This is the name of Pharisee: A strict Jewish sect known for legalism and hypocrisy.
Definition
Φαρισαῖος, -ου, ὁ (Aram. פְּרִישָׁא; see Dalman, Gr., 157.n, Words, 2.n),
a Pharisee: Matthew 23:26, Philippians 3:5; usually in pl., Matthew 9:11, Mark 2:18, al.; Φ. κ. γραμματεῖς, Matthew 5:20, Mark 2:16, Luke 5:21, al.; Φ. κ. Σαδδυκαῖοι, Matthew 16:1, Acts 23:6, 7 al.; ἀρχιερεῖς, Matthew 21:45, John 7:32, al. (see DB, iii, 826b).
Usage patterns
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- Matthew 3:7Φαρισαίων · PhariseesBut when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
- Matthew 5:20Φαρισαίων · PhariseesFor I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
- Matthew 9:11Φαρισαῖοι · PhariseesWhen the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
- Matthew 9:14Φαρισαῖοι · PhariseesThen John’s disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast so often, but Your disciples do not fast?”
- Matthew 9:34Φαρισαῖοι · PhariseesBut the Pharisees said, “It is by the prince of demons that He drives out demons.”
- Matthew 12:2Φαρισαῖοι · [the] PhariseesWhen the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”
- Matthew 12:14Φαρισαῖοι · PhariseesBut the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.
- Matthew 12:24Φαρισαῖοι · [the] PhariseesBut when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”
- Matthew 12:38Φαρισαίων · PhariseesThen some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.”
- Matthew 15:1Φαρισαῖοι · [some] PhariseesThen some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,
- Matthew 15:12Φαρισαῖοι · PhariseesThen the disciples came to Him and said, “Are You aware that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”
- Matthew 16:1Φαρισαῖοι · PhariseesThen the Pharisees and Sadducees came and tested Jesus by asking Him to show them a sign from heaven.
- Matthew 16:6Φαρισαίων · Pharisees“Watch out!” Jesus told them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
- Matthew 16:11Φαρισαίων · PhariseesHow do you not understand that I was not telling you about bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
- Matthew 16:12Φαρισαίων · PhariseesThen they understood that He was not telling them to beware of the leaven used in bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
- Matthew 19:3Φαρισαῖοι · [some] PhariseesThen some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”
- Matthew 21:45Φαρισαῖοι · PhariseesWhen the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they knew that Jesus was speaking about them.
- Matthew 22:15Φαρισαῖοι · PhariseesThen the Pharisees went out and conspired to trap Jesus in His words.
- Matthew 22:34Φαρισαῖοι · PhariseesAnd when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they themselves gathered together.
- Matthew 22:41Φαρισαίων · PhariseesWhile the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus questioned them:
- Matthew 23:2Φαρισαῖοι · Pharisees“The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.
- Matthew 23:13Φαρισαῖοι · PhariseesWoe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.
- Matthew 23:15Φαρισαῖοι · PhariseesWoe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.
- Matthew 23:23Φαρισαῖοι · PhariseesWoe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.
- Matthew 23:25Φαρισαῖοι · PhariseesWoe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
- Matthew 23:26Φαρισαῖε · PhariseeBlind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.
- Matthew 23:27Φαρισαῖοι · PhariseesWoe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity.
- Matthew 23:29Φαρισαῖοι · PhariseesWoe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous.
- Matthew 27:62Φαρισαῖοι · PhariseesThe next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and Pharisees assembled before Pilate.
- Mark 2:16Φαρισαίων · PhariseesWhen the scribes who were Pharisees saw Jesus eating with these people, they asked His disciples, “Why does He eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
- Mark 2:18Φαρισαῖοι · Pharisees; Φαρισαίων · PhariseesNow John’s disciples and the Pharisees were often fasting. So people came to Jesus and asked, “Why don’t Your disciples fast like John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees?”
- Mark 2:24Φαρισαῖοι · PhariseesSo the Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”
- Mark 3:6Φαρισαῖοι · PhariseesAt this, the Pharisees went out and began plotting with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.
- Mark 7:1Φαρισαῖοι · PhariseesThen the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus,
- Mark 7:3Φαρισαῖοι · PhariseesNow in holding to the tradition of the elders, the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat until they wash their hands ceremonially.
- Mark 7:5Φαρισαῖοι · PhariseesSo the Pharisees and scribes questioned Jesus: “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders? Instead, they eat with defiled hands.”
- Mark 8:11Φαρισαῖοι · PhariseesThen the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, testing Him by demanding from Him a sign from heaven.
- Mark 8:15Φαρισαίων · Pharisees“Watch out!” He cautioned them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod.”
- Mark 10:2Φαρισαῖοι · [Some] PhariseesSome Pharisees came to test Him. “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” they inquired.
- Mark 12:13Φαρισαίων · PhariseesLater, they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to catch Jesus in His words.
- Luke 5:17Φαρισαῖοι · [the] PhariseesOne day Jesus was teaching, and the Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. People had come from Jerusalem and from every village of Galilee and Judea, and the power of the Lord was present for Him to heal the sick.
- Luke 5:21Φαρισαῖοι · PhariseesBut the scribes and Pharisees began thinking to themselves, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
- Luke 5:30Φαρισαῖοι · PhariseesBut the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
- Luke 5:33Φαρισαίων · PhariseesThen they said to Him, “John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees frequently fast and pray, but Yours keep on eating and drinking.”
- Luke 6:2Φαρισαίων · PhariseesBut some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”
- Luke 6:7Φαρισαῖοι · PhariseesLooking for a reason to accuse Jesus, the scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.
- Luke 7:30Φαρισαῖοι · PhariseesBut the Pharisees and experts in the law rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.
- Luke 7:36Φαρισαίων · Pharisees; Φαρισαίου · Pharisee’sThen one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to eat with him, and He entered the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table.