They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”Mark 12:40
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)
οἱ κατεσθίοντες τὰς οἰκίας τῶν χηρῶν καὶ προφάσει μακρὰ προσευχόμενοι, οὗτοι λήμψονται περισσότερον κρίμα.
- οἱhoi“those”Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- κατεσθίοντεςkatesthiontes“devouring”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from κατεσθίω · “to devour” · Strong's G2719
- τὰςtas“the”Article, accusative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- οἰκίαςoikias“houses”Noun, accusative, plural, feminine · from οἰκία · “home” · Strong's G3614G
- τῶνtōn“of the”Article, genitive, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- χηρῶνchērōn“widows”Noun, genitive, plural, feminine · from χήρα · “widow” · Strong's G5503
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- προφάσειprophasei“as a pretext”Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from πρόφασις · “pretense” · Strong's G4392
- μακρὰmakra“at great length”Adjective, accusative, plural, neuter · from μακρός · “long/distant” · Strong's G3117
- προσευχόμενοι,proseuchomenoi“praying,”Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from προσεύχομαι · “to pray” · Strong's G4336
- οὗτοιhoutoi“These”Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
- λήμψονταιlēmpsontai“will receive”Verb, future, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person plural · from λαμβάνω · “to take” · Strong's G2983
- περισσότερονperissoteron“more excessive”Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter, comparative · from περισσότερος · “more-abundant” · Strong's G4055
- κρίμα.krima“judgment.”Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · from κρίμα · “judgment” · Strong's G2917
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)