Mark
Mark 2:23
23One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain as they walked along.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| Sabbath | σάββασιν | sabbasin | Noun - Dative Neuter Plural | G4521 the Sabbath, a week |
| was passing | παραπορεύεσθαι | paraporeuesthai | Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive | G3899 I go past |
| through | διὰ | dia | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| the | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| grainfields | σπορίμων | sporimōn | Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural | G4702 sown, sown fields |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| His | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| disciples | μαθηταὶ | mathētai | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3101 a learner, disciple, pupil |
| began | ἤρξαντο | ērxanto | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural | G756 I begin |
| to pick | τίλλοντες | tillontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G5089 I pluck, pluck off |
| the | τοὺς | tous | Article - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| heads of grain | στάχυας | stachyas | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G4719 a head of grain |
| they walked along | ποιεῖν | poiein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G4160 I do, make |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 23:24–25 · Matthew 12:1–8 · Luke 6:1–5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.