Mark 10:7 — King James Version← Study notes

“For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;”

Mark 10:7 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Mark 10:716 words

ἕνεκενheneken

τούτουtoutouhe (it was that), hereof, it

καταλείψειkataleipseiforsake, leave, reserve

ἄνθρωποςanthrōposman / human being

τὸνtonthe

πατέραpaterafather, parent

αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same

καὶkaiand / also

τὴνtēnthe

μητέραmēteramother

καὶkaiand / also

προσκολληθήσεταιproskollēthēsetai

πρὸςprosto / toward

τὴνtēnthe

γυναῖκαgynaikawife, woman

αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

ἕνεκενheneken

τούτουtoutouhe (it was that), hereof, it

καταλείψειkataleipseiforsake, leave, reserve

ἄνθρωποςanthrōposman / human being

τὸνtonthe

πατέραpaterafather, parent

αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same

καὶkaiand / also

τὴνtēnthe

μητέραmēteramother

καὶkaiand / also

προσκολληθήσεταιproskollēthēsetai

πρὸςprosto / toward

τὴνtēnthe

γυναῖκαgynaikawife, woman

αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same

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