Some Pharisees came to test Him. “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” they inquired.Mark 10:2
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
καὶ προσελθόντες Φαρισαῖοι ἐπηρώτων αὐτὸν εἰ ἔξεστιν ἀνδρὶ γυναῖκα ἀπολῦσαι πειράζοντες αὐτόν.
- καὶkai“And”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- προσελθόντεςproselthontes“having come to [him]”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from προσέρχομαι · “to come near/agree” · Strong's G4334
- ΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioi“Pharisees”Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from Φαρισαῖος · “Pharisee” · Strong's G5330
- ἐπηρώτωνepērōtōn“were questioning”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἐπερωτάω · “to question” · Strong's G1905
- αὐτὸνauton“Him”Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- εἰei“if”Conditional · “if” · Strong's G1487I
- ἔξεστινexestin“it is lawful”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔξεστι, ἐξόν · “it is permitted” · Strong's G1832
- ἀνδρὶandri“for a husband”Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from ἀνήρ · “man” · Strong's G0435G
- γυναῖκαgunaika“a wife”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from γυνή · “woman” · Strong's G1135H
- ἀπολῦσαιapolusai“to divorce”Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from ἀπολύω · “to release” · Strong's G0630H
- πειράζοντεςpeirazontes“testing”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from πειράζω · “to test/tempt” · Strong's G3985H
- αὐτόν.auton“Him.”Personal pronoun, accusative, 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)