Jesus is asked about the resurrection and a woman who was married to multiple brothers.
Matthew 22:29 Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.
Matthew 22:29 “You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.
You lead yourselves astray, not knowing these Writings nor the power of the Divine.
"There are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in your philosophy."
The word translated as "scriptures" has a non-religious meaning of "writings." It is always translated as "scripture" in the Bible, which is pretty much the only way Jesus uses it. This indicates that the only common writings in Jesus's society was his people's religious books.
The verb translated as "knowing/know" is the past perfect of "to see." In Greek, "having seen" something is what we know." The word translated as "power" is the source of our word "dynamic" and "dynamite."
- WW - Wrong Word -- The word translated as "do" should be something more like "are."
- WT - Wrong Tense - The English verb "knowing" is the present tense, but Greek is in the pas perfect, "having known."
- CW - Confusing Word -- The "scriptures" does not capture the more general meaning of the word.
- MW - Missing Word -- The word "the" before "God" is not shown in the English translation.
- IP - Inserted Phrase-- The phrase "because you do" doesn't exist in the source.
- WF - Wrong Form - The "know" is not an active verb but a participle, "knowing."
- WT - Wrong Tense - The English verb "knowing" is the present tense, but Greek is in the pas perfect, "having known."
- CW - Confusing Word -- The "scriptures" does not capture the more general meaning of the word.
- MW - Missing Word -- The word "the" before "God" is not shown in the English translation.
Ye -- This is from the second-person, plural form of the following verb.
do -- (WW) There is no Greek word that is translated as "do" in the source we use today nor was there one in the source that the KJV translators used. Since the following verb could be passive, the could be "are" in "are misled."
err, - "Err" is from a verb that means "to cause to wander," "to lead astray," "to mislead," "to wander," "to stray," and "to be misled." It is in a form where it is either passive of the subject acts on themselves, so either "you are misled" or "you lead yourselves astray."
not - The negative used here is the Greek negative of a subjective opinion, commands, and requests.
knowing -- (WT) The word translated as "know" means primarily "to see" and is used to mean "know' as we use the word "see" to mean "know" in English. It is in the forming of an adjective, "knowing." However, the tense is the past perfect, "having known."
the -- The word translated as "the" is the Greek definite article. The Greek article is much closer to our demonstrative pronouns ("this," "that," "these," "those"). See this article for more.
scriptures, - (CW) "Scriptures" is from a very general noun that "representing by means of lines," "a drawing," "writing," and "that which is written." It is in the plural, so something like "the writings." It came to mean "scripture" from its use in the Gospels.
nor -- The word for "nor" is the Greek subjective negative plus the Greek word for "but."
the -- The word translated as "the" is the Greek definite article. The Greek article is much closer to our demonstrative pronouns ("this," "that," "these," "those"). See this article for more.
power -- "Power" is from a word that describes abilities and capacities, what actions a person can do or has done so "power," "might," "influence," and "force." It does not carry the sense of authority over others, either people or laws.
of -- This word comes from the genitive case of the following word(s) that required the addition of a preposition in English. The most common is the "of" of possession, but it can also mean "belonging to," "part of," "which is," "than" (in comparisons), or "for," "concerning" or "about" with transitive verbs.
missing "the" -- (MW) The untranslated word is the Greek definite article, which usually precedes a noun and, without a noun, takes the meaning of "the one." The Greek article is much closer to our demonstrative pronouns ("this," "that," "these," "those"). See this article for more.
God. -- The word translated as "God" means "God" and "deity." It is introduced with an article, so "the God." Jesus often uses it this way perhaps to indicate the one God as opposed to the pagan gods.
You -- This is from the second-person, plural form of the following verb.
are -- There is no Greek word that is translated as "do" in the source we use today nor was there one in the source that the KJV translators used. Since the following verb could be passive, the could be "are" in "are misled."
in error , - "In error " is from a verb that means "to cause to wander," "to lead astray," "to mislead," "to wander," "to stray," and "to be misled." It is in a form where it is either passive of the subject acts on themselves, so either "you are misled" or "you lead yourselves astray."
because you do -- (IP) There is nothing that can be translated as "because you do " in the Greek source.
not - The negative used here is the Greek negative of a subjective opinion, commands, and requests. It is used with verbs of subjective action: thinking, feeling, seeing, etc.
know -- (WF, WT) The word translated as "know" means primarily "to see" and is used to mean "know' as we use the word "see" to mean "know" in English. It is in the forming of an adjective, "knowing." However, the tense is the past perfect, "having known."
the -- The word translated as "the" is the Greek definite article. The Greek article is much closer to our demonstrative pronouns ("this," "that," "these," "those"). See this article for more.
