| 2. Morphological Analysis dia {Διὰ | Dià}: through (preposition with accusative expressing reason) • ti {τί | tí}: what? (interrogative pronoun • accusative neuter singular used adverbially “why”) • hoi {οἱ | hoí}: the (definite article • nominative masculine plural) • mathētai {μαθηταί | mathētái}: disciples (noun • nominative masculine plural) • sou {σου | sou}: your (personal pronoun • genitive second person singular) • parabainousin {παραβαίνουσιν | parabainoûsin}: they transgress (verb • present active indicative third person plural from parabainō) • tēn {τὴν | tēn}: the (definite article • accusative feminine singular) • paradosin {παράδοσιν | parádosin}: tradition (noun • accusative feminine singular) • tōn {τῶν | tōn}: of the (definite article • genitive masculine plural) • presbyterōn {πρεσβυτέρων | presbutérōn}: elders (noun • genitive masculine plural) • ou {οὐ | ou}: not (negative particle used with indicative mood) • gar {γὰρ | gár}: for (conjunction • explanatory) • niptontai {νίπτονται | níptontai}: they wash (verb • present middle/passive indicative third person plural from niptō) • tas {τὰς | tás}: the (definite article • accusative feminine plural) • cheiras {χεῖρας | kheíras}: hands (noun • accusative feminine plural) • autōn {αὐτῶν | autôn}: their (personal pronoun • genitive third person plural) • hotan {ὅταν | hótan}: whenever • when (subordinating conjunction introducing temporal clause with subjunctive) • arton {ἄρτον | árton}: bread (noun • accusative masculine singular) • esthiōsin {ἐσθίωσιν | esthíōsin}: they eat (verb • present active subjunctive third person plural from esthiō) |