Matthew
Matthew 12:2
2When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharisees | Φαρισαῖοι | Pharisaioi | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G5330 a Pharisee |
| saw | ἰδόντες | idontes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3708 I see, look upon, experience |
| they said | εἶπαν | eipan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| to Him | αὐτῷ | autō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| Look | Ἰδοὺ | Idou | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G2400 See! Lo! Behold! Look! |
| Your | σου | sou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| disciples | μαθηταί | mathētai | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3101 a learner, disciple, pupil |
| are doing | ποιοῦσιν | poiousin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G4160 I do, make |
| what | ὃ | ho | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| is unlawful | ἔξεστιν | exestin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1832 it is permitted, lawful, possible |
| on | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| Sabbath | σαββάτῳ | sabbatō | Noun - Dative Neuter Singular | G4521 the Sabbath, a week |
Cross-references
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Matthew 12:10 · John 7:21–24 · Mark 3:2–5 · Luke 14:3 · Exodus 31:15–17 · Luke 13:10–17 · Exodus 20:9–11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.