But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”Matthew 12:24
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
Οἱ δὲ Φαρισαῖοι ἀκούσαντες εἶπον· οὗτος οὐκ ἐκβάλλει τὰ δαιμόνια εἰ μὴ ἐν τῷ Βεελζεβοὺλ ἄρχοντι τῶν δαιμονίων.
- ΟἱHoi“<the>”Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- δὲde“And”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- ΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioi“the Pharisees”Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from Φαρισαῖος · “Pharisee” · Strong's G5330
- ἀκούσαντεςakousantes“having heard”Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἀκούω · “to hear” · Strong's G0191
- εἶπον·eipon“said;”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
- οὗτοςhoutos“This [man]”Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
- οὐκouk“not”Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
- ἐκβάλλειekballei“casts out”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐκβάλλω · “to expel” · Strong's G1544
- τὰta“the”Article, accusative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- δαιμόνιαdaimonia“demons”Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from δαιμόνιον · “demon” · Strong's G1140
- εἰei“only”Conditional · “if” · Strong's G1487H
- μὴmē“except”Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
- ἐνen“by”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- τῷtō“<the>”Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ΒεελζεβοὺλBeelzeboul“Beelzebul”Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from Βεελζεβούλ · “Beelzebub” · Strong's G0954
- ἄρχοντιarchonti“prince”Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from ἄρχων · “ruler” · Strong's G0758
- τῶνtōn“of the”Article, genitive, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- δαιμονίων.daimoniōn“demons.”Noun, genitive, plural, neuter · from δαιμόνιον · “demon” · Strong's G1140
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)