Lexicon
Φαρισαῖος
Pharisaios
G5330
N:N--T Greek

Pharisee

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Greek
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Pharisaios names a member of the Pharisees, appearing as an individual, a group, or a directly addressed audience in Scripture.

The term consistently identifies people belonging to the Pharisees: they appear as a collective group in public disputes and actions, as individual members in narrative settings, and as an audience directly addressed in denunciations.

Senses in use

  1. Member or members of the Pharisees · dominant

    The forms identify a recognizable group or its individual members across varied scenes. In Acts 23:8 the nominative plural refers to those who confess resurrection, angel, and spirit in contrast to Sadducees; in John 11:47 the group joins the chief priests in convening a council. In Luke 11:42 and Matthew 23:23, vocative plural forms directly address the group in rebukes concerning tithing and neglected judgment, mercy, faith, and the love of God.

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB ordinarily presents the forms as “Pharisee” for an individual and “Pharisees” for the group, including direct addresses such as “you Pharisees.” These renderings confirm the verse-level presentation rather than isolate every grammatical contribution of the term.

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Across Scripture