Matthew

Matthew 12:4

⁴He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread,^a which was not lawful for them to eat, but only for the priests.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He entered	εἰσῆλθεν	eisēlthen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1525 I go in, come in, enter
the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
house	οἶκον	oikon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3624 a house, household
of God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
ate	ἔφαγον	ephagon	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G5315 I eat
the	τοὺς	tous	Article - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
consecrated bread	ἄρτους	artous	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G740 bread, a loaf, food
which	ὃ	ho	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
was	ἦν	ēn	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
not	οὐκ	ouk	Adverb	G3756 no, not
lawful	ἐξὸν	exon	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Singular	G1832 it is permitted, lawful, possible
for	αὐτῷ	autō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
to eat	φαγεῖν	phagein	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G5315 I eat
but	εἰ	ei	Conjunction	G1487 if
only	μόνοις	monois	Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural	G3441 only, solitary, desolate
for the	τοῖς	tois	Article - Dative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
priests	ἱερεῦσιν	hiereusin	Noun - Dative Masculine Plural	G2409 a priest

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.