Or haven’t you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and yet are innocent?Matthew 12:5
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
Ἢ οὐκ ἀνέγνωτε ἐν τῷ νόμῳ ὅτι τοῖς σάββασιν οἱ ἱερεῖς ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ τὸ σάββατον βεβηλοῦσιν καὶ ἀναίτιοί εἰσιν;
- ἪĒ“Or”Conjunction · from ἤ · “or/than” · Strong's G2228
- οὐκouk“surely”Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
- ἀνέγνωτεanegnōte“have you read”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from ἀναγινώσκω · “to read” · Strong's G0314
- ἐνen“in”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- τῷtō“the”Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- νόμῳnomō“law”Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from νόμος · “law” · Strong's G3551
- ὅτιhoti“that”Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
- τοῖςtois“on the”Article, dative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- σάββασινsabbasin“Sabbath”Noun, dative, plural, neuter · from σάββατον · “Sabbath” · Strong's G4521
- οἱhoi“the”Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἱερεῖςhi'ereis“priests”Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἱερεύς · “priest” · Strong's G2409
- ἐνen“in”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- τῷtō“the”Article, dative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἱερῷhi'erō“temple”Noun, dative, singular, neuter · from ἱερόν · “temple” · Strong's G2411
- τὸto“the”Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- σάββατονsabbaton“Sabbath”Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “Sabbath” · Strong's G4521
- βεβηλοῦσινbebēlousin“profane”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from βεβηλόω · “to profane” · Strong's G0953
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἀναίτιοίanaitioi“guiltless”Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἀναίτιος · “innocent” · Strong's G0338
- εἰσιν;eisin“are?”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)