Mark 2:16

When the scribes who were Pharisees saw Jesus eating with these people, they asked His disciples, “Why does He eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
Mark 2:16
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Original language (Greek)

καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς τῶν Φαρισαίων ἰδόντες ὅτι ἐσθίει μετὰ τῶν ἁμαρτωλῶν καὶ τελωνῶν ἔλεγον τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ· ὅτι μετὰ τῶν τελωνῶν καὶ ἁμαρτωλῶν ἐσθίει

  1. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. οἱhoi“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  3. γραμματεῖςgrammateis“scribes”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from γραμματεύς · “scribe” · Strong's G1122
  4. τῶνtōn“of the”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. ΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōn“Pharisees”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from Φαρισαῖος · “Pharisee” · Strong's G5330
  6. ἰδόντεςidontes“having seen”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G1492H
  7. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  8. ἐσθίειesthiei“he eats”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐσθίω · “to eat” · Strong's G2068
  9. μετὰmeta“with”
    Preposition · from μετά · “with/after” · Strong's G3326
  10. τῶνtōn“the”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. ἁμαρτωλῶνhamartōlōn“sinners”
    Adjective, genitive, plural, masculine · from ἁμαρτωλός · “sinful” · Strong's G0268
  12. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  13. τελωνῶνtelōnōn“tax collectors”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from τελώνης · “tax collector” · Strong's G5057
  14. ἔλεγονelegon“were saying”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  15. τοῖςtois“to the”
    Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. μαθηταῖςmathētais“disciples”
    Noun, dative, plural, masculine · from μαθητής · “disciple” · Strong's G3101
  17. αὐτοῦ·autou“of Him;”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  18. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  19. μετὰmeta“with”
    Preposition · from μετά · “with/after” · Strong's G3326
  20. τῶνtōn“the”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  21. τελωνῶνtelōnōn“tax collectors”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from τελώνης · “tax collector” · Strong's G5057
  22. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  23. ἁμαρτωλῶνhamartōlōn“sinners”
    Adjective, genitive, plural, masculine · from ἁμαρτωλός · “sinful” · Strong's G0268
  24. ἐσθίειesthiei“He eats”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐσθίω · “to eat” · Strong's G2068
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)