Matthew 6:7
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Berean Study Bible
And when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.

Young's Literal Translation
‘And—praying—ye may not use vain repetitions like the nations, for they think that in their much speaking they shall be heard,

King James Bible
But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen [do]: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

Greek
And
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

[when] you pray,
Προσευχόμενοι (Proseuchomenoi)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 4336: To pray, pray for, offer prayer. From pros and euchomai; to pray to God, i.e. Supplicate, worship.

do not babble on
βατταλογήσητε (battalogēsēte)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 945: To chatter, be long-winded, utter empty words, stammer, repeat. From Battos and logos; to stutter, i.e. to prate tediously.

like
ὥσπερ (hōsper)
Adverb
Strong's 5618: Just as, as, even as. From hos and per; just as, i.e. Exactly like.

pagans,
ἐθνικοί (ethnikoi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 1482: Pagan, heathen, gentile; subst: a Gentile, non-Jew. From ethnos; national, i.e. a Gentile.

for
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

they think
δοκοῦσιν (dokousin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 1380: A prolonged form of a primary verb, doko dok'-o of the same meaning; to think; by implication, to seem.

that
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

by
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

their
αὐτῶν (autōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

many words
πολυλογίᾳ (polylogia)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 4180: Much-speaking, loquacity. From a compound of polus and logos; loquacity, i.e. Prolixity.

they will be heard.
εἰσακουσθήσονται (eisakousthēsontai)
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 1522: To hear, listen to, heed. From eis and akouo; to listen to.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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