Matthew 16:3
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?”
σημεῖον
Sign, miracle, token, wonder. Semeion. Unless you see signs and wonders you will not believe. Signs point beyond themselves. The miracle is never the main thing. It points to the One who does it.
πρωΐ
in the morning;
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πρωΐ
Early, in the morning. Proi. Very early in the morning they came to the tomb. The resurrection happened at the break of day. Every morning is a small resurrection. Every day is new.
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διακρίνω
to discern,
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διακρίνω
To doubt, to waver, to dispute. Diakrino. Let him ask in faith without doubting. Doubt here is not intellectual question but divided allegiance between God and circumstances.
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γινώσκω
you know how
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γινώσκω
To know, to understand, to perceive. Ginosko. This is eternal life that they may know You. The deepest knowing is relational not informational. God wants to be known.
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οὐρανός
sky
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οὐρανός
Heaven, sky, the dwelling of God. Ouranos. Our Father in heaven. Heaven is not just a place but a presence. The Father is there. And where the Father is is home.
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δύναμαι
you are able?
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δύναμαι
To be able, to have power, to be capable. Dunamai. With God all things are possible. The limit of what is possible is not human ability but divine will.
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μέν
indeed
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μέν
properly, indicative of affirmation or concession (in fact); usually followed by a contrasted clause with G1161 (δέ) (this one, the former, etc.)
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καιρός
times
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καιρός
A season, an appointed time. In due season we shall reap if we do not give up. God has appointed the right time for everything in your life.
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χειμών
a storm,
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χειμών
akin to the base of 5490 through the idea of a channel), meaning a storm (as pouring rain); by implication, the rainy season, i.e. winter
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πρόσωπον
appearance
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πρόσωπον
the front (as being towards view), i.e. the countenance, aspect, appearance, surface; by implication, presence, person
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σήμερον
Today
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σήμερον
on the (i.e. this) day (or night current or just passed); generally, now (i.e. at present, hitherto)
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ὑποκριτής
hypocrites
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ὑποκριτής
an actor under an assumed character (stage-player), i.e. (figuratively) a dissembler ("hypocrite"
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στυγνάζω
being overcast
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στυγνάζω
to render gloomy, i.e. (by implication) glower (be overcast with clouds, or sombreness of speech)
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πυῤῥάζω
is red
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πυῤῥάζω
to redden (intransitively)
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