Luke 7:30

But the Pharisees and experts in the law rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.
Luke 7:30
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Original language (Greek)

οἱ δὲ Φαρισαῖοι καὶ οἱ νομικοὶ τὴν βουλὴν τοῦ θεοῦ ἠθέτησαν εἰς ἑαυτοὺς μὴ βαπτισθέντες ὑπ᾽ αὐτοῦ.

  1. οἱhoi“<the>”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  2. δὲde“but”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. ΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioi“the Pharisees”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from Φαρισαῖος · “Pharisee” · Strong's G5330
  4. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  5. οἱhoi“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. νομικοὶnomikoi“lawyers”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from νομικός · “lawyer” · Strong's G3544
  7. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. βουλὴνboulēn“counsel”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from βουλή · “plan” · Strong's G1012
  9. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. θεοῦtheou“of God”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  11. ἠθέτησανēthetēsan“rejected”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἀθετέω · “to reject” · Strong's G0114
  12. εἰςeis“as to”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  13. ἑαυτοὺςhe'autous“themselves”
    Reflexive pronoun, 3rd person, accusative, plural, masculine · from ἑαυτοῦ · “my/your/him-self” · Strong's G1438
  14. μὴmē“not”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  15. βαπτισθέντεςbaptisthentes“having been baptized”
    Verb, aorist, passive, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from βαπτίζω · “to baptize” · Strong's G0907
  16. ὑπ᾽hup᾽“by”
    Preposition · from ὑπό · “by/under” · Strong's G5259G
  17. αὐτοῦ.autou“him.”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, 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)