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Matthew 10

Open English Bible, US Edition, Verse 16

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¹⁶ “Remember, I am sending you out as my messengers like sheep among wolves. So be as wise as snakes, and as blameless as doves.

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Relevant source witnesses currently attached to Matthew 10:16. Some ancient sources use different book or verse structures, so availability notes call out gaps honestly instead of forcing five panels everywhere.

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Word Entries 75

Editorial Notes 0

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Greek Textus Receptus Greek · Greek New Testament · Public Domain

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Coverage: New Testament

Greek New Testament source layer with imported morphology.

Ἰδού, ἐγὼ ἀποστέλλω ὑμᾶς ὡς πρόβατα ἐν μέσῳ λύκων· γίνεσθε οὖν φρόνιμοι ὡς οἱ ὄφεις, καὶ ἀκέραιοι ὡς αἱ περιστεραί.

20 word entries

Ἰδού

Lemma: idou
Transliteration: idou
Morphology: Greek: verb second aorist middle imperative singular
Part of Speech: verb
Strong's: G3708
Occurrences: 213

ἐγὼ

Lemma: egw
Transliteration: egw
Morphology: Greek: personal pronoun
Part of Speech: personal pronoun
Strong's: G1473
Occurrences: 370

ἀποστέλλω

Lemma: apostellw
Transliteration: apostellw
Morphology: Greek: verb present active indicative singular
Part of Speech: verb
Strong's: G649
Occurrences: 8

ὑμᾶς

Lemma: umav
Transliteration: umav
Morphology: Greek: personal pronoun
Part of Speech: personal pronoun
Strong's: G4771
Occurrences: 438

ὡς

Lemma: wv
Transliteration: wv
Morphology: Greek: adverb
Part of Speech: adverb
Strong's: G5613
Occurrences: 494

πρόβατα

Lemma: probata
Transliteration: probata
Morphology: Greek: noun accusative plural neuter
Part of Speech: noun
Strong's: G4263
Occurrences: 28

ἐν

Lemma: en
Transliteration: en
Morphology: Greek: preposition
Part of Speech: preposition
Strong's: G1722
Occurrences: 2872

μέσῳ

Lemma: mesw
Transliteration: mesw
Morphology: Greek: adjective dative singular neuter
Part of Speech: adjective
Strong's: G3319
Occurrences: 32

λύκων

Lemma: lukwn
Transliteration: lukwn
Morphology: Greek: noun genitive plural masculine
Part of Speech: noun
Strong's: G3074
Occurrences: 2

γίνεσθε

Lemma: ginesqe
Transliteration: ginesqe
Morphology: Greek: verb present middle/passive deponent imperative plural
Part of Speech: verb
Strong's: G1096
Occurrences: 24

οὖν

Lemma: oun
Transliteration: oun
Morphology: Greek: conjunction
Part of Speech: conjunction
Strong's: G3767
Occurrences: 529

φρόνιμοι

Lemma: fronimoi
Transliteration: fronimoi
Morphology: Greek: adjective nominative plural masculine
Part of Speech: adjective
Strong's: G5429
Occurrences: 8

ὡς

Lemma: wv
Transliteration: wv
Morphology: Greek: adverb
Part of Speech: adverb
Strong's: G5613
Occurrences: 494

οἱ

Lemma: oi
Transliteration: oi
Morphology: Greek: article nominative plural masculine
Part of Speech: article
Strong's: G3588
Occurrences: 1185

ὄφεις

Lemma: ofeiv
Transliteration: ofeiv
Morphology: Greek: noun nominative plural masculine
Part of Speech: noun
Strong's: G3789
Occurrences: 3

καὶ

Lemma: kai
Transliteration: kai
Morphology: Greek: conjunction
Part of Speech: conjunction
Strong's: G2532
Occurrences: 9284

ἀκέραιοι

Lemma: akeraioi
Transliteration: akeraioi
Morphology: Greek: adjective nominative plural masculine
Part of Speech: adjective
Strong's: G185
Occurrences: 2

ὡς

Lemma: wv
Transliteration: wv
Morphology: Greek: adverb
Part of Speech: adverb
Strong's: G5613
Occurrences: 494

αἱ

Lemma: ai
Transliteration: ai
Morphology: Greek: article nominative plural feminine
Part of Speech: article
Strong's: G3588
Occurrences: 152

περιστεραί

Lemma: peristerai
Transliteration: peristerai
Morphology: Greek: noun nominative plural feminine
Part of Speech: noun
Strong's: G4058
Occurrences: 1

Tischendorf / Westcott-Hort Greek New Testament Greek · Greek New Testament · Public Domain

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Coverage: New Testament sample / proof panel

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Ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἀποστέλλω ὑμᾶς ὡς πρόβατα ἐν μέσῳ λύκων· γίνεσθε οὖν φρόνιμοι ὡς οἱ ὄφεις καὶ ἀκέραιοι ὡς αἱ περιστεραί.

