Luke 11:38
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And the Pharisee began to say, thinking within himself, why he was not washed before dinner.

he marvelled.

Matthew 15:2,3 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the ancients? For they wash not their hands when they eat bread. . . .

Mark 7:2-5 And when they had seen some of his disciples eat bread with common, that is, with unwashed hands, they found fault. . . .

John 3:25 And there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews, concerning purification.

Context
Woes to Religious Leaders
37And as he was speaking, a certain Pharisee prayed him that he would dine with him. And he going in, sat down to eat. 38And the Pharisee began to say, thinking within himself, why he was not washed before dinner. 39And the Lord said to him: Now you, Pharisees, make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter: but your inside is full of rapine and iniquity.…
Cross References
Matthew 8:10
And Jesus hearing this, marvelled; and said to them that followed him. Amen I say to you, I have not found so great faith in Israel.

Matthew 15:2
Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the ancients? For they wash not their hands when they eat bread.

Mark 7:2
And when they had seen some of his disciples eat bread with common, that is, with unwashed hands, they found fault.

Mark 7:3
For the Pharisees and all the Jews eat not without often washing their hands, holding the tradition of the ancients.

Luke 11:37
And as he was speaking, a certain Pharisee prayed him that he would dine with him. And he going in, sat down to eat.

Lexicon
But
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

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

Pharisee
Φαρισαῖος (Pharisaios)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5330: Of Hebrew origin; a separatist, i.e. Exclusively religious; a Pharisean, i.e. Jewish sectary.

was astonished
ἐθαύμασεν (ethaumasen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2296: (a) intrans: I wonder, marvel, (b) trans: I wonder at, admire. From thauma; to wonder; by implication, to admire.

to see
ἰδὼν (idōn)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3708: Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.

that
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

[Jesus] did not first wash
ἐβαπτίσθη (ebaptisthē)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 907: Lit: I dip, submerge, but specifically of ceremonial dipping; I baptize.

before
πρὸ (pro)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 4253: A primary preposition; 'fore', i.e. In front of, prior to.

the
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

meal.
ἀρίστου (aristou)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 712: Breakfast or a mid-day meal. Apparently neuter of a superlative from the same as arrhen; the best meal ('early'), i.e. Luncheon.


Additional Translations
But the Pharisee was surprised to see that Jesus did not first wash before the meal.

And the Pharisee, having seen, marveled that He did not wash first before the dinner.

And when the Pharisee saw it, he marveled that he had not first washed before dinner.

And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first bathed himself before dinner.

But the Pharisee seeing [it] wondered that he had not first washed before dinner.

And when the Pharisee saw it, he marveled that he had not first washed before dinner.

And when the Pharisee saw it, he marveled that he had not first washed before dinner.

Now the Pharisee saw to his surprise that He did not wash His hands before breakfasting.

When the Pharisee saw it, he marveled that he had not first washed himself before dinner.

and the Pharisee having seen, did wonder that he did not first baptize himself before the dinner.
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