Verse 26

{ "verseID": "Matthew.21.26", "source": "Ἐὰν Δὲ εἴπωμεν, ἐξ ἀνθρώπων· φοβούμεθα τὸν ὄχλον· πάντες γὰρ ἔχουσιν τὸν Ἰωάννην ὡς προφήτην.", "text": "If *De* we *eipōmen*, from *anthrōpōn*; we *phoboumentha* the *ochlon*; *pantes* *gar* *echousin* the *Iōannēn* as *prophētēn*.", "grammar": { "*De*": "postpositive particle - but/and", "*eipōmen*": "aorist active subjunctive, 1st person plural - we may say", "*anthrōpōn*": "genitive masculine plural - men/people", "*phoboumentha*": "present middle/passive indicative, 1st person plural - we fear", "*ochlon*": "accusative masculine singular - crowd", "*pantes*": "nominative masculine plural - all", "*gar*": "postpositive particle - for/because", "*echousin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person plural - they have/regard", "*Iōannēn*": "accusative masculine singular - John", "*prophētēn*": "accusative masculine singular - prophet" }, "variants": { "*eipōmen*": "say/tell/speak", "*anthrōpōn*": "men/people/mankind", "*phoboumentha*": "fear/are afraid of/dread", "*ochlon*": "crowd/multitude/mob", "*echousin*": "have/hold/regard", "*prophētēn*": "prophet/seer" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Mark 6:20 : 20 { "verseID": "Mark.6.20", "source": "Ὁ γὰρ Ἡρώδης ἐφοβεῖτο τὸν Ἰωάννην, εἰδὼς αὐτὸν ἄνδρα δίκαιον καὶ ἅγιον, καὶ συνετήρει αὐτόν· καὶ ἀκούσας αὐτοῦ, πολλὰ ἐποίει, καὶ ἡδέως αὐτοῦ ἤκουεν.", "text": "The for *Hērōdēs* *ephobeito* the *Iōannēn*, *eidōs* him *andra dikaion* and *hagion*, and *synetērei* him; and *akousas* him, many things *epoiei*, and *hēdeōs* him *ēkouen*.", "grammar": { "*ephobeito*": "imperfect middle/passive indicative, 3rd singular - was fearing [continuous]", "*eidōs*": "perfect active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - knowing", "*andra*": "accusative, masculine, singular - man", "*dikaion*": "accusative, masculine, singular - righteous/just", "*hagion*": "accusative, masculine, singular - holy", "*synetērei*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - was protecting [continuous]", "*akousas*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having heard", "*epoiei*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - was doing [continuous]", "*hēdeōs*": "adverb - gladly/with pleasure", "*ēkouen*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - was hearing/listening [continuous]" }, "variants": { "*ephobeito*": "feared/was afraid of/respected", "*eidōs*": "knowing/recognizing", "*andra dikaion*": "righteous man/just man", "*hagion*": "holy/set apart/sacred", "*synetērei*": "protected/kept safe/preserved", "*epoiei*": "did/performed/was doing", "*hēdeōs*": "gladly/with pleasure/willingly", "*ēkouen*": "heard/listened to" } }
  • John 5:35 : 35 { "verseID": "John.5.35", "source": "Ἐκεῖνος ἦν ὁ λύχνος ὁ καιόμενος καὶ φαίνων: ὑμεῖς δὲ ἠθελήσατε ἀγαλλιαθῆναι πρὸς ὥραν ἐν τῷ φωτὶ αὐτοῦ.", "text": "That one was the *lychnos* the *kaiomenos* and *phainōn*: you *de ēthelēsate agalliathēnai* for *hōran* in the *phōti* of him.", "grammar": { "*Ekeinos*": "demonstrative pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - that one", "*ēn*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular of *eimi* - was", "*lychnos*": "noun, nominative, masculine, singular - lamp", "*kaiomenos*": "present passive participle, nominative, masculine, singular - burning", "*phainōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - shining", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and", "*ēthelēsate*": "aorist active indicative, 2nd plural of *thelō* - you were willing", "*agalliathēnai*": "aorist passive infinitive of *agalliaō* - to rejoice", "*pros*": "preposition with accusative - for", "*hōran*": "noun, accusative, feminine, singular - hour/time", "*phōti*": "noun, dative, neuter, singular - light" }, "variants": { "*lychnos*": "lamp/light", "*kaiomenos*": "burning/blazing", "*phainōn*": "shining/giving light", "*ēthelēsate agalliathēnai*": "you were willing to rejoice/you desired to exult", "*pros hōran*": "for an hour/for a time/temporarily" } }
