KJV: Which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.
YLT: who are devouring the widows' houses, and for a pretence are making long prayers; these shall receive more abundant judgment.'
Darby: who devour the houses of widows, and as a pretext make long prayers. These shall receive a severer judgment.
ASV: they that devour widows houses, and for a pretence make long prayers; these shall receive greater condemnation.
οἱ | those |
Parse: Article, Nominative Masculine Plural Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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κατεσθίοντες | devouring |
Parse: Verb, Present Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Plural Root: κατεσθίω Sense: to consume by eating, to eat up, devour. |
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οἰκίας | houses |
Parse: Noun, Accusative Feminine Plural Root: οἰκία Sense: a house. |
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τῶν | of the |
Parse: Article, Genitive Feminine Plural Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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χηρῶν | widows |
Parse: Noun, Genitive Feminine Plural Root: χήρα Sense: a widow. |
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προφάσει | as a pretext |
Parse: Noun, Dative Feminine Singular Root: πρόφασις Sense: a pretext (alleged reason, pretended cause). |
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μακρὰ | at great length |
Parse: Adjective, Accusative Neuter Plural Root: μακρός Sense: long. |
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προσευχόμενοι | praying |
Parse: Verb, Present Participle Middle or Passive, Nominative Masculine Plural Root: προσεύχομαι Sense: to offer prayers, to pray. |
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οὗτοι | These |
Parse: Demonstrative Pronoun, Nominative Masculine Plural Root: οὗτος Sense: this. |
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λήμψονται | will receive |
Parse: Verb, Future Indicative Middle, 3rd Person Plural Root: λαμβάνω Sense: to take. |
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περισσότερον | greater |
Parse: Adjective, Accusative Neuter Singular, Comparative Root: περισσός Sense: exceeding some number or measure or rank or need. |
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κρίμα | judgment |
Parse: Noun, Accusative Neuter Singular Root: κρίμα Sense: a decree, judgments. |
Greek Commentary for Mark 12:40
New sentence in the nominative. Terrible pictures of civil wrong by graft grabbing the homes of helpless widows. They inveigled widows into giving their homes to the temple and took it for themselves. [source]
Προπασει Prophasei instrumental case of the same word More abundant condemnation. Some comfort in that at any rate. [source]
More abundant condemnation. Some comfort in that at any rate. [source]
People often left their whole fortune to the temple, and a good deal of the temple-money went, in the end, to the Scribes and Pharisees. The Scribes were universally employed in making wills and conveyances of property. They may have abused their influence with widows. [source]
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Mark 12:40
See on Mark 12:40. [source]
The dwelling-place. Used primarily of the edifice (Matthew 7:24; Matthew 8:14; Matthew 9:10; Acts 4:34). Of the family or all the persons inhabiting the house (Matthew 12:25; John 4:53; 1 Corinthians 16:15; Matthew 10:13). Of property (Matthew 23:14; Mark 12:40). Here meaning heaven. [source]
Genitive absolute again with present active participle of ζητεω zēteō to seek. Had lowered (χαλασαντων chalasantōn). Aorist active participle of χαλαζω chalazō Under colour Possibly the same word as “prophecy” (from προπημι prȯphēmi to speak forth), but here pretence, pretext, although it may come from προπαινω prophainō to show forth. The use here is an old one and appears also in Mark 12:40; Luke 20:47; 1 Thessalonians 2:5; Philemon 1:18. As though (ως hōs). The alleged reason, a common Greek idiom with ως hōs and the participle (Robertson, Grammar, p. 966). Here with μελλοντων mellontōn From the foreship Old word for prow of the ship. In the N.T. only here and Acts 27:41. Note here εκτεινειν ekteinein (lay out, stretch out) rather than ριπσαντες rhipsantes (casting) in Acts 27:29, for they pretended to need the small boat to stretch out or lay out the anchors in front. [source]
