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Matthew 28:3

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And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.	His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:	And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead [men].

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

^G1161 His^G846 countenance^G2397 was^G2258 like lightning^G796, and^G2532 his^G846 raiment^G1742 white^G3022 as snow^G5510:

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Original Greek

ἦν δὲ ἡ ἰδέα αὐτοῦ ὡς ἀστραπή, καὶ τὸ ἔνδυμα αὐτοῦ λευκὸν ὡσεὶ χιών.

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
ἦν	ēn	G2258	V-IAI-3S	was
δὲ	de	G1161	CONJ
ἡ	hē	G3588	T-NSF	*
ἰδέα	idea	G2397	N-NSF	countenance
αὐτοῦ	autou	G846	P-GSM	His
ὡς	hōs	G5613	ADV	like
ἀστραπή,	astrapē	G796	N-NSF	lightning
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
τὸ	to	G3588	T-NSN	*
ἔνδυμα	enduma	G1742	N-NSN	raiment
αὐτοῦ	autou	G846	P-GSM	his
λευκὸν	leukon	G3022	A-NSN	white
ὡσεὶ	hōsei	G5616	ADV	as
χιών.	chiōn	G5510	N-NSF	snow

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G796 — ἀστραπή (astrapḗ, as-trap-ay'): a flash of lightning, brightness, luster — from ἀστράπτω; lightning; by analogy, glare:--lightning, bright shining.
• G846 — αὐτός (autós, ow-tos'): he, she, it, they, them, same — from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ.
• G1161 — δέ (dé, deh): but, on the other hand, and — a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:--also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
• G1742 — ἔνδυμα (éndyma, en'-doo-mah): a garment, raiment — from ἐνδύω; apparel (especially the outer robe):--clothing, garment, raiment.
• G2258 — ἦν (ēn, ane): imperfect of εἰμί; I (thou, etc.) was (wast or were):--+ agree, be, X have (+ charge of), hold, use, was(-t), were.
• G2397 — ἰδέα (idéa, id-eh'-ah): form, outward appearance — from εἴδω; a sight (comparative figuratively "idea"), i.e. aspect:--countenance.
• G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
• G3022 — λευκός (leukós, lyoo-kos'): white, bright — from ("light"); white:--white.
• G5510 — χιών (chiṓn, khee-one'): snow — perhaps akin to the base of χάσμα (χαλάω) or χειμών (as descending or empty); snow:--snow.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
• G5613 — ὡς (hōs, hoce): as, like as, how, while, so that — probably adverb of comparative from ὅς; which how, i.e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows):--about, after (that), (according) as (it had been, it were), as soon (as), even as (like), for, how (greatly), like (as, unto), since, so (that), that, to wit, unto, when(-soever), while, X with all speed.
• G5616 — ὡσεί (hōseí, ho-si'): as if, as it were, like, about — from ὡς and εἰ; as if:--about, as (it had been, it were), like (as).

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• countenance — Psalms 104:4, Ezekiel 1:4-14, Daniel 10:5-6, Matthew 17:2, Revelation 1:14-16, Revelation 10:1, Revelation 18:1
• his raiment — Mark 9:3, Mark 16:5, Acts 1:10, Revelation 3:4-5

Reciprocal references (8): Judges 13:6, Psalms 97:4, Ezekiel 1:13, Luke 24:5, John 20:12, Acts 10:30, Romans 6:4, Revelation 19:14

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: LIGHT-DARKNESS, MORTALITY-IMMORTALITY, WHITE
• Torrey’s: GARMENTS
• Nave’s: ANGEL (a spirit), COLORS, FRIENDSHIP, JESUS, THE CHRIST, LIGHTNING, LOVE

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