He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for them to eat, but only for the priests.Matthew 12:4
Original language and places
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)
πῶς εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ τοὺς ἄρτους τῆς προθέσεως ἔφαγον, ὃ οὐκ ἐξὸν ἦν αὐτῷ φαγεῖν οὐδὲ τοῖς μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ εἰ μὴ τοῖς ἱερεῦσιν μόνοις;
- πῶςpōs“how”Particle, interrogative · from πως · “how?!” · Strong's G4459
- εἰσῆλθενeisēlthen“he entered”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰσέρχομαι · “to enter” · Strong's G1525
- εἰςeis“into”Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
- τὸνton“the”Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- οἶκονoikon“house”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from οἶκος · “house” · Strong's G3624G
- τοῦtou“<the>”Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- θεοῦtheou“of God”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- τοὺςtous“the”Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἄρτουςartous“loaves”Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from ἄρτος · “bread” · Strong's G0740
- τῆςtēs“of the”Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- προθέσεωςprotheseōs“presentation”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from πρόθεσις · “purpose” · Strong's G4286
- ἔφαγον,ephagon“they ate,”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from φαγεῖν · “to eat” · Strong's G5315
- ὃho“that which”Relative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
- οὐκouk“not”Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
- ἐξὸνexon“lawful”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, neuter · from ἔξεστι, ἐξόν · “it is permitted” · Strong's G1832
- ἦνēn“it was”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- αὐτῷautō“for him”Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- φαγεῖνphagein“to eat”Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · “to eat” · Strong's G5315
- οὐδὲoude“nor”Conjunction, nominative · from οὐδέ · “and not” · Strong's G3761
- τοῖςtois“for those”Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- μετ᾽met᾽“with”Preposition · from μετά · “with/after” · Strong's G3326
- αὐτοῦautou“him”Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- εἰei“only”Conditional · “if” · Strong's G1487H
- μὴmē“except”Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
- τοῖςtois“for the”Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἱερεῦσινhi'ereusin“priests”Noun, dative, plural, masculine · from ἱερεύς · “priest” · Strong's G2409
- μόνοις;monois“alone?”Adjective, dative, plural, masculine · from μόνος · “alone” · Strong's G3441
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)