Greek Interlinear

Mark 9:34 Interlinear

“ But they held their peace among themselves for they had disputed by the way who should be the greatest”

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Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	οἱ	G3588		the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
2	δὲ	G1161	But	but, and, etc
3	ἐσιώπων·	G4623	they held their peace	to be dumb (but not deaf also, like 2974 properly); figuratively, to be calm (as quiet water)
4	πρὸς	G4314	among	a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of,
5	ἀλλήλους	G240	themselves	one another
6	γὰρ	G1063	for	properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
7	διελέχθησαν	G1256	they had disputed	to say thoroughly, i.e., discuss (in argument or exhortation)
8	ἐν	G1722	by	"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc
9	τῇ	G3588		the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
10	ὁδῷ	G3598	the way	a road; by implication, a progress (the route, act or distance); figuratively, a mode or means
11	τίς	G5101	who	an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
12	μείζων	G3187	should be the greatest	larger (literally or figuratively, specially, in age)

Mark 9:34 (current) But they held their peace among themselves for they had disputed by the way who should be the greatest