Matthew 18:17

17Ifἐὰνnowδὲhe fails to listenπαρακούσῃto themαὐτῶν,tell [it]εἰπὸνto theτῇchurchἐκκλησίᾳ·Ifἐὰνnowδὲalsoκαὶto theτῆςchurchἐκκλησίαςhe fails to listenπαρακούσῃ,let him beἔστωto youσοιasὥσπερtheὁpaganἐθνικὸςandκαὶtheὁtax collectorτελώνης.

And if he may fail to hear them, say [it] to the church. And if he may fail to hear even the church, let him be unto you as the Gentile and the tax collector.

Vocab difficulty

27.3

Rare words

  • παρακούσῃ

    παρακούω

    (a) I hear carelessly or incidentally, or I pretend not to hear, (b) I refuse to hear; I disobey, disregard.

  • ἐθνικὸς

    ἐθνικός

    pagan, heathen, gentile; subst: a Gentile, non-Jew.