Matthew 19:3

Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”
Matthew 19:3
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Original language (Greek)

καὶ προσῆλθον αὐτῷ Φαρισαῖοι πειράζοντες αὐτὸν καὶ λέγοντες εἰ ἔξεστιν ἀνθρώπῳ ἀπολῦσαι τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ κατὰ πᾶσαν αἰτίαν;

  1. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. προσῆλθονprosēlthon“came”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from προσέρχομαι · “to come near/agree” · Strong's G4334
  3. αὐτῷautō“to Him”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  4. ΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioi“Pharisees”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from Φαρισαῖος · “Pharisee” · Strong's G5330
  5. πειράζοντεςpeirazontes“testing”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from πειράζω · “to test/tempt” · Strong's G3985H
  6. αὐτὸνauton“Him”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  7. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  8. λέγοντεςlegontes“saying”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  9. εἰei“If”
    Conditional · “if” · Strong's G1487I
  10. ἔξεστινexestin“is it lawful”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔξεστι, ἐξόν · “it is permitted” · Strong's G1832
  11. ἀνθρώπῳanthrōpō“for a man”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
  12. ἀπολῦσαιapolusai“to divorce”
    Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from ἀπολύω · “to release” · Strong's G0630H
  13. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  14. γυναῖκαgunaika“a wife”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from γυνή · “woman” · Strong's G1135H
  15. αὐτοῦautou“of him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  16. κατὰkata“for”
    Preposition · from κατά · “according to” · Strong's G2596
  17. πᾶσανpasan“every”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, feminine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
  18. αἰτίαν;aitian“cause?”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from αἰτία · “cause/charge” · Strong's G0156
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)