So the Pharisees and scribes began to grumble: “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”Luke 15:2
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Original language (Greek)
καὶ διεγόγγυζον οἵ τε Φαρισαῖοι καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς λέγοντες ὅτι οὗτος ἁμαρτωλοὺς προσδέχεται καὶ συνεσθίει αὐτοῖς.
- καὶkai“And”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- διεγόγγυζονdiegonguzon“were grumbling”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from διαγογγύζω · “to murmur” · Strong's G1234
- οἵoi“the”Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- τεte“both”Conjunction · “and/both” · Strong's G5037
- ΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioi“Pharisees”Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from Φαρισαῖος · “Pharisee” · Strong's G5330
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- οἱhoi“the”Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- γραμματεῖςgrammateis“scribes”Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from γραμματεύς · “scribe” · Strong's G1122
- λέγοντεςlegontes“saying”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
- ὅτιhoti“that”Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
- οὗτοςhoutos“This [man]”Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
- ἁμαρτωλοὺςhamartōlous“sinners”Adjective, accusative, plural, masculine · from ἁμαρτωλός · “sinful” · Strong's G0268
- προσδέχεταιprosdechetai“receives”Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from προσδέχομαι · “to wait for/welcome” · Strong's G4327
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- συνεσθίειsunesthiei“he eats with”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from συνεσθίω · “to eat with” · Strong's G4906
- αὐτοῖς.autois“them.”Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)