Matthew 12:4 — King James Version← Study notes
“How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?”
Matthew 12:4 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 12:428 words
πῶςpōshow, after (by) what manner (means), that
εἰσῆλθενeisēlthencome (in, into), enter in(-to)
εἰςeisinto / to
τὸνtonthe
οἶκονoikonhouse / home
τοῦtouthe
θεοῦtheouGod
καὶkaiand / also
τοὺςtousthe
ἄρτουςartous(shew-)bread, loaf
τῆςtēsthe
προθέσεωςprotheseōspurpose, shew(-bread)
ἔφαγονephagondevour, eat, live
ὃhowho / which
οὐκouknot
ἐξὸνexonbe lawful, let, (-est)
ἦνēnam, have been, is I
αὐτῷautōhe / she / it / same
φαγεῖνphageindevour, eat, live
οὐδὲoudeneither
(indeed), never, no (more
τοῖςtoisthe
μετ’met’after(-ward), he again, against
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
εἰeiforasmuch as, if, that
μὴmēnot
τοῖςtoisthe
ἱερεῦσινhiereusin(high) priest
μόνοιςmonoisonly / alone
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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