When the disciples saw this, they were indignant and asked, “Why this waste?Matthew 26:8
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
ἰδόντες δὲ οἱ μαθηταὶ ἠγανάκτησαν λέγοντες· εἰς τί ἡ ἀπώλεια αὕτη;
- ἰδόντεςidontes“Having seen”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G1492H
- δὲde“then”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- οἱhoi“the”Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- μαθηταὶmathētai“disciples”Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from μαθητής · “disciple” · Strong's G3101
- ἠγανάκτησανēganaktēsan“became indignant”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἀγανακτέω · “be indignant” · Strong's G0023
- λέγοντες·legontes“saying;”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
- εἰςeis“For what”Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
- τίti“purpose”Interrogative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from τίς · “which?” · Strong's G5101
- ἡhē“[is] the”Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἀπώλειαapōleia“waste”Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “destruction” · Strong's G0684
- αὕτη;hautē“this?”Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)