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Matthew 15:2
🇬🇷 KOINE GREEK

📖 King James Version

Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.

🔤 Interlinear Analysis — Greek (Abbott-Smith)

# Greek Transliteration Strong's Morphology Translation Definition
1 Διὰ Dia G1223 PREP through/because of διά a primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional): after, always, among, at, to avoid, because of (that), briefly, by, for (cause) … fore, from, in, by occasion of, of, by reason of, for sake, that, thereby, therefore, X though, through(-out), to, wherefore, with (-in). In composition it retains the same general importance.
2 τί ti G5101 I-ASN which? τίς probably emphatic of τὶς; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions): every man, how (much), + no(-ne, thing), what (manner, thing), where (-by, -fore, -of, -unto, - with, -withal), whether, which, who(-m, -se), why.
3 οἱ hoi G3588 T-NPM the/this/who ὁ, including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom): the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
4 μαθηταί mathētai G3101 N-NPM disciple μαθητής from μανθάνω; a learner, i.e. pupil: disciple.
5 σου sou G4771 P-2GS you σύ the personal pronoun of the second person singular; thou: thou. See also σέ, σοί, σοῦ; and for the plural ὑμᾶς, ὑμεῖς, ὑμῖν, ὑμῶν.
6 παραβαίνουσιν parabainousin G3845 V-PAI-3P to transgress παραβαίνω from παρά and the base of βάσις; to go contrary to, i.e. violate a command: (by) transgress(-ion).
7 τὴν tēn G3588 T-ASF the/this/who ὁ, including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom): the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
8 παράδοσιν paradosin G3862 N-ASF tradition παράδοσις from παραδίδωμι; transmission, i.e. (concretely) a precept; specially, the Jewish traditionary law: ordinance, tradition.
9 τῶν tōn G3588 T-GPM the/this/who ὁ, including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom): the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
10 πρεσβυτέρων presbyterōn G4245 A-GPM elder πρεσβύτερος comparative of presbus (elderly); older; as noun, a senior; specially, an Israelite Sanhedrist (also figuratively, member of the celestial council) or Christian "presbyter": elder(-est), old.
11 οὐ ou G3756 PRT-N no οὐ, also (before a vowel) ouk, and (before an aspirate) ouch a primary word; the absolute negative (compare μή) adverb; no or not: + long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. See also οὐ μή, μῆκος.
12 γὰρ gar G1063 CONJ for γάρ a primary particle; properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles): and, as, because (that), but, even, for, indeed, no doubt, seeing, then, therefore, verily, what, why, yet.
13 νίπτονται niptontai G3538 V-PMI-3P to wash νίπτω to cleanse (especially the hands or the feet or the face); ceremonially, to perform ablution: wash. Compare λούω.
14 τὰς tas G3588 T-APF the/this/who ὁ, including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom): the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
15 χεῖρας cheiras G5495 N-APF hand χείρ perhaps from the base of χειμών in the sense of its congener the base of χάσμα (through the idea of hollowness for grasping); the hand (literally or figuratively (power); especially (by Hebraism) a means or instrument): hand.
16 αὐτῶν autōn G846 P-GPM he/she/it/self αὐτός from the particle au (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons: her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy-)self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ.
17 ὅταν hotan G3752 CONJ when(-ever) ὅταν from ὅτε and ἄν; whenever (implying hypothesis or more or less uncertainty); also causatively (conjunctionally) inasmuch as: as long (soon) as, that, + till, when(-soever), while.
18 ἄρτον arton G740 N-ASM bread ἄρτος from αἴρω; bread (as raised) or a loaf: (shew-)bread, loaf.
19 ἐσθίωσιν esthiōsin G2068 V-PAS-3P to eat ἐσθίω strengthened for a primary edo (to eat); used only in certain tenses, the rest being supplied by φάγω; to eat (usually literal): devour, eat, live.