Matthew 11:23
New Testament • 13 words with Strong's data
"And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day."
Word-by-Word Analysis
Καπερναούμ
Kapernaoúm
Capernaum (i.e. Caphanachum), a place in Palestine
רוּם
rûwm
to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
שָׁמַיִם
shâmayim
the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r...
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
שְׁאוֹל
shᵉʼôwl
Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates
גִּבּוֹר
gibbôwr
powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
מַעֲשֶׂה
maʻăseh
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
עַד
ʻad
{as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)}
יוֹם
yôwm
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso...
Key Terms in This Verse
Καπερναούμ Kapernaoúm
Capernaum (i.e. Caphanachum), a place in Palestine
Study G2584 →שָׁאַר shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
Study H7604 →שְׁאוֹל shᵉʼôwl
Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates
Study H7585 →רוּם rûwm
to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
Study H7311 →מַעֲשֶׂה maʻăseh
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
Study H4639 →עַד ʻad
{as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)}
Study H5705 →Cross References
And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:
But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.
And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.
Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of ete...
Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
How hath the LORD covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger, and cast down from heaven unto the earth the beauty of Israel, and remembered not his footstool in the day of his anger!
And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD.
And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute?
And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.
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