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SBL Greek New Testament

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Matthew 23

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matthew.23.mt23Lawlessness

ὑποκρίσεως καὶ ἀνομίας

LEXICONTRANSLATIONhigh confidence

What fills them inwardly?

Anomia is lawlessness—conduct without or against law—not merely generic wickedness.

Why this default

‘Hypocrisy and lawlessness’ is default because anomia specifically names life against or without law. ‘Evil’ generalizes it, while ‘pretense and contempt for law’ expands both terms.

Evidence

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Project defaulthypocrisy and lawlessness

Project default · terms direct

Alternativehypocrisy and evil

General English

Alternativepretense and contempt for the law

Meaning expanded

Reference roleStandardized inspectable reference; manuscript forks are independently reopened.

Revision historyNo decision-level revision has been recorded since the provenance ledger was introduced.

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