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Matthew 6:17

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Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.	But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;	That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

But^G1161 thou^G4771, when thou fastest^G3522, anoint^G218 thine^G4675 head^G2776, and^G2532 wash^G3538 thy^G4675 face^G4383;

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Original Greek

σὺ δὲ νηστεύων ἄλειψαί σου τὴν κεφαλὴν, καὶ τὸ πρόσωπόν σου νίψαι,

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
σὺ	su	G4771	P-2NS	thou
δὲ	de	G1161	CONJ	But
νηστεύων	nēsteuōn	G3522	V-PAP-NSM	when thou fastest
ἄλειψαί	aleipsai	G218	V-AMM-2S	anoint
σου	sou	G4675	P-2GS	thine
τὴν	tēn	G3588	T-ASF	*
κεφαλὴν,	kephalēn	G2776	N-ASF	head
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
τὸ	to	G3588	T-ASN	*
πρόσωπόν	prosōpon	G4383	N-ASN	face
σου	sou	G4675	P-2GS	thy
νίψαι,	nipsai	G3538	V-AMM-2S	wash

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G218 — ἀλείφω (aleíphō, al-i'-fo): I anoint — from Α (as particle of union) and the base of λιπαρός; to oil (with perfume):--anoint.
• 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).
• 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.
• G2776 — κεφαλή (kephalḗ, kef-al-ay'): the head — from the primary (in the sense of seizing); the head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively:--head.
• G3522 — νηστεύω (nēsteúō, nace-tyoo'-o): I fast — from νῆστις; to abstain from food (religiously):--fast.
• G3538 — νίπτω (níptō, nip'-to): I wash — λούω
• G4383 — πρόσωπον (prósōpon, pros'-o-pon): the face, countenance, surface — from πρός and (the visage, from ὀπτάνομαι); the front (as being towards view), i.e. the countenance, aspect, appearance, surface; by implication, presence, person:--(outward) appearance, X before, countenance, face, fashion, (men's) person, presence.
• G4675 — σοῦ (soû, soo): genitive case of σύ; of thee, thy:--X home, thee, thine (own), thou, thy.
• G4771 — σύ (sý, soo): you — the personal pronoun of the second person singular; thou:-- thou. See also σέ, σοί, σοῦ; and for the plural ὑμᾶς, ὑμεῖς, ὑμῖν, ὑμῶν.

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.

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