Matthew 12:4

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
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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;

  1. πῶςpōs“how”
    Particle, interrogative · from πως · “how?!” · Strong's G4459
  2. εἰσῆλθενeisēlthen“he entered”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰσέρχομαι · “to enter” · Strong's G1525
  3. εἰςeis“into”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  4. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. οἶκονoikon“house”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from οἶκος · “house” · Strong's G3624G
  6. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. θεοῦtheou“of God”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  8. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  9. τοὺςtous“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. ἄρτουςartous“loaves”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from ἄρτος · “bread” · Strong's G0740
  11. τῆςtēs“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. προθέσεωςprotheseōs“presentation”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from πρόθεσις · “purpose” · Strong's G4286
  13. ἔφαγον,ephagon“they ate,”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from φαγεῖν · “to eat” · Strong's G5315
  14. ὃho“that which”
    Relative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  15. οὐκouk“not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  16. ἐξὸνexon“lawful”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, neuter · from ἔξεστι, ἐξόν · “it is permitted” · Strong's G1832
  17. ἦνēn“it was”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  18. αὐτῷautō“for him”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  19. φαγεῖνphagein“to eat”
    Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · “to eat” · Strong's G5315
  20. οὐδὲoude“nor”
    Conjunction, nominative · from οὐδέ · “and not” · Strong's G3761
  21. τοῖςtois“for those”
    Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  22. μετ᾽met᾽“with”
    Preposition · from μετά · “with/after” · Strong's G3326
  23. αὐτοῦautou“him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  24. εἰei“only”
    Conditional · “if” · Strong's G1487H
  25. μὴmē“except”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  26. τοῖςtois“for the”
    Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  27. ἱερεῦσινhi'ereusin“priests”
    Noun, dative, plural, masculine · from ἱερεύς · “priest” · Strong's G2409
  28. 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)