{
"verseID": "Mark.12.14",
"source": "Οἱ δὲ ἐλθόντες, λέγουσιν αὐτῷ, Διδάσκαλε, οἴδαμεν ὅτι ἀληθὴς εἶ καὶ οὐ μέλει σοι περὶ οὐδενός: οὐ γὰρ βλέπεις εἰς πρόσωπον ἀνθρώπων, ἀλλʼ ἐπʼ ἀληθείας τὴν ὁδὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ διδάσκεις: Ἔξεστιν κῆνσον Καίσαρι δοῦναι, ἢ οὔ; ⋄Δῶμεν, ἥ μὴ δῶμεν;",
"text": "*Hoi de elthontes*, they-*legousin* to-him, *Didaskale*, we-*oidamen* that *alēthēs ei* and not *melei* to-you *peri oudenos*: not for you-*blepeis eis prosōpon anthrōpōn*, but *epʼ alētheias tēn hodon tou Theou didaskeis*: *Exestin kēnson Kaisari dounai*, or not? Should-we-*dōmen*, or not *dōmen*?",
"grammar": {
"*Hoi de*": "nominative plural masculine article + postpositive particle - but they/and they",
"*elthontes*": "aorist active participle, nominative plural masculine - having come",
"*legousin*": "present active indicative, 3rd plural - they say",
"*Didaskale*": "vocative singular masculine - Teacher",
"*oidamen*": "perfect active indicative, 1st plural - we know",
"*alēthēs*": "nominative singular masculine adjective - true/truthful",
"*ei*": "present active indicative, 2nd singular - you are",
"*melei*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - it concerns",
"*peri oudenos*": "preposition + genitive pronoun - about no one/nothing",
"*blepeis*": "present active indicative, 2nd singular - you look",
"*eis prosōpon*": "preposition + accusative singular neuter - at face/appearance",
"*anthrōpōn*": "genitive plural masculine - of men/people",
"*epʼ alētheias*": "preposition + genitive singular feminine - in truth",
"*tēn hodon*": "accusative singular feminine article + noun - the way",
"*tou Theou*": "genitive singular masculine article + noun - of God",
"*didaskeis*": "present active indicative, 2nd singular - you teach",
"*Exestin*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular impersonal - it is lawful",
"*kēnson*": "accusative singular masculine - tax/tribute",
"*Kaisari*": "dative singular masculine - to Caesar",
"*dounai*": "aorist active infinitive - to give",
"*dōmen*": "aorist active subjunctive, 1st plural - should we give"
},
"variants": {
"*elthontes*": "having come/arrived",
"*legousin*": "they say/tell/speak",
"*Didaskale*": "Teacher/Master/Rabbi",
"*oidamen*": "we know/understand",
"*alēthēs*": "true/truthful/honest",
"*melei*": "it concerns/it matters/you care",
"*blepeis*": "you look/see/regard",
"*prosōpon*": "face/appearance/presence",
"*anthrōpōn*": "of men/of people/of humans",
"*alētheias*": "truth/reality",
"*hodon*": "way/path/road",
"*Theou*": "of God/divine",
"*didaskeis*": "you teach/instruct",
"*Exestin*": "it is lawful/permitted/right",
"*kēnson*": "tax/tribute/census tax",
"*Kaisari*": "to Caesar/to the emperor",
"*dounai*": "to give/to pay",
"*dōmen*": "should we give/may we give"
}
}