Mark

Mark 7:3

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

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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

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