20 word entries

Ἰδοὺ

Lemma: ὁράω
Morphology: V-2AMM-2S
Part of Speech: V
Strong's: G3708
Occurrences: 683

ἐγὼ

Lemma: ἐγώ
Morphology: P-1NS
Part of Speech: P
Strong's: G1473
Occurrences: 1719

ἀποστέλλω

Lemma: ἀποστέλλω
Morphology: V-PAI-1S
Part of Speech: V
Strong's: G0649
Occurrences: 131

ὑμᾶς

Lemma: ὑμεῖς
Morphology: P-2AP
Part of Speech: P
Strong's: G5210
Occurrences: 1828

ὡς

Lemma: ὡς
Morphology: ADV
Part of Speech: ADV
Strong's: G5613
Occurrences: 501

πρόβατα

Lemma: πρόβατον
Morphology: N-APN
Part of Speech: N
Strong's: G4263
Occurrences: 39

ἐν

Lemma: ἐν
Morphology: PREP
Part of Speech: preposition
Definition: Preposition commonly taking the dative.
Strong's: G1722
Occurrences: 2740

μέσῳ

Lemma: μέσος
Morphology: A-DSN
Part of Speech: A
Strong's: G3319
Occurrences: 59

λύκων·

Lemma: λύκος
Morphology: N-GPM
Part of Speech: N
Strong's: G3074
Occurrences: 6

γίνεσθε

Lemma: γίνομαι
Morphology: V-PNM-2P
Part of Speech: V
Strong's: G1096
Occurrences: 667

οὖν

Lemma: οὖν
Morphology: CONJ
Part of Speech: CONJ
Strong's: G3767
Occurrences: 489

φρόνιμοι

Lemma: φρόνιμος
Morphology: A-NPM
Part of Speech: A
Strong's: G5429
Occurrences: 14

ὡς

Lemma: ὡς
Morphology: ADV
Part of Speech: ADV
Strong's: G5613
Occurrences: 501

οἱ

Lemma: ὁ
Morphology: T-NPM
Part of Speech: article
Definition: Greek definite article.
Strong's: G3588
Occurrences: 19763

ὄφεις

Lemma: ὄφις
Morphology: N-NPM
Part of Speech: N
Strong's: G3789
Occurrences: 14

καὶ

Lemma: καί
Morphology: CONJ
Part of Speech: conjunction
Definition: Coordinating conjunction.
Strong's: G2532
Occurrences: 8969

ἀκέραιοι

Lemma: ἀκέραιος
Morphology: A-NPM
Part of Speech: A
Strong's: G0185
Occurrences: 3

ὡς

Lemma: ὡς
Morphology: ADV
Part of Speech: ADV
Strong's: G5613
Occurrences: 501

αἱ

Lemma: ὁ
Morphology: T-NPF
Part of Speech: article
Definition: Greek definite article.
Strong's: G3588
Occurrences: 19763

περιστεραί.

Lemma: περιστερά
Morphology: N-NPF
Part of Speech: N
Strong's: G4058
Occurrences: 10

Syriac Peshitta New Testament Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License

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Coverage: New Testament

Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.

ܗܐ ܐܢܐ ܡܫܕܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܐܡܪܐ ܒܝܢܝ ܕܐܒܐ ܗܘܘ ܗܟܝܠ ܚܟܝܡܐ ܐܝܟ ܚܘܘܬܐ ܘܬܡܝܡܐ ܐܝܟ ܝܘܢܐ

17 word entries

ܗܐ

Confidence: low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note: Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma: ܗܐ
Transliteration: h'
Morphology: probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences: 172

ܐܢܐ

Confidence: medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note: Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Lemma: ܐܢܐ
Transliteration: ena
Morphology: personal pronoun, first common singular
Gloss: I
Occurrences: 1361

ܡܫܕܪ

Confidence: low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note: Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma: ܡܫܕܪ
Transliteration: mshdr
Morphology: Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences: 16

ܐܢܐ

Confidence: medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note: Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Lemma: ܐܢܐ
Transliteration: ena
Morphology: personal pronoun, first common singular
Gloss: I
Occurrences: 1361

ܠܟܘܢ

Confidence: low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note: Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma: ܠܟܘܢ
Transliteration: lkwn
Morphology: possible masculine plural or verbal/pronominal ending; possible prefixed preposition l-
Occurrences: 676

ܐܝܟ

Confidence: low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note: Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma: ܐܝܟ
Transliteration: 'yk
Morphology: Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences: 681

ܐܡܪܐ

Confidence: low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note: Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma: ܐܡܪܐ
Transliteration: 'mr'
Morphology: probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences: 37

ܒܝܢܝ

Confidence: low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note: Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma: ܒܝܢܝ
Transliteration: byny
Morphology: Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed preposition b-
Occurrences: 9

ܕܐܒܐ

Confidence: low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note: Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma: ܕܐܒܐ
Transliteration: d'b'
Morphology: probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences: 21

ܗܘܘ

Confidence: low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note: Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma: ܗܘܘ
Transliteration: hww
Morphology: Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences: 815

