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
- καὶkai“And”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- οἱhoi“the”Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- γραμματεῖςgrammateis“scribes”Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from γραμματεύς · “scribe” · Strong's G1122
- τῶνtōn“of the”Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōn“Pharisees”Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from Φαρισαῖος · “Pharisee” · Strong's G5330
- ἰδόντεςidontes“having seen”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G1492H
- ὅτιhoti“that”Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
- ἐσθίειesthiei“he eats”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐσθίω · “to eat” · Strong's G2068
- μετὰmeta“with”Preposition · from μετά · “with/after” · Strong's G3326
- τῶνtōn“the”Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἁμαρτωλῶνhamartōlōn“sinners”Adjective, genitive, plural, masculine · from ἁμαρτωλός · “sinful” · Strong's G0268
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- τελωνῶνtelōnōn“tax collectors”Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from τελώνης · “tax collector” · Strong's G5057
- ἔλεγονelegon“were saying”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
- τοῖςtois“to the”Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- μαθηταῖςmathētais“disciples”Noun, dative, plural, masculine · from μαθητής · “disciple” · Strong's G3101
- αὐτοῦ·autou“of Him;”Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ὅτιhoti“that”Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
- μετὰmeta“with”Preposition · from μετά · “with/after” · Strong's G3326
- τῶνtōn“the”Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- τελωνῶνtelōnōn“tax collectors”Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from τελώνης · “tax collector” · Strong's G5057
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἁμαρτωλῶνhamartōlōn“sinners”Adjective, genitive, plural, masculine · from ἁμαρτωλός · “sinful” · Strong's G0268
- 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)