Φαρισαῖοι
pharisaioi
Pharisees
of Hebrew origin (compare פָּרָשׁ); a separatist, i.e. exclusively religious; a Pharisean, i.e. Jewish sectary:--Pharisee.
Mark 2:24 · Word #3
Lexicon G5330
| Lemma | Φαρισαῖος |
| Transliteration | Pharisaîos |
| Strong's | G5330 |
| In-context | Pharisees |
| Literal | Pharisees |
Morphology N NOM M PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | Φαρισαῖος |
| Strong's | G5330 |
SIBI-P1 G5330-02
the Separated-ones
| Root | Φαρισαῖος (Pharisaios) |
| Core Meanings | separated one, separatist, set-apart adherent, strict religious party member |
| Semantic Range | a member of the Pharisaic movement; a religious separatist; one devoted to strict observance of Torah and ancestral traditions; sometimes extended to denote legalistic or hypocritical religiosity in polemical contexts. |
| Conceptual Significance | The Separated-ones were a prominent Jewish sect in the Second Temple period, known for rigorous Torah observance and oral tradition. In the Gospels and Acts, they appear both as influential teachers of the Law and as frequent interlocutors or opponents of Jesus and his followers, embodying tensions over covenant faithfulness, purity, and interpretation of the Law. |
| Morphological Notes | Gr,N,,,,,NMP — noun, nominative case, masculine gender, plural number; functioning as a subject or predicate nominative in the clause. |
| Rendering Rationale | The term derives from a Hebrew root meaning "to separate" (פָּרָשׁ), so "Separated-ones" preserves the core idea of being set apart. The morphology (nominative masculine plural) is reflected by the plural form "ones" and the implicit subject function indicated by the nominative case. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root Φαρισαῖος (separated one, separatist, set-apart adherent, strict religious party member)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
G5330-01 |
pharisaie | O Separated-One |
G5330-03 |
pharisaiois | to the Separated Ones |
G5330-04 |
pharisaion | of the Separated Ones |
Word Usage (99 occurrences of G5330)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew 3:7 | Φαρισαίων | pharisaion | Pharisees |
| Matthew 5:20 | Φαρισαίων | pharisaion | |
| Matthew 9:11 | Φαρισαῖοι | pharisaioi |