2{
"verseID": "Matthew.15.2",
"source": "Διὰ τί οἱ μαθηταί σου παραβαίνουσιν τὴν παράδοσιν τῶν πρεσβυτέρων; οὐ γὰρ νίπτονται τὰς χεῖρας αὐτῶν ὅταν ἄρτον ἐσθίωσιν.",
"text": "Through what the *mathētai* of you *parabainousin* the *paradosin* of the *presbuterōn*? Not for *niptontai* the hands of them when *arton* they *esthiōsin*.",
"grammar": {
"*Διὰ τί*": "preposition + accusative - why/for what reason",
"*mathētai*": "nominative, masculine, plural - disciples",
"*sou*": "genitive, singular - of you/your",
"*parabainousin*": "present, indicative, active, 3rd person plural - they transgress/violate",
"*paradosin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - tradition",
"*presbuterōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - elders",
"*ou*": "negative particle - not",
"*gar*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*niptontai*": "present, indicative, middle, 3rd person plural - they wash (themselves)",
"*cheiras*": "accusative, feminine, plural - hands",
"*autōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of them/their",
"*hotan*": "temporal conjunction - when/whenever",
"*arton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - bread",
"*esthiōsin*": "present, subjunctive, active, 3rd person plural - they might eat"
},
"variants": {
"*parabainousin*": "transgress/violate/step across",
"*paradosin*": "tradition/teaching handed down",
"*presbuterōn*": "elders/ancestors",
"*niptontai*": "wash/cleanse",
"*arton*": "bread/food"
}
}
3{
"verseID": "Matthew.15.3",
"source": "Ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Διὰ τί καὶ ὑμεῖς παραβαίνετε τὴν ἐντολὴν τοῦ Θεοῦ διὰ τὴν παράδοσιν ὑμῶν;",
"text": "He *de* *apokritheis* *eipen* to them, Through what also you *parabainete* the *entolēn* of the *Theou* through the *paradosin* of you?",
"grammar": {
"*ho*": "definite article, nominative, masculine, singular - the/he",
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and",
"*apokritheis*": "aorist, participle, passive, nominative, masculine, singular - having answered",
"*eipen*": "aorist, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - he said",
"*autois*": "dative, masculine, plural - to them",
"*Dia ti*": "preposition + accusative - why/for what reason",
"*kai*": "conjunction - also/even",
"*humeis*": "nominative, plural - you",
"*parabainete*": "present, indicative, active, 2nd person plural - you transgress/violate",
"*entolēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - commandment",
"*tou Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God",
"*dia*": "preposition + accusative - because of/through",
"*paradosin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - tradition",
"*humōn*": "genitive, plural - of you/your"
},
"variants": {
"*apokritheis*": "having answered/responded",
"*parabainete*": "transgress/violate/step across",
"*entolēn*": "commandment/instruction",
"*paradosin*": "tradition/teaching handed down"
}
}
4{
"verseID": "Matthew.15.4",
"source": "Ὁ γὰρ Θεὸς ἐνετείλατο, λέγων, Τίμα τὸν πατέρα σοῦ καὶ τὴν μητέρα: καί, Ὁ κακολογῶν πατέρα ἢ μητέρα, θανάτῳ τελευτάτω.",
"text": "The for *Theos* *eneteilato*, *legōn*, *Tima* the father of you and the mother: and, The [one] *kakologōn* father or mother, by *thanatō* let him *teleutatō*.",
"grammar": {
"*ho gar*": "for the/because the",
"*Theos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - God",
"*eneteilato*": "aorist, indicative, middle, 3rd person singular - he commanded",
"*legōn*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, singular - saying",
"*Tima*": "present imperative, active, 2nd person singular - honor",
"*patera*": "accusative, masculine, singular - father",
"*sou*": "genitive, singular - of you/your",
"*kai*": "conjunction - and",
"*mētera*": "accusative, feminine, singular - mother",
"*ho kakologōn*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, singular - the one speaking evil of",
"*ē*": "disjunctive conjunction - or",
"*thanatō*": "dative, masculine, singular - by death",
"*teleutatō*": "present imperative, active, 3rd person singular - let him end/die"
},
"variants": {
"*eneteilato*": "commanded/ordered/charged",
"*Tima*": "honor/value/respect",
