Matthew 15:12

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Then came the disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, when they heard this saying?

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Τότε προσελθόντες οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ, εἶπον αὐτῷ, Οἶδας ὅτι οἱ Φαρισαῖοι ἀκούσαντες τὸν λόγον ἐσκανδαλίσθησαν;

Transliteration

Then proselthontes the mathētai of him, eipon to him, Oidas that the Pharisaioi akousantes the logon eskandalisthēsan?

Grammar Details

• *Tote*: adverb of time - then
• *proselthontes*: aorist participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having come to
• *hoi mathētai autou*: nominative, masculine, plural - his disciples
• *eipon*: aorist, indicative, active, 3rd person plural - they said
• *autō*: dative, masculine, singular - to him
• *Oidas*: perfect, indicative, active, 2nd person singular - you know
• *hoti*: conjunction - that
• *hoi Pharisaioi*: nominative, masculine, plural - the Pharisees
• *akousantes*: aorist participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having heard
• *ton logon*: accusative, masculine, singular - the word/statement
• *eskandalisthēsan*: aorist, indicative, passive, 3rd person plural - they were offended

Word Meanings

• *proselthontes*: having come to/approached
• *mathētai*: disciples/students/learners
• *eipon*: said/spoke/told
• *Oidas*: you know/understand/perceive
• *akousantes*: having heard/listened to
• *logon*: word/statement/message
• *eskandalisthēsan*: were offended/caused to stumble/scandalized

Referenced Verses

• 1 Kgs 22:13-14 : 13 And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets [declare] good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak thou good. 14 And Micaiah said, As Jehovah liveth, what Jehovah saith unto me, that will I speak.
• Matt 17:27 : 27 But, lest we cause them to stumble, go thou to the sea, and cast a hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a shekel: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.
• 1 Cor 10:32-33 : 32 Give no occasions of stumbling, either to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the church of God: 33 even as I also please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the [profit] of the many, that they may be saved.
• 2 Cor 6:3 : 3 giving no occasion of stumbling in anything, that our ministration be not blamed;
• Gal 2:5 : 5 to whom we gave place in the way of subjection, no, not for an hour; that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.
• Jas 3:17 : 17 But the wisdom that is from above is first {G3303} pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without variance, {G2532} without hypocrisy.