  • Matt 11:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Matthew.11.9", "source": "Ἀλλὰ τί ἐξήλθετε ἰδεῖν; Προφήτην; ναί, λέγω ὑμῖν, καὶ περισσότερον προφήτου.", "text": "But what *exēlthete* *idein*? *Prophētēn*? *nai*, *legō* to you, and *perissoteron* *prophētou*.", "grammar": { "*exēlthete*": "aorist, active, 2nd plural - you went out", "*idein*": "aorist infinitive, active - to see", "*Prophētēn*": "accusative, masculine, singular - prophet", "*nai*": "affirmative particle - yes", "*legō*": "present, active, 1st singular - I say/tell", "*perissoteron*": "accusative, masculine, singular, comparative - more than/greater than", "*prophētou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of a prophet" }, "variants": { "*exēlthete*": "you went out/came out", "*idein*": "to see/behold/observe", "*Prophētēn*": "prophet/one who speaks for God", "*legō*": "I say/tell/speak", "*perissoteron*": "more than/greater than/exceeding" } }
  • Matt 14:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Matthew.14.5", "source": "Καὶ θέλων αὐτὸν ἀποκτεῖναι, ἐφοβήθη τὸν ὄχλον, ὅτι ὡς προφήτην αὐτὸν εἶχον.", "text": "And *thelōn* him *apokteinai*, *ephobēthē* the *ochlon*, because as *prophētēn* him *eichon*.", "grammar": { "*thelōn*": "present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - wanting/wishing", "*apokteinai*": "aorist, active, infinitive - to kill", "*ephobēthē*": "aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular - feared/was afraid", "*ochlon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - crowd/multitude", "*prophētēn*": "accusative, masculine, singular - prophet", "*eichon*": "imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person plural - they had/held/regarded" }, "variants": { "*thelōn*": "wanting/wishing/desiring", "*ephobēthē*": "feared/was afraid of", "*ochlon*": "crowd/multitude/common people", "*eichon*": "held/regarded/considered" } }
  • Matt 21:46 : 46 { "verseID": "Matthew.21.46", "source": "Καὶ ζητοῦντες αὐτὸν, κρατῆσαι ἐφοβήθησαν τοὺς ὄχλους, ἐπειδὴ ὡς προφήτην αὐτὸν εἶχον.", "text": "And *zētountes* him, *kratēsai ephobēthēsan* the *ochlous*, since as *prophētēn* him they *eichon*.", "grammar": { "*zētountes*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, plural - seeking", "*kratēsai*": "aorist infinitive - to seize/arrest", "*ephobēthēsan*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd plural - they feared/were afraid", "*ochlous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - crowds/multitudes", "*prophētēn*": "accusative, masculine, singular - prophet", "*eichon*": "imperfect indicative, 3rd plural - they were holding/regarding" }, "variants": { "*zētountes*": "seeking/looking for/trying", "*kratēsai*": "to seize/to arrest/to take hold of", "*ephobēthēsan*": "they feared/they were afraid of", "*ochlous*": "crowds/multitudes/masses of people", "*prophētēn*": "prophet/one who speaks for God", "*eichon*": "they were regarding/they were holding/they were considering" } }
  • Isa 57:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Isaiah.57.11", "source": "וְאֶת־מִ֞י דָּאַ֤גְתְּ וַתִּֽירְאִי֙ כִּ֣י תְכַזֵּ֔בִי וְאוֹתִי֙ לֹ֣א זָכַ֔רְתְּ לֹא־שַׂ֖מְתְּ עַל־לִבֵּ֑ךְ הֲלֹ֨א אֲנִ֤י מַחְשֶׁה֙ וּמֵ֣עֹלָ֔ם וְאוֹתִ֖י לֹ֥א תִירָֽאִי׃", "text": "*wə-ʾet-mî* *dāʾagt* *wattîrəʾî* *kî* *təḵazzēbî* *wə-ʾôtî* *lōʾ* *zāḵart* *lōʾ-śamt* *ʿal-libbēk* *hălōʾ* *ʾănî* *maḥšeh* *û-mēʿōlām* *wə-ʾôtî* *lōʾ* *tîrāʾî*.", "grammar": { "*wə-ʾet-mî*": "conjunctive waw + direct object marker + interrogative pronoun - and whom", "*dāʾagt*": "qal perfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you were anxious/worried about", "*wattîrəʾî*": "conjunctive waw + qal imperfect, 2nd person feminine singular with waw consecutive - and you feared", "*kî*": "conjunction - that/because/when", "*təḵazzēbî*": "piel imperfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you lie/deceive", "*wə-ʾôtî*": "conjunctive waw + direct object marker + 1st person singular suffix - and me", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*zāḵart*": "qal perfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you remembered", "*lōʾ-śamt*": "negative particle + qal perfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you did not set/place", "*ʿal-libbēk*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular + 2nd person feminine singular suffix - upon your heart", "*hălōʾ*": "interrogative particle + negative particle - have