Luke
Luke 12:1
1In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In | Ἐν | En | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| the meantime | οἷς | hois | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Plural | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| a crowd | ὄχλου | ochlou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3793 a crowd |
| of | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Feminine Plural | G3588 the |
| many thousands | μυριάδων | myriadōn | Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural | G3461 a myriad, ten thousand |
| had gathered | ἐπισυναχθεισῶν | episynachtheisōn | Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Genitive Feminine Plural | G1996 I collect, gather together |
| so that | ὥστε | hōste | Conjunction | G5620 so that, therefore |
| they were trampling | καταπατεῖν | katapatein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G2662 I trample under foot |
| one another | ἀλλήλους | allēlous | Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G240 one another |
| began | ἤρξατο | ērxato | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G756 I begin |
| to speak | λέγειν | legein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G3004 I say, speak |
| first | πρῶτον | prōton | Adverb - Superlative | G4412 first, before |
| to | πρὸς | pros | Preposition | G4314 to, towards, with |
| His | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| disciples | μαθητὰς | mathētas | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3101 a learner, disciple, pupil |
| Beware | Προσέχετε | Prosechete | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G4337 I pay attention to, devote myself to |
| of | ἀπὸ | apo | Preposition | G575 from, away from |
| the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| leaven | ζύμης | zymēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G2219 leaven, ferment |
| of the | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| Pharisees | Φαρισαίων | Pharisaiōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G5330 a Pharisee |
| which | ἥτις | hētis | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3748 whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever |
| is | ἐστὶν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| hypocrisy | ὑπόκρισις | hypokrisis | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G5272 hypocrisy, dissembling |
Cross-references
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1 Peter 2:1 · 1 Corinthians 5:7–8 · James 3:17 · Matthew 16:6–12 · Mark 8:15–21 · 1 Corinthians 15:3 · Luke 12:56
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.