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Luke 11:38

And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.

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ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeAndδέconjunction — “And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.AndΦαρισαῖοςpharisaioswhen the PhariseeΦαρισαῖοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “when the Pharisee”, the subject formG5330a Pharisee, one of the Jewish sect so called.when the Phariseeἰδὼνidōnseeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).sawἐθαύμασενethaumasenit, he marvelledθαυμάζω (thaumazō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “it, he marvelled”, a single actionG2296(a) intrans: I wonder, marvel, (b) trans: I wonder at, admire.it, he marvelledὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatοὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notπρῶτονprōtonfirstπρῶτος (prōtos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “first”, the object formG4413first, before, principal, most important.This verse uses “first”.firstἐβαπτίσθηebaptisthēwashedβαπτίζω (baptizō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “washed”, a single actionG907lit: I dip, submerge, but specifically of ceremonial dipping; I baptize.washedπρὸprobeforeπρόpreposition — “before”G4253(a) of place: before, in front of, (b) of time: before, earlier than.beforeτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀρίστουaristoudinnerἄριστον (ariston)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “dinner”, the of-formG712breakfast or a mid-day meal.dinner

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and the Pharisee having seen, did wonder that he did not first baptize himself before the dinner.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first bathed himself before dinner.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the Pharisee having seen, did wonder that he did not first baptize himself before the dinner.

World English Bible

When the Pharisee saw it, he marveled that he had not first washed himself before dinner.

Darby Translation

But the Pharisee seeing [it] wondered that he had not first washed before dinner.

Douay-Rheims

And the Pharisee began to say, thinking within himself, why he was not washed before dinner.

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