not", "*ʾănî*": "1st person singular pronoun - I", "*maḥšeh*": "hiphil participle, masculine, singular - keeping silent", "*û-mēʿōlām*": "conjunctive waw + preposition + noun, masculine, singular - and from ancient times", "*tîrāʾî*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you fear" }, "variants": { "*dāʾagt*": "you were anxious/worried/concerned", "*təḵazzēbî*": "you lie/deal falsely/deceive", "*zāḵart*": "you remembered/recalled/thought of", "*śamt* *ʿal-libbēk*": "you laid to heart/took to heart/considered", "*maḥšeh*": "keeping silent/restraining myself/being inactive", "*mēʿōlām*": "from ancient times/of old/for a long time", "*tîrāʾî*": "you fear/reverence/are afraid of" } }
  • John 9:22 : 22 { "verseID": "John.9.22", "source": "Ταῦτα εἶπον οἱ γονεῖς αὐτοῦ, ὅτι ἐφοβοῦντο τοὺς Ἰουδαίους: ἤδη γὰρ συνετέθειντο οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι, ἵνα ἐάν τις αὐτὸν ὁμολογήσῃ Χριστόν, ἀποσυνάγωγος γένηται.", "text": "These-things *eipon* the *goneis* of-him, because they-*ephobounto* the *Ioudaious*: already for *synetetheitnto* the *Ioudaioi*, that if anyone him *homologēsē Christon*, *aposynagōgos genētai*.", "grammar": { "*eipon*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd plural - said", "*goneis*": "nominative masculine plural - parents", "*ephobounto*": "imperfect middle/passive indicative, 3rd plural - were fearing", "*Ioudaious*": "accusative masculine plural - Jews", "*synetetheitnto*": "pluperfect middle/passive indicative, 3rd plural - had agreed", "*Ioudaioi*": "nominative masculine plural - Jews", "*homologēsē*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd singular - might confess/acknowledge", "*Christon*": "accusative masculine singular - Christ/Messiah", "*aposynagōgos*": "nominative masculine singular - expelled from synagogue", "*genētai*": "aorist middle/passive subjunctive, 3rd singular - might become" }, "variants": { "*eipon*": "said/spoke/declared", "*goneis*": "parents/ancestors", "*ephobounto*": "were fearing/afraid of", "*Ioudaious*": "Jews/Judeans", "*synetetheitnto*": "had agreed/decided/conspired", "*Ioudaioi*": "Jews/Judeans", "*homologēsē*": "might confess/acknowledge/agree", "*Christon*": "Christ/Messiah/Anointed One", "*aposynagōgos*": "expelled from synagogue/excommunicated", "*genētai*": "might become/be made" } }
  • John 10:41-42 : 41 { "verseID": "John.10.41", "source": "Καὶ πολλοὶ ἦλθον πρὸς αὐτόν, καὶ ἔλεγον, ὅτι Ἰωάννης μὲν σημεῖον ἐποίησεν οὐδέν: πάντα δὲ ὅσα εἶπεν Ἰωάννης περὶ τούτου ἀληθῆ ἦν.", "text": "And many *ēlthon pros* him, and *elegon*, that *Iōannēs men sēmeion epoiēsen* none: all *de hosa eipen Iōannēs peri* this one *alēthē ēn*.", "grammar": { "*ēlthon*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they came", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - to/unto", "*elegon*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - they were saying", "*Iōannēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - John", "*men*": "particle indicating contrast - on the one hand", "*sēmeion*": "accusative, neuter, singular - sign/miracle", "*epoiēsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he did/performed", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction marking contrast - but/and", "*hosa*": "nominative, neuter, plural, relative pronoun - as many things as", "*eipen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he said", "*peri*": "preposition + genitive - concerning/about", "*alēthē*": "nominative, neuter, plural - true", "*ēn*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was/were" }, "variants": { "*ēlthon*": "came/went/arrived", "*pros*": "to/unto/toward", "*elegon*": "were saying/telling/speaking", "*Iōannēs*": "John", "*sēmeion*": "sign/miracle/wonder", "*epoiēsen*": "did/performed/made", "*hosa*": "as many things as/whatever", "*eipen*": "said/spoke/told", "*peri*": "concerning/about/regarding", "*alēthē*": "true/truthful/genuine", "*ēn*": "was/were/existed" } } 42 { "verseID": "John.10.42", "source": "Καὶ ἐπίστευσαν πολλοὶ ἐκεῖ εἰς αὐτόν.", "text": "And *episteusan* many there into him.", "grammar": { "*episteusan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they believed" }, "variants": { "*episteusan*": "believed/trusted/had faith in" } }
