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Luke 12:1

In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

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ἘνenInἐνpreposition — “In”G1722in, on, among.Inοἷςhoismean timeὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, plural, neuter — “mean time”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.the mean timeἐπισυναχθεισῶνepisunachtheisōnwhen there were gathered togetherἐπισυνάγω (episunagō)verb, aorist passive participle, genitive, plural, feminine — “when there were gathered together”, a single actionG1996I collect, gather together, assemble.when there were gathered togetherτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.μυριάδωνmuriadōnan innumerable multitudeμυριάς (murias)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “an innumerable multitude”, the of-formG3461a myriad, group of ten thousand, a ten thousand.an innumerable multitudeτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ὄχλουochlouof peopleὄχλος (ochlos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of people”, the of-formG3793a crowd, mob, the common people.of peopleὥστεhōsteinsomuch thatὥστεconjunction — “insomuch that”G5620so that, therefore, so then, so as to.insomuch thatκαταπατεῖνkatapateinto they trodeκαταπατέω (katapateō)verb, present active infinitive — “to they trode”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2662I trample down, trample under foot (lit. and met.), spurn.they trodeἀλλήλουςallēlousone upon anotherἀλλήλων (allēlōn)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “one upon another”, the object formG240one another, each other.one upon anotherἤρξατοērxatohe beganἄρχω (archō)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “he began”, a single actionG757I reign, rule.he beganλέγεινlegeinto sayλέγω (legō)verb, present active infinitive — “to say”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.to sayπρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.μαθητὰςmathētasdisciplesμαθητής (mathētēs)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “disciples”, the object formG3101a learner, disciple, pupil.disciplesαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.πρῶτονprōtonfirst of allπρῶτος (prōtos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “first of all”, the object formG4413first, before, principal, most important.This verse uses “first”.first of allΠροσέχετεprosecheteBewareπροσέχω (prosechō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “Beware”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4337(a) I attend to, pay attention to, (b) I beware, am cautious, (c) I join, devote myself to.Bewareἑαυτοῖςheautoisyeἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “ye”, the to- or for-formG1438himself, herself, itself.yeἀπὸapoofἀπόpreposition — “of”G575from, away from.ofτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ζύμηςzumēsleavenζύμη (zumē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “leaven”, the of-formG2219leaven, ferment, both lit. and met.This verse uses “leaven”.the leavenἥτιςhētiswhichὅστις (hostis)relative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “which”, the subject formG3748whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever.whichἐστὶνestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.isὑπόκρισιςhupokrisishypocrisyὑπόκρισιςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “hypocrisy”, the subject formG5272(lit: stage-playing), a response, answer, hypocrisy, dissembling.This verse uses “hypocrisy”.hypocrisyτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ΦαρισαίωνpharisaiōnPhariseeΦαρισαῖος (pharisaios)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “Pharisee”, the of-formG5330a Pharisee, one of the Jewish sect so called.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

At which time the myriads of the multitude having been gathered together, so as to tread upon one another, he began to say unto his disciples, first, 'Take heed to yourselves of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy;

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American Standard Version (1901)

In the mean time, when the many thousands of the multitude were gathered together, insomuch that they trod one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

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World English Bible

Meanwhile, when a multitude of many thousands had gathered together, so much so that they trampled on each other, he began to tell his disciples first of all, “ Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees , which is hypocrisy .

Darby Translation

In those [times], the myriads of the crowd being gathered together, so that they trod one on another, he began to say to his disciples first, Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy;

Douay-Rheims

And when great multitudes stood about him, so that they trod one upon another, he began to say to his disciples: Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

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