Matthew 12:24

But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”
Matthew 12:24
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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.

  1. ΟἱHoi“<the>”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  2. δὲde“And”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. ΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioi“the Pharisees”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from Φαρισαῖος · “Pharisee” · Strong's G5330
  4. ἀκούσαντεςakousantes“having heard”
    Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἀκούω · “to hear” · Strong's G0191
  5. εἶπον·eipon“said;”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  6. οὗτοςhoutos“This [man]”
    Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  7. οὐκouk“not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  8. ἐκβάλλειekballei“casts out”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐκβάλλω · “to expel” · Strong's G1544
  9. τὰta“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. δαιμόνιαdaimonia“demons”
    Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from δαιμόνιον · “demon” · Strong's G1140
  11. εἰei“only”
    Conditional · “if” · Strong's G1487H
  12. μὴmē“except”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  13. ἐνen“by”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  14. τῷtō“<the>”
    Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  15. ΒεελζεβοὺλBeelzeboul“Beelzebul”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from Βεελζεβούλ · “Beelzebub” · Strong's G0954
  16. ἄρχοντιarchonti“prince”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from ἄρχων · “ruler” · Strong's G0758
  17. τῶνtōn“of the”
    Article, genitive, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  18. 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)