Luke 15:2

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.

  1. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. διεγόγγυζονdiegonguzon“were grumbling”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from διαγογγύζω · “to murmur” · Strong's G1234
  3. οἵoi“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. τεte“both”
    Conjunction · “and/both” · Strong's G5037
  5. ΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioi“Pharisees”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from Φαρισαῖος · “Pharisee” · Strong's G5330
  6. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  7. οἱhoi“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. γραμματεῖςgrammateis“scribes”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from γραμματεύς · “scribe” · Strong's G1122
  9. λέγοντεςlegontes“saying”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  10. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  11. οὗτοςhoutos“This [man]”
    Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  12. ἁμαρτωλοὺςhamartōlous“sinners”
    Adjective, accusative, plural, masculine · from ἁμαρτωλός · “sinful” · Strong's G0268
  13. προσδέχεταιprosdechetai“receives”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from προσδέχομαι · “to wait for/welcome” · Strong's G4327
  14. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  15. συνεσθίειsunesthiei“he eats with”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from συνεσθίω · “to eat with” · Strong's G4906
  16. 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)