God & Savior

Mark 7:3

Now in holding to the tradition of the elders, the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat until they wash their hands ceremonially.
Mark 7:3
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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)

οἱ γὰρ Φαρισαῖοι καὶ πάντες οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι ἐὰν μὴ πυγμῇ νίψωνται τὰς χεῖρας, οὐκ ἐσθίουσιν κρατοῦντες τὴν παράδοσιν τῶν πρεσβυτέρων·

  1. οἱhoi“<the>”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  2. γὰρgar“For”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  3. ΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioi“the Pharisees”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from Φαρισαῖος · “Pharisee” · Strong's G5330
  4. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  5. πάντεςpantes“all”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
  6. οἱhoi“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. ἸουδαῖοιIoudaioi“Jews”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from Ἰουδαῖος · “Jewish” · Strong's G2453
  8. ἐὰνean“only”
    Conditional · from ἐάν · “if” · Strong's G1437
  9. μὴmē“unless”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  10. πυγμῇpugmēa“with a fist”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from πυγμή · “fist” · Strong's G4435
  11. νίψωνταιnipsōntai“they shall wash”
    Verb, aorist, middle, subjunctive, 3rd person plural · from νίπτω · “to wash” · Strong's G3538
  12. τὰςtas“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  13. χεῖρας,cheiras“hands,”
    Noun, accusative, plural, feminine · from χείρ · “hand” · Strong's G5495
  14. οὐκouk“not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  15. ἐσθίουσινesthiousin“eat”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἐσθίω · “to eat” · Strong's G2068
  16. κρατοῦντεςkratountes“holding”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from κρατέω · “to grasp/seize” · Strong's G2902
  17. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  18. παράδοσινparadosin“tradition”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from παράδοσις · “tradition” · Strong's G3862
  19. τῶνtōn“of the”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  20. πρεσβυτέρων·presbuterōn“elders;”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from πρεσβύτερος · “elder” · Strong's G4245G
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)