Mark 8:15

“Watch out!” He cautioned them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod.”
Mark 8:15
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Original language (Greek)

καὶ διεστέλλετο αὐτοῖς λέγων· ὁρᾶτε, βλέπετε ἀπὸ τῆς ζύμης τῶν Φαρισαίων καὶ τῆς ζύμης Ἡρῴδου.

  1. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. διεστέλλετοdiestelleto“He was instructing”
    Verb, imperfect, middle, indicative, 3rd person singular · from διαστέλλω · “to give orders” · Strong's G1291
  3. αὐτοῖςautois“to them”
    Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  4. λέγων·legōn“saying;”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  5. ὁρᾶτε,horate“do watch out,”
    Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from ὁράω · “to see” · Strong's G3708
  6. βλέπετεblepete“do take heed”
    Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from βλέπω · “to see” · Strong's G0991
  7. ἀπὸapo“of”
    Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
  8. τῆςtēs“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. ζύμηςzumēs“leaven”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ζύμη · “leaven” · Strong's G2219
  10. τῶνtōn“of the”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. ΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōn“Pharisees”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from Φαρισαῖος · “Pharisee” · Strong's G5330
  12. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  13. τῆςtēs“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  14. ζύμηςzumēs“leaven”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ζύμη · “leaven” · Strong's G2219
  15. Ἡρῴδου.Hērōdou“of Herod.”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Ἡρώδης · “Herod” · Strong's G2264H
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)