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Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.">5101</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_5101.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 5101">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">τί<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/ti_5101.htm" title="ti: why.">ti</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">why</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular">IPro-ANS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">3588</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3588">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">οἱ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/oi_3588.htm" title="hoi: the.">hoi</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Article - Nominative Masculine Plural">Art-NMP</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3101.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3101: A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil.">3101</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3101.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3101">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">μαθηταί<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/mathe_tai_3101.htm" title="mathētai: disciples.">mathētai</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">disciples</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural">N-NMP</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">4771</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 4771">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">σου<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/sou_4771.htm" title="sou: of you.">sou</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of You</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular">PPro-G2S</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3845.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3845: To transgress, violate, depart, desert. From para and the base of basis; to go contrary to, i.e. Violate a command.">3845</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3845.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3845">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">παραβαίνουσιν<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/parabainousin_3845.htm" title="parabainousin: boldly overstep.">parabainousin</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">break</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural">V-PIA-3P</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">3588</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3588">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">τὴν<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/te_n_3588.htm" title="tēn: the.">tēn</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Article - Accusative Feminine Singular">Art-AFS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3862.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3862: An instruction, tradition. From paradidomi; transmission, i.e. a precept; specially, the Jewish traditionary law.">3862</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3862.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3862">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">παράδοσιν<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/paradosin_3862.htm" title="paradosin: tradition.">paradosin</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">tradition</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">3588</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3588">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">τῶν<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/to_n_3588.htm" title="tōn: of the.">tōn</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of the</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Article - Genitive Masculine Plural">Art-GMP</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/4245.htm" title="Strong's Greek 4245: Comparative of presbus; older; as noun, a senior; specially, an Israelite Sanhedrist or Christian "presbyter".">4245</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_4245.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 4245">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">πρεσβυτέρων;<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/presbutero_n_4245.htm" title="presbyterōn: elders.">presbyterōn</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">elders?</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural">Adj-GMP</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.">3756</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3756.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3756">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">οὐ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/ou_3756.htm" title="ou: not.">ou</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Not</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Adverb">Adv</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="Strong's Greek 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">1063</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 1063">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">γὰρ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/gar_1063.htm" title="gar: For.">gar</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">for</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3538.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3538: To wash; mid. I wash my own (hands, etc.). To cleanse; ceremonially, to perform ablution.">3538</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3538.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3538">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">νίπτονται<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/niptontai_3538.htm" title="niptontai: they wash.">niptontai</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">they wash</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural">V-PIM-3P</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">3588</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3588">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">τὰς<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/tas_3588.htm" title="tas: the.">tas</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Article - Accusative Feminine Plural">Art-AFP</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/5495.htm" title="Strong's Greek 5495: A hand. ">5495</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_5495.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 5495">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">χεῖρας<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/cheiras_5495.htm" title="cheiras: hands.">cheiras</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">hands</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural">N-AFP</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/846.htm" title="Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">846</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 846">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">‹αὐτῶν›<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/auto_n_846.htm" title="autōn: of them.">autōn</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of them</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural">PPro-GM3P</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3752.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3752: When, whenever. From hote and an; whenever; also causatively inasmuch as.">3752</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3752.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3752">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ὅταν<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/otan_3752.htm" title="hotan: when.">hotan</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">when</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/740.htm" title="Strong's Greek 740: Bread, a loaf, food. From airo; bread or a loaf.">740</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_740.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 740">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ἄρτον<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/arton_740.htm" title="arton: bread.">arton</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">bread</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/2068.htm" title="Strong's Greek 2068: Strengthened for a primary edo; used only in certain tenses, the rest being supplied by phago; to eat.">2068</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_2068.