UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, f.

Inflections: δοκός; -οῦ

Sense 1: beam

Semantic entry: 7.78

Semantic domains: Constructions

Subdomains: Building Materials

Definition: thick wooden poles; used to support a roof

Notes: The contrast between ‘splinter’ and ‘beam’ in this context is a purposeful exaggeration, and can usually be reproduced, though in some instances a marginal note may be helpful.

Further resources: realia:3.1.5.3

Show passage in OET: MAT 7:3

OET-RV MAT 7:3

3 And why are you looking at the speck of sawdust in another person’s eye when you have an entire board in your own eye?

OET-LV MAT 7:3

3 And why you _are _looking the speck which in the eye of _the brother of _you, but you _are_ not _observing the speck beam in the your eye?

Show passage in OET: MAT 7:4

OET-RV MAT 7:4

4 How could you offer to get the speck out of their eye, when you still have the board in yours?

OET-LV MAT 7:4

4 Or how you _will _be _saying to _the brother of _you:
Allow that I _may _throw _out the speck from the eye of _you, and see, the beam is in the eye of _you?

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All 5 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: OET MAT 7:3–5

LUK: OET LUK 6:41–42

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

δοκός

Form 1

Sense 1: beam