Matthew 18:17
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.”
ἐκκλησία
Assembly, church, called out ones. Ekklesia. I will build my church. The church is not a building or a programme. It is a people called out by God and gathered around Jesus.
ἐάν
If
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ἐάν
a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty
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ἐθνικός
pagan
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ἐθνικός
national ("ethnic"), i.e. (specially) a Gentile
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τελώνης
tax collector.
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τελώνης
a tax-farmer, i.e. collector of public revenue
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παρακούω
he shall fail to listen
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παρακούω
to mishear, i.e. (by implication) to disobey
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ἔπω
do tell it
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ἔπω
to speak or say (by word or writing)
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εἰμί
he should be
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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