Matthew 24:20
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:”
σάββατον
the Sabbath (i.e. Shabbath), or day of weekly repose from secular avocations (also the observance or institution itself); by extension, a se'nnight, i.e. the interval between two Sabbaths; likewise the plural in all the above applications
προσεύχομαι
do pray
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προσεύχομαι
To pray, to make supplication. Proseuchomai. Pray without ceasing. Prayer is not a scheduled activity. It is the ongoing conversation of a heart in relationship with God.
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γίνομαι
it may happen
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γίνομαι
To become, to come into being, to happen. Ginomai. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. What is true in heaven is meant to become true on earth through prayer.
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χειμών
in winter
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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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μηδέ
nor
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μηδέ
but not, not even; in a continued negation, nor
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φυγή
flight
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φυγή
a fleeing, i.e. escape
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