Matthew

Matthew 19:3

³Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	Καὶ	Kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
Pharisees	Φαρισαῖοι	Pharisaioi	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G5330 a Pharisee
came	προσῆλθον	prosēlthon	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G4334 I come near, consent to
tested	πειράζοντες	peirazontes	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3985 I try, tempt, test
Him	αὐτὸν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
by asking	λέγοντες	legontes	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3004 I say, speak
Is it lawful	ἔξεστιν	exestin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1832 it is permitted, lawful, possible
for a man	ἀνθρώπῳ	anthrōpō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G444 a man, one of the human race
to divorce	ἀπολῦσαι	apolysai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G630 I release, let go, send away, divorce
his	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
wife	γυναῖκα	gynaika	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1135 a woman, wife, my lady
for	κατὰ	kata	Preposition	G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
any	πᾶσαν	pasan	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
reason	αἰτίαν	aitian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G156 a cause, reason, charge

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.