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Matthew 15:20

These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.

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ταῦτάtautaTheseοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, plural, neuter — “These”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.Theseἐστινestinareεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “are”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.areτὰtathe things whichὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, neuter — “the things which”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.the things whichκοινοῦνταkoinountadefileκοινόω (koinoō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, neuter — “defile”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2840I make unclean, pollute, desecrate, mid: I regard (treat) as unclean.defileτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἄνθρωπονanthrōpona manἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “a man”, the object formG444a man, one of the human race.This verse uses “a man”.a manτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.butἀνίπτοιςaniptoiswith unwashenἄνιπτος (aniptos)adjective, dative, plural, feminine — “with unwashen”, the to- or for-formG449unwashed, ceremonially unclean.with unwashenχερσὶνchersinhandsχείρ (cheir)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “hands”, the to- or for-formG5495a hand.handsφαγεῖνphageinto eatἐσθίω (esthíō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active infinitive — “to eat”, a single actionG2068I eat, partake of food; met: I devour, consume (e.g. as rust does).Strong’s files this form under G5315 (φάγω, eat).οὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notκοινοῖkoinoito profaneκοινόω (koinoō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to profane”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2840I make unclean, pollute, desecrate, mid: I regard (treat) as unclean.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἄνθρωπονanthrōpona manἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “a man”, the object formG444a man, one of the human race.This verse uses “a man”.a man

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

these are the things defiling the man; but to eat with unwashen hands doth not defile the man.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

these are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not the man.

Young’s Literal Translation

these are the things defiling the man; but to eat with unwashen hands doth not defile the man.'

World English Bible

These are the things which defile the man ; but to eat with unwashed hands doesn’ t defile the man .”

Darby Translation

these are the things which defile man; but the eating with unwashen hands does not defile man.

Douay-Rheims

These are the things that defile a man. But to eat with unwashed hands doth not defile a man.

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World English Bible

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