Mark 11:15

15AndΚαὶthey comeἔρχονταιtoεἰςJerusalemἹεροσόλυμα.Andκαὶhaving enteredεἰσελθὼνintoεἰςtheτὸtempleἱερὸνHe beganἤρξατοto cast outἐκβάλλεινthoseτοὺςsellingπωλοῦνταςandκαὶthoseτοὺςbuyingἀγοράζονταςinἐνtheτῷtempleἱερῷ,andκαὶtheτὰςtablesτραπέζαςof theτῶνmoney changersκολλυβιστῶνandκαὶtheτὰςseatsκαθέδραςof thoseτῶνsellingπωλούντωνtheτὰςdovesπεριστερὰςHe overturnedκατέστρεψεν

And they come to Jerusalem. And having entered into the temple, He began to cast out those selling and those buying in the temple. And He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling the doves,

Vocab difficulty

40.2

Rare words

  • ἱερὸν

    ἱερός

    sacred, holy

  • κολλυβιστῶν

    κολλυβιστής

    a money-changer, who changed heathen into Jewish money, for payment into the Temple treasury.

  • καθέδρας

    καθέδρα

    a seat, chair.

  • κατέστρεψεν

    καταστρέφω

    I overturn, overthrow.