  • Acts 5:26 : 26 { "verseID": "Acts.5.26", "source": "Τότε ἀπελθὼν ὁ στρατηγὸς σὺν τοῖς ὑπηρέταις ἦγαγεν αὐτούς, οὐ μετὰ βίας: ἐφοβοῦντο γὰρ τὸν λαόν, ἵνα μὴ λιθασθῶσιν.", "text": "Then *apelthōn* the *stratēgos* *syn* the *hypēretais* *ēgagen* them, not *meta* *bias*: *ephobounto* for the *laon*, *hina* not *lithasthōsin*.", "grammar": { "*apelthōn*": "aorist, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having departed/gone", "*stratēgos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - captain/commander", "*syn*": "preposition + dative - with", "*hypēretais*": "dative, masculine, plural - officers/assistants", "*ēgagen*": "aorist, active, indicative, 3rd singular - brought/led", "*meta*": "preposition + genitive - with", "*bias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - violence/force", "*ephobounto*": "imperfect, passive, indicative, 3rd plural - were fearing", "*laon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - people", "*hina*": "conjunction - so that/in order that", "*lithasthōsin*": "aorist, passive, subjunctive, 3rd plural - they might be stoned" }, "variants": { "*apelthōn*": "going/departing/leaving", "*stratēgos*": "captain/commander/chief officer", "*hypēretais*": "officers/servants/attendants", "*bias*": "violence/force/compulsion", "*ephobounto*": "were afraid/feared/were terrified", "*lithasthōsin*": "might be stoned/would be stoned" } }
  • Mark 11:32 : 32 { "verseID": "Mark.11.32", "source": "Ἀλλʼ ἐὰν εἴπωμεν, Ἐξ ἀνθρώπων· ἐφοβοῦντο τὸν λαόν: ἅπαντες γὰρ εἶχον τὸν Ἰωάννην, ὅτι ὄντως προφήτης ἦν.", "text": "But if we *eipōmen*, From *anthrōpōn*; they were *ephobounto* the *laon*: for *hapantes* *gar* *eichon* *ton* *Iōannēn*, that *ontōs* a *prophētēs* he *ēn*.", "grammar": { "*eipōmen*": "aorist active subjunctive, 1st plural - we might say", "*anthrōpōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of men/people", "*ephobounto*": "imperfect middle indicative, 3rd plural - they were fearing", "*laon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - people", "*hapantes*": "nominative, masculine, plural - all/everyone", "*gar*": "conjunction - for/because", "*eichon*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd plural - they were having/holding", "*ton*": "definite article, accusative, masculine, singular - the", "*Iōannēn*": "accusative, masculine, singular - John", "*ontōs*": "adverb - truly/really", "*prophētēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - prophet", "*ēn*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - he was" }, "variants": { "*eipōmen*": "might say/should say", "*anthrōpōn*": "men/people/mankind", "*ephobounto*": "were fearing/afraid of", "*laon*": "people/crowd/populace", "*hapantes*": "all/everyone/altogether", "*eichon*": "were having/considered/regarded", "*ontōs*": "truly/really/actually", "*prophētēs*": "prophet/seer", "*ēn*": "was/existed" } }
  • Mark 12:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Mark.12.12", "source": "Καὶ ἐζήτουν αὐτὸν κρατῆσαι, καὶ ἐφοβήθησαν τὸν ὄχλον: ἔγνωσαν γὰρ ὅτι πρὸς αὐτοὺς τὴν παραβολὴν εἶπεν: καὶ ἀφέντες αὐτὸν, ἀπῆλθον.", "text": "And they-were-*ezētoun* him *kratēsai*, and they-*ephobēthēsan ton ochlon*: for they-*egnōsan* that *pros* them *tēn parabolēn eipen*: and *aphentes* him, they-*apēlthon*.", "grammar": { "*ezētoun*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd plural - were seeking", "*kratēsai*": "aorist active infinitive - to seize", "*ephobēthēsan*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd plural - feared", "*ton ochlon*": "accusative singular masculine article + noun - the crowd", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for", "*egnōsan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd plural - knew/realized", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - toward/against", "*tēn parabolēn*": "accusative singular feminine article + noun - the parable", "*eipen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - spoke", "*aphentes*": "aorist active participle, nominative plural masculine - having left", "*apēlthon*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd plural - departed" }, "variants": { "*ezētoun*": "were seeking/were trying/were wanting", "*kratēsai*": "to seize/to arrest/to take hold of", "*ephobēthēsan*": "feared/were afraid of", "*ochlon*": "crowd/multitude", "*egnōsan*": "knew/understood/realized", "*pros*": "toward/against/concerning", "*parabolēn*": "parable/comparison/analogy", "*eipen*": "spoke/said/told", "*aphentes*": "having left/having abandoned", "*apēlthon*": "departed/went away/left" } }
