Mark 2:15

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And it came to pass, that he was sitting at meat in his house, and many publicans and sinners sat down with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἐγένετο, ἐν, τῷ κατακεῖσθαι αὐτὸν ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ αὐτοῦ, καὶ πολλοὶ τελῶναι καὶ ἁμαρτωλοὶ συνανέκειντο τῷ Ἰησοῦ καὶ τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ: ἦσαν γὰρ πολλοί, καὶ ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ.

Transliteration

And it egeneto, in the katakeisthai him in the oikia of him, and many telōnai and hamartōloi synanekeinto with the Iēsou and the mathētais of him: for there ēsan many, and they ēkolouthēsan him.

Grammar Details

*egeneto*: aorist middle indicative, 3rd singular - it happened/came about
*katakeisthai*: present middle infinitive - to recline/recline at table
*oikia*: dative, feminine, singular - house
*telōnai*: nominative, masculine, plural - tax collectors
*hamartōloi*: nominative, masculine, plural - sinners
*synanekeinto*: imperfect middle indicative, 3rd plural - were reclining with
*Iēsou*: dative, masculine, singular - with Jesus
*mathētais*: dative, masculine, plural - disciples
*ēsan*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd plural - they were
*ēkolouthēsan*: aorist active indicative, 3rd plural - they followed

Word Meanings

*egeneto*: it happened/came about/came to pass
*katakeisthai*: to recline (at table)/to dine
*telōnai*: tax collectors/publicans
*hamartōloi*: sinners/irreligious people
*synanekeinto*: were reclining with/were dining with
*mathētais*: disciples/students/followers

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Luke 15:1 : 1 Now all the publicans and sinners were drawing near unto him to hear him.
Matt 9:10-11 : 10 And it came to pass, as he sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples. 11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Teacher with the publicans and sinners?
Matt 21:31-32 : 31 Which of the two did the will of his father? They say, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, that the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. 32 For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not; but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye saw it, did not even repent yourselves afterward, that ye might believe him.
Luke 5:29-30 : 29 And Levi made him a great feast in his house: and there was a great multitude of publicans and of others that were sitting at meat with them. 30 And the Pharisees and their scribes murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with the publicans and sinners?
Luke 6:17 : 17 and he came down with them, and stood on a level place, and a great multitude of his disciples, and a great number of the people from all Judaea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;

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