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Mark 12:35

While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, He asked, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David?
Mark 12:35
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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 ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἔλεγεν διδάσκων ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ· πῶς λέγουσιν οἱ γραμματεῖς ὅτι ὁ χριστὸς υἱὸς Δαυίδ ἐστιν;

  1. ΚαὶKai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. ἀποκριθεὶςapokritheis“answering”
    Verb, aorist, passive (deponent), participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀποκρίνω · “to answer” · Strong's G0611
  3. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. ἸησοῦςIēsous“Jesus”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  5. ἔλεγενelegen“was saying”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  6. διδάσκωνdidaskōn“teaching”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from διδάσκω · “to teach” · Strong's G1321
  7. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  8. τῷtō“the”
    Article, dative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. ἱερῷ·hi'erō“temple;”
    Noun, dative, singular, neuter · from ἱερόν · “temple” · Strong's G2411
  10. πῶςpōs“How”
    Particle, interrogative · from πως · “how?!” · Strong's G4459
  11. λέγουσινlegousin“say”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  12. οἱhoi“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  13. γραμματεῖςgrammateis“scribes”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from γραμματεύς · “scribe” · Strong's G1122
  14. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  15. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. χριστὸςchristos“Christ”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Χριστός · “Christ” · Strong's G5547
  17. υἱὸςhuios“[the] son”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from υἱός · “son” · Strong's G5207
  18. ΔαυίδDauid“of David”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Δαυείδ, Δαυίδ, Δαβίδ · “David” · Strong's G1138
  19. ἐστιν;estin“is?”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)