Matthew 26:8

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἰδόντες δὲ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ, ἠγανάκτησαν, λέγοντες, Εἰς τί ἡ ἀπώλεια αὕτη;

Transliteration

Idontes de the mathētai of him, they ēganaktēsan, legontes, For what the apōleia this?

Grammar Details

*Idontes*: aorist, active, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - seeing/having seen
*de*: conjunction - but/and
*mathētai*: nominative, masculine, plural - disciples
*ēganaktēsan*: aorist, 3rd plural, active - they were indignant/angry
*legontes*: present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - saying
*apōleia*: nominative, feminine, singular - waste/loss/destruction

Word Meanings

*Idontes*: seeing/having seen/when they saw
*ēganaktēsan*: were indignant/angry/displeased
*apōleia*: waste/loss/destruction

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Exod 5:17 : 17 But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the LORD.
1 Sam 17:28-29 : 28 And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle. 29 And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?
Mark 14:4 : 4 And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?
John 12:4-6 : 4 Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which should betray him, 5 Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor? 6 {G1161} This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.
Eccl 4:4 : 4 Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
Amos 8:5 : 5 Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?
Hag 1:2-4 : 2 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that the LORD'S house should be built. 3 Then came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying, 4 Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste?
Mal 1:7-9 : 7 Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the LORD is contemptible. 8 And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith the LORD of hosts. 9 And now, I pray you, beseech God that he will be gracious unto us: this hath been by your means: will he regard your persons? saith the LORD of hosts. 10 Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the LORD of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.
Mal 1:13 : 13 Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the LORD.

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