"*kakologōn*": "speaking evil of/cursing/reviling",
"*thanatō*": "death/termination of life",
"*teleutatō*": "let him end/die/expire"
}
}
5{
"verseID": "Matthew.15.5",
"source": "Ὑμεῖς δὲ λέγετε, Ὃς ἂν εἴπῃ τῷ πατρὶ ἢ τῇ μητρί, Δῶρον, ὃ ἐὰν ἐξ ἐμοῦ ὠφεληθῇς·",
"text": "You *de* *legete*, Whoever *an eipē* to the father or to the mother, *Dōron*, what *ean* from me you might be *ōphelēthēs*;",
"grammar": {
"*Humeis*": "nominative, plural - you",
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and",
"*legete*": "present, indicative, active, 2nd person plural - you say",
"*Hos an*": "indefinite relative pronoun - whoever",
"*eipē*": "aorist, subjunctive, active, 3rd person singular - he might say",
"*tō patri*": "dative, masculine, singular - to the father",
"*ē*": "disjunctive conjunction - or",
"*tē mētri*": "dative, feminine, singular - to the mother",
"*Dōron*": "nominative, neuter, singular - gift/offering",
"*ho ean*": "relative + conditional - whatever",
"*ex emou*": "from me",
"*ōphelēthēs*": "aorist, subjunctive, passive, 2nd person singular - you might be benefited"
},
"variants": {
"*legete*": "say/speak/tell",
"*eipē*": "might say/speak/tell",
"*Dōron*": "gift/offering/sacrifice",
"*ōphelēthēs*": "might be benefited/profited/helped"
}
}
6{
"verseID": "Matthew.15.6",
"source": "Καὶ οὐ μὴ τιμήσῃ τὸν πατέρα αὐτοῦ ἢ τὴν μητέρα αὐτοῦ. Καὶ ἠκυρώσατε τὴν ἐντολὴν τοῦ Θεοῦ διὰ τὴν παράδοσιν ὑμῶν.",
"text": "And not not *timēsē* the father of him or the mother of him. And you *ēkurōsate* the *entolēn* of the *Theou* through the *paradosin* of you.",
"grammar": {
"*Kai*": "conjunction - and",
"*ou mē*": "double negative - by no means/certainly not",
"*timēsē*": "aorist, subjunctive, active, 3rd person singular - he might honor",
"*ton patera autou*": "accusative, masculine, singular - his father",
"*ē*": "disjunctive conjunction - or",
"*tēn mētera autou*": "accusative, feminine, singular - his mother",
"*ēkurōsate*": "aorist, indicative, active, 2nd person plural - you invalidated/nullified",
"*tēn entolēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - the commandment",
"*tou Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God",
"*dia*": "preposition + accusative - because of/through",
"*tēn paradosin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - the tradition",
"*humōn*": "genitive, plural - of you/your"
},
"variants": {
"*timēsē*": "might honor/respect/value",
"*ēkurōsate*": "invalidated/nullified/made void",
"*entolēn*": "commandment/instruction",
"*paradosin*": "tradition/teaching handed down"
}
}
7{
"verseID": "Matthew.15.7",
"source": "Ὑποκριταί, καλῶς προεφήτευσεν περὶ ὑμῶν Ἠσαΐας, λέγων,",
"text": "*Hupokritai*, *kalōs* *proephēteusen* concerning you *Ēsaias*, *legōn*,",
"grammar": {
"*Hupokritai*": "nominative, masculine, plural - hypocrites",
"*kalōs*": "adverb - well/rightly",
"*proephēteusen*": "aorist, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - he prophesied",
"*peri*": "preposition + genitive - concerning/about",
"*humōn*": "genitive, plural - of you/your",
"*Ēsaias*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Isaiah",
"*legōn*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, singular - saying"
},
"variants": {
"*Hupokritai*": "hypocrites/actors/pretenders",
"*kalōs*": "well/rightly/properly",
"*proephēteusen*": "prophesied/spoke forth",
"*legōn*": "saying/speaking/declaring"
}
}
8{
"verseID": "Matthew.15.8",
"source": "Ἐγγίζει μοι ὁ λαὸς οὗτος τῷ στόματι αὐτῶν, καὶ τοῖς χείλεσίν με τιμᾷ· ἡ δὲ καρδία αὐτῶν πόρρω ἀπέχει ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ.",
"text": "*Engizei* to me the *laos* this with the *stomati* of them, and with the *cheilesin* me *tima*; the *de* *kardia* of them *porrō* *apechei* from me.",
"grammar": {
"*Engizei*": "present, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - draws near",
"*moi*": "dative, singular - to me",
"*ho laos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - the people",
"*houtos*": "demonstrative pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - this",
"*tō stomati*": "dative, neuter, singular - with the mouth",
"*autōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of them/their",
