Mark 11:15

When they arrived in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves.
Mark 11:15
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

καὶ ἔρχονται εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα, καὶ εἰσελθὼν εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν ἤρξατο ἐκβάλλειν τοὺς πωλοῦντας καὶ τοὺς ἀγοράζοντας ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ, καὶ τὰς τραπέζας τῶν κολλυβιστῶν καὶ τὰς καθέδρας τῶν πωλούντων τὰς περιστερὰς κατέστρεψεν

  1. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. ἔρχονταιerchontai“they come”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
  3. εἰςeis“to”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  4. Ἱεροσόλυμα,Hi'erosoluma“Jerusalem,”
    Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from Ἱεροσόλυμα · “Jerusalem” · Strong's G2414
  5. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  6. εἰσελθὼνeiselthōn“having entered”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from εἰσέρχομαι · “to enter” · Strong's G1525
  7. εἰςeis“into”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  8. τὸto“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. ἱερὸνhi'eron“temple”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · from ἱερόν · “temple” · Strong's G2411
  10. ἤρξατοērxato“He began”
    Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἄρχω · “be first” · Strong's G0757
  11. ἐκβάλλεινekballein“to cast out”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from ἐκβάλλω · “to expel” · Strong's G1544
  12. τοὺςtous“those”
    Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  13. πωλοῦνταςpōlountas“selling”
    Verb, present, active, participle, accusative, plural, masculine · from πωλέω · “to sell” · Strong's G4453
  14. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  15. τοὺςtous“those”
    Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. ἀγοράζονταςagorazontas“buying”
    Verb, present, active, participle, accusative, plural, masculine · from ἀγοράζω · “to buy” · Strong's G0059
  17. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  18. τῷtō“the”
    Article, dative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  19. ἱερῷ,hi'erō“temple,”
    Noun, dative, singular, neuter · from ἱερόν · “temple” · Strong's G2411
  20. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  21. τὰςtas“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  22. τραπέζαςtrapezas“tables”
    Noun, accusative, plural, feminine · from τράπεζα · “table” · Strong's G5132
  23. τῶνtōn“of the”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  24. κολλυβιστῶνkollubistōn“money changers”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from κολλυβιστής · “moneychanger” · Strong's G2855
  25. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  26. τὰςtas“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  27. καθέδραςkathedras“seats”
    Noun, accusative, plural, feminine · from καθέδρα · “seat” · Strong's G2515
  28. τῶνtōn“of those”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  29. πωλούντωνpōlountōn“selling”
    Verb, present, active, participle, genitive, plural, masculine · from πωλέω · “to sell” · Strong's G4453
  30. τὰςtas“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  31. περιστερὰςperisteras“doves”
    Noun, accusative, plural, feminine · from περιστερά · “dove” · Strong's G4058
  32. κατέστρεψενkatestrepsen“He overturned”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from καταστρέφω · “to overturn” · Strong's G2690
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)