Matthew

Matthew 9:11

¹¹When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When	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
saw this	ἰδόντες	idontes	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3708 I see, look upon, experience
they asked	ἔλεγον	elegon	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
His	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
disciples	μαθηταῖς	mathētais	Noun - Dative Masculine Plural	G3101 a learner, disciple, pupil
Why	Διὰ	Dia	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of
your	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
Teacher	διδάσκαλος	didaskalos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1320 a teacher
eat	ἐσθίει	esthiei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2068 I eat
with	μετὰ	meta	Preposition	G3326 with, after
tax collectors	τελωνῶν	telōnōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G5057 a collector of taxes
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
sinners	ἁμαρτωλῶν	hamartōlōn	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural	G268 sinning, sinful, a sinner

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