"*kai*": "conjunction - and",
"*tois cheilesin*": "dative, neuter, plural - with the lips",
"*me*": "accusative, singular - me",
"*tima*": "present, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - honors",
"*hē de kardia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - but the heart",
"*porrō*": "adverb - far",
"*apechei*": "present, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - is distant",
"*ap' emou*": "from me"
},
"variants": {
"*Engizei*": "draws near/approaches",
"*laos*": "people/nation/crowd",
"*stomati*": "mouth/speech",
"*cheilesin*": "lips/speech",
"*tima*": "honors/respects/values",
"*kardia*": "heart/mind/inner self",
"*porrō*": "far/distant/remote",
"*apechei*": "is distant/keeps away/abstains"
}
}
9{
"verseID": "Matthew.15.9",
"source": "Μάτην δὲ σέβονταί με, διδάσκοντες διδασκαλίας ἐντάλματα ἀνθρώπων.",
"text": "*Matēn* *de* *sebontai* me, *didaskontes* *didaskalias* *entalmata* of *anthrōpōn*.",
"grammar": {
"*Matēn*": "adverb - in vain/uselessly",
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and",
"*sebontai*": "present, indicative, middle, 3rd person plural - they worship/revere",
"*me*": "accusative, singular - me",
"*didaskontes*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, plural - teaching",
"*didaskalias*": "accusative, feminine, plural - teachings/doctrines",
"*entalmata*": "accusative, neuter, plural - commandments/precepts",
"*anthrōpōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of men/humans"
},
"variants": {
"*Matēn*": "in vain/uselessly/to no purpose",
"*sebontai*": "worship/revere/venerate",
"*didaskontes*": "teaching/instructing",
"*didaskalias*": "teachings/doctrines/instructions",
"*entalmata*": "commandments/precepts/rules",
"*anthrōpōn*": "men/humans/people"
}
}
10{
"verseID": "Matthew.15.10",
"source": "¶Καὶ προσκαλεσάμενος τὸν ὄχλον, εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Ἀκούετε, καὶ συνίετε:",
"text": "And *proskalesamenos* the *ochlon*, he *eipen* to them, *Akouete*, and *suniete*:",
"grammar": {
"*Kai*": "conjunction - and",
"*proskalesamenos*": "aorist, participle, middle, nominative, masculine, singular - having called to himself",
"*ton ochlon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - the crowd",
"*eipen*": "aorist, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - he said",
"*autois*": "dative, masculine, plural - to them",
"*Akouete*": "present imperative, active, 2nd person plural - hear/listen",
"*kai*": "conjunction - and",
"*suniete*": "present imperative, active, 2nd person plural - understand"
},
"variants": {
"*proskalesamenos*": "having called to himself/summoned",
"*ochlon*": "crowd/multitude/throng",
"*eipen*": "said/spoke/told",
"*Akouete*": "hear/listen/pay attention",
"*suniete*": "understand/comprehend/perceive"
}
}
11{
"verseID": "Matthew.15.11",
"source": "Οὐ τὸ εἰσερχόμενον εἰς τὸ στόμα κοινοῖ τὸν ἄνθρωπον· ἀλλὰ τὸ ἐκπορευόμενον ἐκ τοῦ στόματος, τοῦτο κοινοῖ τὸν ἄνθρωπον.",
"text": "Not the [thing] *eiserchomenon* into the *stoma* *koinoi* the *anthrōpon*; but the [thing] *ekporeuomenon* out of the *stomatos*, this *koinoi* the *anthrōpon*.",
"grammar": {
"*Ou*": "negative particle - not",
"*to eiserchomenon*": "present participle, nominative, neuter, singular - the thing entering",
"*eis*": "preposition + accusative - into",
"*to stoma*": "accusative, neuter, singular - the mouth",
"*koinoi*": "present, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - defiles",
"*ton anthrōpon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - the man/person",
"*alla*": "strong adversative conjunction - but",
"*to ekporeuomenon*": "present participle, nominative, neuter, singular - the thing proceeding",
"*ek*": "preposition + genitive - out of",
"*tou stomatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - the mouth",
"*touto*": "demonstrative pronoun, nominative, neuter, singular - this",
"*koinoi*": "present, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - defiles"
},
"variants": {
"*eiserchomenon*": "entering/going into",
"*stoma*": "mouth/speech",
"*koinoi*": "defiles/makes common/makes unclean",
"*anthrōpon*": "man/person/human",
"*ekporeuomenon*": "proceeding/coming out/going forth"
}
}