Mark

Mark 7:1–3

¹Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus, ²and they saw some of His disciples eating with hands that were defiled— that is, unwashed.

³Now in holding to the tradition of the elders, the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat until they wash their hands ceremonially.^a

Footnotes

a 7:3 Literally until they have washed their hands to the fist

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Mark 7:1

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	Καὶ	Kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
the	οἱ	hoi	Article - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
Pharisees	Φαρισαῖοι	Pharisaioi	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G5330 a Pharisee
and	καί	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
some	τινες	tines	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G5100 any one, some one
of the	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3588 the
scribes	γραμματέων	grammateōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G1122 a scribe, town-clerk, man of learning
who had come	ἐλθόντες	elthontes	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2064 I come, go
from	ἀπὸ	apo	Preposition	G575 from, away from
Jerusalem	Ἱεροσολύμων	Hierosolymōn	Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural	G2414 Jerusalem
gathered around	συνάγονται	synagontai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural	G4863 I gather together

Mark 7:2

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
they saw	ἰδόντες	idontes	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3708 I see, look upon, experience
some	τινὰς	tinas	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G5100 any one, some one
of	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3588 the
His	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
disciples	μαθητῶν	mathētōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3101 a learner, disciple, pupil
eating	ἐσθίουσιν	esthiousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2068 I eat
hands	χερσίν	chersin	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G5495 a hand
defiled	κοιναῖς	koinais	Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural	G2839 common, shared, unclean
that	τοῦτ’	tout’	Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
is	ἔστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
unwashed	ἀνίπτοις	aniptois	Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural	G449 unwashed

Mark 7:3

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
in holding	κρατοῦντες	kratountes	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2902 I lay hold of, obtain
to the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
tradition	παράδοσιν	paradosin	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3862 an instruction, tradition
of the	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3588 the
elders	πρεσβυτέρων	presbyterōn	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural	G4245 elder
the	Οἱ	Hoi	Article - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
Pharisees	Φαρισαῖοι	Pharisaioi	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G5330 a Pharisee
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
all	πάντες	pantes	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
the	οἱ	hoi	Article - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
Jews	Ἰουδαῖοι	Ioudaioi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2453 Jewish
not	οὐκ	ouk	Adverb	G3756 no, not
eat	ἐσθίουσιν	esthiousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2068 I eat
until	ἐὰν	ean	Conjunction	G1437 if
they wash	νίψωνται	nipsōntai	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Plural	G3538 I wash
hands	χεῖρας	cheiras	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G5495 a hand
ceremonially	πυγμῇ	pygmē	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G4435 the fist

Cross-references

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Mark 7:1 Matthew 15:1–20 · Mark 3:22 · Luke 11:53–54

Mark 7:2 Acts 10:28 · Romans 14:14 · Matthew 7:3–5

Mark 7:3 Galatians 1:14 · Mark 7:13 · Colossians 2:21–23 · Colossians 2:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.