single actionG5343I flee, escape, shun.can yeἀπὸapoescapeἀπόpreposition — “escape”G575from, away from.escapeτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κρίσεωςkriseōsdamnationκρίσις (krisis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “damnation”, the of-formG2920judging, judgment, decision, sentence; generally: divine judgment; accusation.the damnationτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.γεέννηςgeennēsof hellγέεννα (geenna)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of hell”, the of-formG1067Gehenna, and originally the name of a valley or cavity near Jerusalem, a place underneath the earth, a place of punishment for evil.of hell
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
'Serpents! brood of vipers! how may ye escape from the judgment of the gehenna?
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American Standard Version (1901)
Ye serpents, ye offspring of vipers, how shall ye escape the judgment of hell?
Young’s Literal Translation
'Serpents! brood of vipers! how may ye escape from the judgment of the gehenna?
World English Bible
You serpents , you offspring of vipers , how will you escape the judgment of Gehenna?
Darby Translation
Serpents, offspring of vipers, how should ye escape the judgment of hell?
Douay-Rheims
You serpents, generation of vipers, how will you flee from the judgment of hell?
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