Luke
Luke 6:2
2But some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| some | τινὲς | tines | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G5100 any one, some one |
| of the | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| Pharisees | Φαρισαίων | Pharisaiōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G5330 a Pharisee |
| asked | εἶπαν | eipan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| Why | Τί | Ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| are you doing | ποιεῖτε | poieite | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G4160 I do, make |
| what | ὃ | ho | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| is unlawful | ἔξεστιν | exestin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1832 it is permitted, lawful, possible |
| the | τοῖς | tois | Article - Dative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| Sabbath | σάββασιν | sabbasin | Noun - Dative Neuter Plural | G4521 the Sabbath, a week |
Cross-references
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Matthew 12:2 · John 5:16 · Exodus 35:2 · John 9:14–16 · John 5:9–11 · Mark 2:24 · Luke 5:33 · Numbers 15:32–35 · Luke 6:7–9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.