ܗܟܝܠ

Confidence: low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note: Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma: ܗܟܝܠ
Transliteration: hkyl
Morphology: Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences: 250

ܚܟܝܡܐ

Confidence: low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note: Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma: ܚܟܝܡܐ
Transliteration: hkym'
Morphology: probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences: 18

ܐܝܟ

Confidence: low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note: Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma: ܐܝܟ
Transliteration: 'yk
Morphology: Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences: 681

ܚܘܘܬܐ

Confidence: low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note: Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma: ܚܘܘܬܐ
Transliteration: hwwt'
Morphology: probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences: 4

ܘܬܡܝܡܐ

Confidence: low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note: Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma: ܘܬܡܝܡܐ
Transliteration: wtmym'
Morphology: probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences: 1

ܐܝܟ

Confidence: low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note: Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma: ܐܝܟ
Transliteration: 'yk
Morphology: Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences: 681

ܝܘܢܐ

Confidence: low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note: Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma: ܝܘܢܐ
Transliteration: ywn'
Morphology: probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences: 10

Latin Vulgate Clementine Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology

Source

Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported

Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.

Ecce ego mitto vos sicut oves in medio luporum. Estote ergo prudentes sicut serpentes, et simplices sicut columbæ.

18 word entries

ecce

Status: Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma: ecce
Transliteration: ecce
Morphology: GreLa POS: other
Occurrences: 1031

ego

Status: Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma: ego
Transliteration: ego
Morphology: GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences: 6108

mitto

Status: Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma: mitto
Transliteration: mitto
Morphology: GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences: 1165

vos

Status: Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma: uos
Transliteration: vos
Morphology: GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences: 2958

sicut

Status: Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma: sicut
Transliteration: sicut
Morphology: GreLa POS: adverb
Occurrences: 1559

oves

Status: Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma: ouis
Transliteration: oves
Morphology: GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences: 227

Status: Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma: in
Transliteration: in
Morphology: GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
Gloss: in
Part of Speech: preposition
Definition: in, into, among, on
Etymology: Latin preposition used with ablative for location or with accusative for motion.
Occurrences: 22264

medio

Status: Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma: medius
Transliteration: medio
Morphology: GreLa POS: adjective
Occurrences: 558

luporum

Status: Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma: lupus
Transliteration: luporum
Morphology: GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences: 14

estote

Status: Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma: sum
Transliteration: estote
Morphology: GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences: 20614

ergo

Status: Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma: ergo
Transliteration: ergo
Morphology: GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Occurrences: 1237

prudentes

Status: Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma: prudens
Transliteration: prudentes
Morphology: GreLa POS: adjective
Occurrences: 60

sicut

Status: Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma: sicut
Transliteration: sicut
Morphology: GreLa POS: adverb
Occurrences: 1559

serpentes

Status: Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma: serpens
Transliteration: serpentes
Morphology: GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences: 43

Status: Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma: et
Transliteration: et
Morphology: GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Gloss: and
Part of Speech: conjunction
Definition: and, also, even
Etymology: Basic Latin coordinating conjunction.
Occurrences: 50526

simplices

Status: Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma: simplex
Transliteration: simplices
Morphology: GreLa POS: adjective
Occurrences: 24

sicut

Status: Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma: sicut
Transliteration: sicut
Morphology: GreLa POS: adverb
Occurrences: 1559

columbae

Status: Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma: columba
Transliteration: columbae
Morphology: GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences: 43

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Philippians 2:15

so as to prove yourselves blameless and innocent – faultless children of God, in the midst of an evil-disposed and perverse generation, in which you are seen shining like stars in a dark world,

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Now, go. Remember, I am sending you out as my messengers like lambs among wolves.

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My friends, do not show yourselves children in understanding. In wickedness be infants, but in understanding show yourselves adults.

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Colossians 4:5

Show tact in your behavior to the outside world, making the most of every opportunity.

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I know that, after my departure, merciless wolves will get in among you, who will not spare the flock;

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Luke 21:15

for I will myself give you words, and a wisdom which all your opponents together will be unable to resist or defy.

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2 Corinthians 11:3

Yet I fear that it may turn out that, just as the snake by his craftiness deceived Eve, so your minds may have lost the loyalty and purity due from you to the Christ.

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2 Corinthians 11:14

And no wonder; for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.

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1 Thessalonians 5:22

shun every form of evil.

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Now the snake was craftier than any other wild beast that the Lord God had made. It said to the woman, “Has God really said, ‘You must not eat from any tree of the garden’?”

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Colossians 1:9

And therefore we, from the very day that we heard this, have never ceased praying for you, or asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of the will of God, which comes through all true spiritual wisdom and insight.

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2 Corinthians 1:12

Indeed, our main ground for satisfaction is this – Our conscience tells us that our conduct in the world, and still more in our relations with you, was marked by a purity of motive and a sincerity that were inspired by God, and was based, not on worldly policy, but on the help of God.

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