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Matthew 15:2

Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.

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Διὰdiathroughδιάpreposition — “through”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.This verse uses “through”.τίtiWhyτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “Why”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.Whyοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μαθηταίmathētaidisciplesμαθητής (mathētēs)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “disciples”, the subject formG3101a learner, disciple, pupil.disciplesσουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.παραβαίνουσινparabainousintransgressπαραβαίνω (parabainō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “transgress”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3845I transgress, violate, depart, desert.transgressτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.παράδοσινparadosintraditionπαράδοσις (paradosis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “tradition”, the object formG3862an instruction, tradition.This verse uses “tradition”.the traditionτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōnof the eldersπρεσβύτερος (presbuteros)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “of the elders”, the of-formG4245elder, usually used as subst.; an elder, a member of the Sanhedrin, an elder of a Christian assembly.of the eldersοὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.νίπτονταιniptontaito washνίπτω (niptō)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “to wash”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3538I wash; mid. I wash my own (hands, etc.).τὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.χεῖραςcheirashandsχείρ (cheir)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “hands”, the object formG5495a hand.handsαὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ὅτανhotanwhenὅτανconjunction — “when”G3752when, whenever.This verse uses “when”.whenἄρτονartonbreadἄρτος (artos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “bread”, the object formG740bread, a loaf, food.This verse uses “bread”.breadἐσθίωσινesthiōsinto eatἐσθίω (esthiō)verb, present active subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “to eat”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2068I eat, partake of food; met: I devour, consume (e.g. as rust does).

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'Wherefore do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they do not wash their hands when they may eat bread.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Wherefore do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they do not wash their hands when they may eat bread.'

World English Bible

“Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they don’t wash their hands when they eat bread.”

Darby Translation

Why do thy disciples transgress what has been delivered by the ancients? for they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.

Douay-Rheims

Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the ancients? For they wash not their hands when they eat bread.

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