Matthew 23:2
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
“The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.

Young's Literal Translation
saying, ‘On the seat of Moses sat down the scribes and the Pharisees;

King James Bible
Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat:

Greek
“The
οἱ (hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

scribes
γραμματεῖς (grammateis)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 1122: From gramma. A writer, i.e. scribe or secretary.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

Pharisees
Φαρισαῖοι (Pharisaioi)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 5330: Of Hebrew origin; a separatist, i.e. Exclusively religious; a Pharisean, i.e. Jewish sectary.

sit
ἐκάθισαν (ekathisan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 2523: Another form for kathezomai; to seat down, i.e. Set; intransitively, to sit; figuratively, to settle.

in
Ἐπὶ (Epi)
Preposition
Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at.

Moses’
Μωϋσέως (Mōuseōs)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3475: Or Moses, or Mouses of Hebrew origin; Moseus, Moses, or Mouses, the Hebrew lawgiver.

seat.
καθέδρας (kathedras)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 2515: A seat, chair. From kata and the same as hedraios; a bench.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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