Scriptures, - (CW) "Scriptures" is from a very general noun that "representing by means of lines," "a drawing," "writing," and "that which is written." It is in the plural, so something like "the writings." It came to mean "scripture" from its use in the Gospels.
or -- (CW) The word for "or" is the Greek subjective negative plus the Greek word for "but." It is usually translated as "nor."
the -- The word translated as "the" is the Greek definite article. The Greek article is much closer to our demonstrative pronouns ("this," "that," "these," "those"). See this article for more.
power -- "Power" is from a word that describes abilities and capacities, what actions a person can do or has done so "power," "might," "influence," and "force." It does not carry the sense of authority over others, either people or laws.
of -- This word comes from the genitive case of the following word(s) that required the addition of a preposition in English. The most common is the "of" of possession, but it can also mean "belonging to," "part of," "which is," "than" (in comparisons), or "for," "concerning" or "about" with transitive verbs.
missing "the" -- (MW) The untranslated word is the Greek definite article, which usually precedes a noun and, without a noun, takes the meaning of "the one." The Greek article is much closer to our demonstrative pronouns ("this," "that," "these," "those"). See this article for more.
God. -- The word translated as "God" means "God" and "deity." It is introduced with an article, so "the God." Jesus often uses it this way perhaps to indicate the one God as opposed to the pagan gods.
Πλανᾶσθε [12 verses] (verb 2nd pl pres ind mp) "Err" is planao which means "to cause to wander," "to lead astray," "to mislead," "to wander," "to stray," and "to be misled."
μὴ [447 verses](conj) "Not" is me , which is the negative used in prohibitions and expressions of doubt meaning "not" and "no." The negative, μή, rejects, is relative, and subjective. It is used with verbs of subjective action: thinking, feeling, seeing, etc. It is used in imperative and subjunctive clauses because both express opinions. When a negative precedes the verb, it affects the whole clause. When it precedes other words, its force is limited to those words. Used with an imperative to express a will or wish. Used in negative conditional "when/if/whoever" clauses. With "have," the sense is "lacks" or "wants.
εἰδότες [38 verses] (part pl perf act masc nom) "Knowing" is oida which has the sense of "to know." This listing is not a root word, but the past perfect tense of eido, which means "to see," "to examine," "to perceive," "to behold," "to know how to do," "to see with the mind's eye," and "to know." That which "has been seen" is that which is "known." This is a somewhat legalistic idea because the truth can only be established by eyewitnesses. Since the past perfect of "see" forms the present tense of "know" the pluperfect tense used here, which indicates an action completed before some other action in the past, is used as the simple past tense, "knew."
τὰς (article pl fem acc) "The" is the Greek definite article, hos, ("the"). -- The word translated as "the" is the Greek definite article, which usually precedes a noun and, without a noun, takes the meaning of "the one." The Greek article is much closer to our demonstrative pronouns ("this," "that," "these," "those"). See this article for more.
γραφὰς [20 verses](noun pl fem acc) "Scripture" is graphe, which means "representing by means of lines," "a drawing," "writing," "the art of writing," and "that which is written."
μηδὲ [24 verses] (partic)"Nor" is mede, which means "and not," "but not," "nor," and "not."
τὴν (article sg fem acc) "The" is the Greek definite article, hos, ("the"). -- The word translated as "the" is the Greek definite article, which usually precedes a noun and, without a noun, takes the meaning of "the one." The Greek article is much closer to our demonstrative pronouns ("this," "that," "these," "those"). See this article for more.
δύναμιν [21 verses](noun sg fem acc) "Power" is dynamis, which means "power," "might," "influence," "capacity," "elementary force," "force of a word," and "value of money." Elemental forces are forces such as heat and cold. Much more about the meaning of this word in this article about "power" and "authority."
τοῦ (article sg masc gen) Untranslated is the Greek definite article, hos, ("the"), which usually precedes a noun and, without a noun, takes the meaning of "the one" or, in the plural, "the ones."
θεοῦ: [144 verses](noun sg masc gen) "God" is from theos, which means "God," "divine," and "Deity."