Possibly the same word as “prophecy” (from προπημι prȯphēmi to speak forth), but here pretence, pretext, although it may come from προπαινω prophainō to show forth. The use here is an old one and appears also in Mark 12:40; Luke 20:47; 1 Thessalonians 2:5; Philemon 1:18. As though (ως hōs). The alleged reason, a common Greek idiom with ως hōs and the participle (Robertson, Grammar, p. 966). Here with μελλοντων mellontōn From the foreship Old word for prow of the ship. In the N.T. only here and Acts 27:41. Note here εκτεινειν ekteinein (lay out, stretch out) rather than ριπσαντες rhipsantes (casting) in Acts 27:29, for they pretended to need the small boat to stretch out or lay out the anchors in front. [source]
Perfect active indicative of αντιστημι anthistēmi and intransitive, “has taken his stand against.” The ordinance of God (τηι του τεου διαταγηι tēi tou theou diatagēi). Late word, but common in papyri (Deissmann, Light, etc., p. 89), in N.T. only here and Acts 7:53. Note repetition of root of τασσω tassō To themselves Dative of disadvantage. See Mark 12:40 for “shall receive a judgment” Future middle of λαμβανω lambanō f0). [source]
Dative of disadvantage. See Mark 12:40 for “shall receive a judgment” Future middle of λαμβανω lambanō f0). [source]
Anacoluthon. The nominative does not refer to πολλοι polloi at the beginning, but with the accusative τους εχτρους tous echthrous in between. See note on Mark 12:40. [source]
N.T.oolxx. Rev. better, being bereaved of you. From ὀρφανός bereftSee Mark 12:40, John 14:18; James 1:27. The word suggests the intimate personal fellowship of the writer with his readers. The separation was like that between parents and children. Comp. 1 Thessalonians 2:7, 1 Thessalonians 2:8. [source]
For οντως ontōs (actually, really), see Luke 23:47; 1 Corinthians 14:25; and 1 Timothy 5:5. For widows (χηρα chēra) see note on Mark 12:40; note on Mark 12:42; note on Acts 6:1; and note on 1 Corinthians 7:8. Parry notes that in 1 Timothy 5:3-8 Paul discusses widows who are in distress and 1 Timothy 5:9 those who are in the employment of the local church for certain work. Evidently, as in Acts 6:1-6, so here in Ephesus there had arisen some trouble over the widows in the church. Both for individual cases of need and as a class Timothy is to show proper respect (τιμα timā keep on honouring) the widows. [source]
“Greater sentence.” See Mark 12:40; Luke 20:47 for περρισοτερον κριμα perrisoteron krima (the sentence from the judge, Romans 13:2). The reason is obvious. The pretence of knowledge adds to the teacher‘s responsibility and condemnation. [source]
Reflexive pronoun, accusative also with εδοχασεν edoxasen wanton First aorist (ingressive) active indicative of στρηνιαω strēniaō (to live luxuriously), verb in late comedy instead of τρυπαω truphaō (James 5:5), from στρηνος strēnos (Revelation 18:3), only here in N.T.So much give her of torment and mourning (τοσουτον δοτε αυτηι βασανισμον και πεντος tosouton dote autēi basanismon kai penthos). Second aorist active imperative of διδωμι didōmi to give. The correlative pronoun τοσουτον tosouton is masculine singular accusative, agreeing with βασανισμον basanismon for which see Revelation 9:5; Revelation 14:11, and is understood with the neuter word πεντος penthos (mourning), in N.T. only in James 4:9; Revelation 18:7.; Revelation 21:4 (kin to πατοσ πενομαι pathosκατημαι βασιλισσα penomai).I sit a queen Predicate nominative for the old form βασιλις basileia Feminine of the adjective πεντος ου μη ιδω chēros (barren), old word (Mark 12:40).Shall in no wise see mourning Confident boast of security with emphatic position of ου μη penthos (see above) and double negative οραω ou mē with the second aorist active subjunctive of horaō (defective verb). [source]
Predicate nominative for the old form βασιλις basileia Feminine of the adjective πεντος ου μη ιδω chēros (barren), old word (Mark 12:40).Shall in no wise see mourning Confident boast of security with emphatic position of ου μη penthos (see above) and double negative οραω ou mē with the second aorist active subjunctive of horaō (defective verb). [source]
Feminine of the adjective πεντος ου μη ιδω chēros (barren), old word (Mark 12:40). [source]