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 2068">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ἐσθίωσιν.<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/esthio_sin_2068.htm" title="esthiōsin: they eat.">esthiōsin</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">they shall eat.</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Verb - 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Accusative Singular Neuter">τί</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3588.htm" title="oi: -- 3588: the -- Article - Nominative Plural Masculine">οἱ</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3101.htm" title="mathētai: disciples -- 3101: a disciple -- Noun - Nominative Plural Masculine">μαθηταί</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/4675.htm" title="sou: of you -- 4675: you -- Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Singular">σου</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3845.htm" title="parabainousin: transgress -- 3845: to go by the side of, to go past -- Verb - Present Active Indicative - Third Person Plural">παραβαίνουσιν</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3588.htm" title="tēn: the -- 3588: the -- Article - Accusative Singular Feminine">τὴν</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3862.htm" title="paradosin: tradition -- 3862: a handing down or over, a tradition -- Noun - Accusative Singular Feminine">παράδοσιν</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3588.htm" title="tōn: of -- 3588: the -- Article - Genitive Plural Masculine">τῶν</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/4245.htm" title="presbuterōn: elders -- 4245: elder -- Adjective - Genitive Plural Masculine">πρεσβυτέρων;</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3756.htm" title="ou: not -- 3756: not, no -- Particle - Negative">οὐ</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1063.htm" title="gar: for -- 1063: for, indeed (a conjunc. used to express cause, explanation, inference or continuation) -- Conjunction">γὰρ</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3538.htm" title="niptontai: they wash -- 3538: to wash -- Verb - Present Middle Indicative - Third Person Plural">νίπτονται</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3588.htm" title="tas: the -- 3588: the -- Article - Accusative Plural Feminine">τὰς</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/5495.htm" title="cheiras: hands -- 5495: the hand -- Noun - Accusative Plural Feminine">χεῖρας</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3752.htm" title="otan: when -- 3752: whenever -- Conjunction">ὅταν</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/740.htm" title="arton: bread -- 740: bread, a loaf -- Noun - Accusative Singular Masculine">ἄρτον</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2068.htm" title="esthiōsin: they eat -- 2068: to eat -- Verb - Present Active Subjunctive - Third Person Plural">ἐσθίωσιν.</a></span> </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/matthew/15.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1302.htm" title="diati (dee-at-ee') -- wherefore, why">Why</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/4675.htm" title="sou (soo) -- X home, thee, thine (own), thou, thy">do thy</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3101.htm" title="mathetes (math-ay-tes') -- disciple">disciples</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3845.htm" title="parabaino (par-ab-ah'-ee-no) -- (by) transgress(-ion)">transgress</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3862.htm" title="paradosis (par-ad'-os-is) -- ordinance, tradition">the tradition</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/4245.htm" title="presbuteros (pres-boo'-ter-os) -- elder(-est), old">of the elders</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1063.htm" title="gar (gar) -- and, as, because (that), but, even, for, indeed, no doubt, seeing, then, therefore, verily, what, why, yet">for</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3538.htm" title="nipto (nip'-to) -- wash">they wash</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3756.htm" title="ou (oo) -- + long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but">not</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/846.htm" title="autos (ow-tos') -- her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, (him-, my-, thy-)self ">their</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/5495.htm" title="cheir (khire) -- hand">hands</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3752.htm" title="hotan (hot'-an) -- as long (soon) as, that, + till, when(-soever), while">when</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2068.htm" title="esthio (es-thee'-o) -- devour, eat, live">they eat</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/740.htm" title="artos (ar'-tos) -- (shew-)bread, loaf">bread</a></span></div><div align="right"><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/matthew/15.htm">Matthew 15:2 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">ויאמרו מדוע תלמידיך עברים את קבלת הזקנים כי אינם רחצים את ידיהם באכלם לחם׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//pes.scripturetext.com/matthew/15.htm">Matthew 15:2 Aramaic NT: Peshitta</a><br></span><span class="aramaic">ܠܡܢܐ ܬܠܡܝܕܝܟ ܥܒܪܝܢ ܥܠ ܡܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܫܝܓܝܢ ܐܝܕܝܗܘܢ ܡܐ ܕܐܟܠܝܢ ܠܚܡܐ ܀</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/matthew/15-2.htm">Additional Parallel Greek</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/matthew/15.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />"Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/matthew/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/matthew/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they don't wash their hands when they eat!" <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">transgress.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/mark/7-2.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Mark 7:2,5</span> And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/1-14.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 1:14</span> And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/colossians/2-8.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Colossians 2:8,20-23</span> Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-18.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Peter 1:18</span> For as much as you know that you were not redeemed with corruptible …</a></p><p class="hdg">tradition. Tradition, in Latin traditio, from trado, I deliver, hand down, exactly agreeing with the original [paradosis,] from [paradidomi,] I deliver, transmit. Among the Jews it signifies what is called oral law, which they say has been successively handed down from Moses, through every generation, to Judah the Holy, who compiled and digested it into the Mishneh, to explain which the two Gemaras, or Talmuds, called the Jerusalem and Babylonish, were composed. Of the estimation in which these were held by the Jews, the following may serve as an example: 'The words of the Scribes are lovely beyond the words of the law, for the words of the law are weighty and light, but the words of the Scribes are all weighty.'</p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/matthew/15-2.htm">Matthew 15:2</a> • <a href="/niv/matthew/15-2.htm">Matthew 15:2 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/matthew/15-2.htm">Matthew 15:2 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/matthew/15-2.htm">Matthew 15:2 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/matthew/15-2.htm">Matthew 15:2 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/matthew/15-2.htm">Matthew 15:2 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/15-2.htm">Matthew 15:2 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/15-2.htm">Matthew 15:2 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/15-2.htm">Matthew 15:2 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/15-2.htm">Matthew 15:2 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/matthew/15-2.htm">Matthew 15:2 German Bible</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../matthew/15-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Matthew 15:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Matthew 15:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../matthew/15-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Matthew 15:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Matthew 15:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>