Mark
Mark 9:34
34But they were silent, for on the way they had been arguing about which of them was the greatest.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| they were silent | ἐσιώπων | esiōpōn | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G4623 I keep silence |
| for | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| on | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| the | τῇ | tē | Article - Dative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| way | ὁδῷ | hodō | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G3598 a way, road, journey |
| they had been arguing about | διελέχθησαν | dielechthēsan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G1256 I converse, address, preach, lecture |
| which | τίς | tis | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| greatest | μείζων | meizōn | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - Comparative | G3173 large, great |
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Mark 9:50 · Luke 9:46–48 · Romans 12:10 · Philippians 2:3–7 · 3 John 1:9 · 1 Peter 5:3 · Luke 22:24–30
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.