ὑμεῖς

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 ὑμεῖς

   hy-MEIS

   you
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 ὑμεῖς γὰρ οὐκ εἰσέρχεσθε,

   hy-MEIS GAR ouk ei-SER-khe-sthe

   for you you enter not
3. clause🔊 ὑμεῖς γὰρ οὐκ εἰσέρχεσθε, οὐδὲ τοὺς εἰσερχομένους ἀφίετε ⸀εἰσελθεῖν.

   hy-MEIS GAR ouk ei-SER-khe-sthe ou-DE TOUS ei-ser-kho-ME-nous a-PHI-e-te ei-sel-THEIN

   for you you enter not nor those entering you allow to enter
4. sentence🔊 Οὐαὶ ⸀δὲ ὑμῖν, γραμματεῖς καὶ Φαρισαῖοι ὑποκριταί, ὅτι κλείετε τὴν βασιλείαν τῶν οὐρανῶν ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ἀνθρώπων· ὑμεῖς γὰρ οὐκ εἰσέρχεσθε, οὐδὲ τοὺς εἰσερχομένους ἀφίετε ⸀εἰσελθεῖν.

   ou-AI DE hy-MEEN gram-ma-TEIS KAI pha-ri-SAI-oi hy-po-kri-TAI HO-ti KLEI-e-te TÊN ba-si-LEI-an TÔN ou-ra-NÔN EM-pros-then TÔN an-THRÔ-pôn hy-MEIS GAR ouk ei-SER-khe-sthe ou-DE TOUS ei-ser-kho-ME-nous a-PHI-e-te ei-sel-THEIN

   but woe to you scribes and Pharisees hypocrites for you shut the kingdom of the heavens before the people for you you enter not nor those entering you allow to enter

Exegesis

The explanatory gar {γὰρ | gàr} ‘for’ introduces parallel statements: humeis {ὑμεῖς | humeîs} ‘you’ ouk eisérkhesthe {οὐκ εἰσέρχεσθε | ouk eisérkhesthe} ‘do not enter’, and oude {οὐδὲ | oudè} ‘nor’ tous eiserkhomenous {τοὺς εἰσερχομένους | toùs eiserkhoménous} ‘those entering’ aphíete {ἀφίετε | aphíete} ‘you allow’ eiselthein {εἰσελθεῖν | eiseltheîn} ‘to enter’. The double negative construction underscores hypocritical exclusion, and the present tenses of kleíete and aphíete convey ongoing action.