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
Original language and places
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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;
- καὶkai“And”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- προσῆλθονprosēlthon“came”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from προσέρχομαι · “to come near/agree” · Strong's G4334
- αὐτῷautō“to Him”Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioi“Pharisees”Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from Φαρισαῖος · “Pharisee” · Strong's G5330
- πειράζοντεςpeirazontes“testing”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from πειράζω · “to test/tempt” · Strong's G3985H
- αὐτὸνauton“Him”Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- λέγοντεςlegontes“saying”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
- εἰei“If”Conditional · “if” · Strong's G1487I
- ἔξεστινexestin“is it lawful”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔξεστι, ἐξόν · “it is permitted” · Strong's G1832
- ἀνθρώπῳanthrōpō“for a man”Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
- ἀπολῦσαιapolusai“to divorce”Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from ἀπολύω · “to release” · Strong's G0630H
- τὴνtēn“the”Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- γυναῖκαgunaika“a wife”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from γυνή · “woman” · Strong's G1135H
- αὐτοῦautou“of him”Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- κατὰkata“for”Preposition · from κατά · “according to” · Strong's G2596
- πᾶσανpasan“every”Adjective, accusative, singular, feminine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
- 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)