Φαρισαῖος (Pharisaios) means “Pharisee” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: far-is-ah'-yos Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
Φαρισαῖος · Pharisaios · Pharisee
Φαρισαῖος, -ου, ὁ (Aram. פְּרִישָׁא; see Dalman, Gr., 157.n, Words, 2.n), a Pharisee: Mat.23:26, Php.3:5; usually in pl., Mat.9:11, Mrk.2:18, al.; Φ. κ. γραμματεῖς, Mat.5:20, Mrk.2:16, Luk.5:21, al.; Φ. κ. Σαδδυκαῖοι, Mat.16:1, Act.23:6, 7 al.; ἀρχιερεῖς, Mat.21:45, Jhn.7:32, al. (see DB, iii, 826b). (AS)
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a Pharisee, one of the Jewish sect so called.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| pharisees | 76 |
| pharisee | 6 |
| a pharisee | 5 |
| the pharisees | 5 |
| some pharisees | 3 |
| of a pharisee | 1 |
| they | 1 |
| vvv | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| the pharisees | 42 |
| pharisees | 24 |
| of the pharisees | 17 |
| a pharisee | 5 |
| pharisee | 2 |
| the pharisee | 2 |
| between the pharisees | 1 |
| of a pharisee | 1 |
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But 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?
Read word by wordFor I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
Read word by wordWhen the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
Read word by wordThen 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?”
Read word by wordBut the Pharisees said, “It is by the prince of demons that He drives out demons.”
Read word by wordWhen the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”
Read word by wordBut the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.
Read word by wordBut when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”
Read word by wordThen some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.”
Read word by wordThen some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,
Read word by wordThen the disciples came to Him and said, “Are You aware that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”
Read word by wordThen the Pharisees and Sadducees came and tested Jesus by asking Him to show them a sign from heaven.
Read word by word“Watch out!” Jesus told them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
Read word by wordHow do you not understand that I was not telling you about bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
Read word by wordThen 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.
Read word by wordThen some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”
Read word by wordWhen the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they knew that Jesus was speaking about them.
Read word by wordThen the Pharisees went out and conspired to trap Jesus in His words.
Read word by wordAnd when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they themselves gathered together.
Read word by wordWhile the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus questioned them:
Read word by word“The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.
Read word by wordWoe 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.
Read word by wordWoe 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.
Read word by wordWoe 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.
Read word by wordWoe 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.
Read word by wordBlind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.
Read word by wordWoe 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.
Read word by wordWoe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous.
Read word by wordThe next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and Pharisees assembled before Pilate.
Read word by wordWhen the scribes who were Pharisees saw Jesus eating with these people, they asked His disciples, “Why does He eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
Read word by wordNow 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?”
Read word by wordSo the Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”
Read word by wordAt this, the Pharisees went out and began plotting with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.
Read word by wordThen the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus,
Read word by wordNow in holding to the tradition of the elders, the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat until they wash their hands ceremonially.
Read word by wordSo 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.”
Read word by wordThen the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, testing Him by demanding from Him a sign from heaven.
Read word by word“Watch out!” He cautioned them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod.”
Read word by wordLater, they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to catch Jesus in His words.
Read word by wordOne 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.
Read word by wordBut the scribes and Pharisees began thinking to themselves, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
Read word by wordBut the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
Read word by wordThen they said to Him, “John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees frequently fast and pray, but Yours keep on eating and drinking.”
Read word by wordBut some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”
Read word by wordLooking for a reason to accuse Jesus, the scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.
Read word by wordBut the Pharisees and experts in the law rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.
Read word by wordThen one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to eat with him, and He entered the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table.
Read word by wordWhen a sinful woman from that town learned that Jesus was dining there, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume.
Read word by wordWhen the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, He would know who this is and what kind of woman is touching Him—for she is a sinner!”
Read word by wordAs Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee invited Him to dine with him; so He went in and reclined at the table.
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