Mark 10:2

Some Pharisees came to test Him. “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” they inquired.
Mark 10:2
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Original language (Greek)

καὶ προσελθόντες Φαρισαῖοι ἐπηρώτων αὐτὸν εἰ ἔξεστιν ἀνδρὶ γυναῖκα ἀπολῦσαι πειράζοντες αὐτόν.

  1. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. προσελθόντεςproselthontes“having come to [him]”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from προσέρχομαι · “to come near/agree” · Strong's G4334
  3. ΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioi“Pharisees”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from Φαρισαῖος · “Pharisee” · Strong's G5330
  4. ἐπηρώτωνepērōtōn“were questioning”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἐπερωτάω · “to question” · Strong's G1905
  5. αὐτὸνauton“Him”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  6. εἰei“if”
    Conditional · “if” · Strong's G1487I
  7. ἔξεστινexestin“it is lawful”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔξεστι, ἐξόν · “it is permitted” · Strong's G1832
  8. ἀνδρὶandri“for a husband”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from ἀνήρ · “man” · Strong's G0435G
  9. γυναῖκαgunaika“a wife”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from γυνή · “woman” · Strong's G1135H
  10. ἀπολῦσαιapolusai“to divorce”
    Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from ἀπολύω · “to release” · Strong's G0630H
  11. πειράζοντεςpeirazontes“testing”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from πειράζω · “to test/tempt” · Strong's G3985H
  12. 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)