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Lexical Definition
Strong's Greek G5330
a separatist, i.e. exclusively religious; a Pharisean, i.e. Jewish sectary
KJV usage: :--Pharisee.
Etymology: of Hebrew origin (compare );
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
a Pharisee, a follower of the sect of the Pharisees, a numerous and powerful sect of the Jews, distinguished for their ceremonial observances, and apparent sanctity of life, and for being rigid interpreters of the Mosaic law; but who frequently violated its spirit by their traditional interpretations and precepts, to which they ascribed nearly an equal authority with the OT Scriptures, Mt. 5:20; 12:2; 23:14