Mark

Mark 7:5

⁵So the Pharisees and scribes questioned Jesus: “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders? Instead, they eat with defiled hands.”

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	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	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
scribes	γραμματεῖς	grammateis	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G1122 a scribe, town-clerk, man of learning
questioned	ἐπερωτῶσιν	eperōtōsin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1905 I interrogate, question, demand of
Why	Διὰ	Dia	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of
Your	σου	sou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
disciples	μαθηταί	mathētai	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3101 a learner, disciple, pupil
not	οὐ	ou	Adverb	G3756 no, not
walk	περιπατοῦσιν	peripatousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G4043 I walk, conduct my life
according to	κατὰ	kata	Preposition	G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
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
Instead	ἀλλὰ	alla	Conjunction	G235 but, except
they eat	ἐσθίουσιν	esthiousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2068 I eat
with defiled	κοιναῖς	koinais	Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural	G2839 common, shared, unclean
hands	χερσὶν	chersin	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G5495 a hand

Cross-references

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Acts 21:21 · 2 Thessalonians 3:6 · Galatians 1:14 · Acts 21:24 · Mark 2:16–18 · Matthew 15:2

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