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Mark 12:38

In His teaching Jesus also said, “Watch out for the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, to receive greetings in the marketplaces,
Mark 12:38
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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 ἐν τῇ διδαχῇ αὐτοῦ ἔλεγεν· βλέπετε ἀπὸ τῶν γραμματέων τῶν θελόντων ἐν στολαῖς περιπατεῖν καὶ ἀσπασμοὺς ἐν ταῖς ἀγοραῖς

  1. ΚαὶKai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  3. τῇtēa“the”
    Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. διδαχῇdidachēa“teaching”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from διδαχή · “teaching” · Strong's G1322
  5. αὐτοῦautou“of Him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  6. ἔλεγεν·elegen“He was saying;”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  7. βλέπετεblepete“do beware”
    Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from βλέπω · “to see” · Strong's G0991
  8. ἀπὸapo“of”
    Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
  9. τῶνtōn“the”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. γραμματέωνgrammateōn“scribes”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from γραμματεύς · “scribe” · Strong's G1122
  11. τῶνtōn“who”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. θελόντωνthelontōn“are desiring”
    Verb, present, active, participle, genitive, plural, masculine · from θέλω · “to will/desire” · Strong's G2309
  13. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  14. στολαῖςstolais“robes”
    Noun, dative, plural, feminine · from στολή · “robe” · Strong's G4749
  15. περιπατεῖνperipatein“to walk about”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from περιπατέω · “to walk” · Strong's G4043
  16. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  17. ἀσπασμοὺςaspasmous“greetings”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from ἀσπασμός · “salutation” · Strong's G0783
  18. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  19. ταῖςtais“the”
    Article, dative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  20. ἀγοραῖςagorais“marketplaces”
    Noun, dative, plural, feminine · from ἀγορά · “marketplace” · Strong's G0058
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)