King James Version
Matthew 6:17
But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;
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σὺsuthouσύpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “thou”, the subject formG4771you.thouδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.νηστεύωνnēsteuōnwhen thou fastestνηστεύω (nēsteuō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “when thou fastest”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3522I fast, abstain from food.when thou fastestἄλειψαίaleipsaianointἀλείφω (aleiphō)verb, aorist middle imperative, 2nd person singular — “anoint”, a single actionG218I anoint: festivally, in homage, medicinally, or in anointing the dead.anointσουsouthineσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “thine”, the of-formG4771you.thineτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κεφαλὴνkephalēnheadκεφαλή (kephalē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “head”, the object formG2776(a) the head, (b) met: a corner stone, uniting two walls; head, ruler, lord.headκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πρόσωπόνprosōponfaceπρόσωπονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “face”, the object formG4383the face, countenance, surface.faceσουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.νίψαιnipsaito washνίπτω (niptō)verb, aorist middle imperative, 2nd person singular — “to wash”, a single actionG3538I wash; mid. I wash my own (hands, etc.).
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
'But thou, fasting, anoint thy head, and wash thy face,
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American Standard Version (1901)
But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face;
Young’s Literal Translation
'But thou, fasting, anoint thy head, and wash thy face,
World English Bible
But you , when you fast , anoint your head and wash your face ,
Darby Translation
But thou , [when] fasting, anoint thy head and wash thy face,
Douay-Rheims
But thou, when thou fastest anoint thy head, and wash thy face;
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