Parallel Strong's Berean Study Bible“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat. Young's Literal Translation ‘Wherefore do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they do not wash their hands when they may eat bread.’ King James Bible Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. Greek “Why {do}Διὰ (Dia) Preposition Strong's 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. Your σου (sou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. disciples μαθηταί (mathētai) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 3101: A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil. break παραβαίνουσιν (parabainousin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 3845: To transgress, violate, depart, desert. From para and the base of basis; to go contrary to, i.e. Violate a command. the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. tradition παράδοσιν (paradosin) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 3862: An instruction, tradition. From paradidomi; transmission, i.e. a precept; specially, the Jewish traditionary law. of the τῶν (tōn) Article - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. elders? πρεσβυτέρων (presbyterōn) Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's 4245: Comparative of presbus; older; as noun, a senior; specially, an Israelite Sanhedrist or Christian 'presbyter'. They do not wash νίπτονται (niptontai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 3538: To wash; mid. I wash my own (hands, etc.). To cleanse; ceremonially, to perform ablution. their αὐτῶν (autōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. hands χεῖρας (cheiras) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural Strong's 5495: A hand. when ὅταν (hotan) Conjunction Strong's 3752: When, whenever. From hote and an; whenever; also causatively inasmuch as. they eat.” ἐσθίωσιν (esthiōsin) Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 2068: Strengthened for a primary edo; used only in certain tenses, the rest being supplied by phago; to eat. |
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