Mark 3:4 Greek Word Analysis

0Andκαὶg2532
1he saithλέγειg3004
2unto themαὐτοῖςg846
3Is it lawfulἜξεστινg1832
4τοῖςg3588
5on the sabbath daysσάββασινg4521
6to do goodἀγαθοποιῆσαι,g15
11org2228
8to do evilκακοποιῆσαιg2554
9lifeψυχὴνg5590
10to saveσῶσαιg4982
11org2228
12to killἀποκτεῖναιg615
13οἱg3588
14Butδὲg1161
15they held their peaceἐσιώπωνg4623

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And he saith unto them, Is it lawful on the sabbath day to do good, or to do harm? to save a life, or to kill? But they held their peace.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And he said to them, Is it right to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil? to give life or to put to death? But they said nothing.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And he says to them, Is it lawful on the sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill? But they were silent.

World English Bible (WEB)

He said to them, "Is it lawful on the Sabbath day to do good, or to do harm? To save a life, or to kill?" But they were silent.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And he saith to them, `Is it lawful on the sabbaths to do good, or to do evil? life to save, or to kill?' but they were silent.