Mark 8:31

Then He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and after three days rise again.
Mark 8:31
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Original language (Greek)

καὶ ἤρξατο διδάσκειν αὐτοὺς ὅτι δεῖ τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου πολλὰ παθεῖν καὶ ἀποδοκιμασθῆναι ὑπὸ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων καὶ τῶν ἀρχιερέων καὶ τῶν γραμματέων καὶ ἀποκτανθῆναι καὶ μετὰ τρεῖς ἡμέρας ἀναστῆναι·

  1. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. ἤρξατοērxato“He began”
    Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἄρχω · “be first” · Strong's G0757
  3. διδάσκεινdidaskein“to teach”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from διδάσκω · “to teach” · Strong's G1321
  4. αὐτοὺςautous“them”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  5. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  6. δεῖdei“it is necessary for”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · “be necessary” · Strong's G1163
  7. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. υἱὸνhuion“Son”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from υἱός · “son” · Strong's G5207
  9. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. ἀνθρώπουanthrōpou“of Man”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
  11. πολλὰpolla“many things”
    Adjective, accusative, plural, neuter · from πολύς · “much” · Strong's G4183
  12. παθεῖνpathein“to suffer”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, infinitive · from πάσχω · “to suffer” · Strong's G3958
  13. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  14. ἀποδοκιμασθῆναιapodokimasthēnai“to be rejected”
    Verb, aorist, passive, infinitive · from ἀποδοκιμάζω · “to reject” · Strong's G0593
  15. ὑπὸhupo“by”
    Preposition · from ὑπό · “by/under” · Strong's G5259G
  16. τῶνtōn“the”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  17. πρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōn“elders”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from πρεσβύτερος · “elder” · Strong's G4245G
  18. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  19. τῶνtōn“the”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  20. ἀρχιερέωνarchiereōn“chief priests”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from ἀρχιερεύς · “high-priest” · Strong's G0749
  21. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  22. τῶνtōn“the”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  23. γραμματέωνgrammateōn“scribes”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from γραμματεύς · “scribe” · Strong's G1122
  24. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  25. ἀποκτανθῆναιapoktanthēnai“to be killed”
    Verb, aorist, passive, infinitive · from ἀποκτείνω · “to kill” · Strong's G0615
  26. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  27. μετὰmeta“after”
    Preposition · from μετά · “with/after” · Strong's G3326
  28. τρεῖςtreis“three”
    Adjective, accusative, plural, feminine · from τρεῖς, τρία · “three” · Strong's G5140
  29. ἡμέραςhēmeras“days”
    Noun, accusative, plural, feminine · from ἡμέρα · “day” · Strong's G2250
  30. ἀναστῆναι·anastēnai“to rise [again];”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, infinitive · from ἀνίστημι · “to arise” · Strong's G0450
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)