  • Luke 20:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Luke.20.6", "source": "Ἐὰν δὲ εἴπωμεν, Ἐξ ἀνθρώπων· πᾶς ὁ λαὸς καταλιθάσει ἡμᾶς: πεπεισμένος γάρ ἐστιν Ἰωάννην προφήτην εἶναι.", "text": "*Ean de eipōmen*, From *anthrōpōn*; all the *laos* will *katalithasei* us: *pepeismenos gar estin Iōannēn prophētēn einai*.", "grammar": { "*Ean*": "conditional conjunction - if", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*eipōmen*": "aorist subjunctive, 1st plural - we should say", "*anthrōpōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of men/people", "*laos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - people", "*katalithasei*": "future active, 3rd singular - will stone", "*pepeismenos*": "perfect passive participle, nominative, singular - having been persuaded/convinced", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because", "*estin*": "present active, 3rd singular - is", "*Iōannēn*": "accusative, masculine, singular - John", "*prophētēn*": "accusative, masculine, singular - prophet", "*einai*": "present infinitive - to be" }, "variants": { "*Ean*": "if/in case", "*eipōmen*": "we should say/we might say", "*anthrōpōn*": "men/people/human beings", "*laos*": "people/crowd/nation", "*katalithasei*": "will stone/will kill by stoning", "*pepeismenos*": "having been persuaded/convinced/assured", "*Iōannēn prophētēn einai*": "that John is a prophet/that John was a prophet" } }
  • Luke 20:19 : 19 { "verseID": "Luke.20.19", "source": "Καὶ ἐζήτησαν οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς ἐπιβαλεῖν ἐπʼ αὐτὸν τὰς χεῖρας ἐν αὐτῇ τῇ ὥρᾳ· καὶ ἐφοβήθησαν τὸν λαόν: ἔγνωσαν γὰρ ὅτι πρὸς αὐτοὺς τὴν παραβολὴν ταύτην εἶπεν.", "text": "And *ezētēsan* the *archiereis* and the *grammateis* *epibalein* on him the *cheiras* in same the *hōra*; and they *ephobēthēsan* the *laon*: they *egnōsan gar* that *pros* them the *parabolēn* this he *eipen*.", "grammar": { "*ezētēsan*": "aorist active, 3rd plural - they sought", "*archiereis*": "nominative, masculine, plural - chief priests", "*grammateis*": "nominative, masculine, plural - scribes", "*epibalein*": "aorist active infinitive - to lay", "*cheiras*": "accusative, feminine, plural - hands", "*hōra*": "dative, feminine, singular - hour/time", "*ephobēthēsan*": "aorist passive, 3rd plural - they feared", "*laon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - people", "*egnōsan*": "aorist active, 3rd plural - they knew", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - against/toward", "*parabolēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - parable", "*eipen*": "aorist active, 3rd singular - he spoke" }, "variants": { "*ezētēsan*": "they sought/they tried/they attempted", "*archiereis*": "chief priests/high priests", "*grammateis*": "scribes/teachers of the law", "*epibalein tas cheiras*": "to lay hands on/to arrest/to seize", "*hōra*": "hour/time/moment", "*ephobēthēsan*": "they feared/they were afraid of", "*laon*": "people/crowd/nation", "*egnōsan*": "they knew/they realized/they understood", "*pros*": "against/toward/concerning", "*parabolēn*": "parable/comparison/illustration", "*eipen*": "he spoke/he told/he said" } }
  • Luke 22:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Luke.22.2", "source": "Καὶ ἐζήτουν οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς τὸ πῶς ἀνέλωσιν αὐτόν· ἐφοβοῦντο γὰρ τὸν λαόν.", "text": "And *ezētoun* the *archiereis* and the *grammateis* the [way] *pōs* they might *anelōsin* him; *ephobounto* *gar* the *laon*.", "grammar": { "*ezētoun*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd plural - were seeking", "*archiereis*": "nominative masculine plural - chief priests", "*grammateis*": "nominative masculine plural - scribes", "*pōs*": "interrogative adverb - how", "*anelōsin*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd plural - might destroy/kill", "*ephobounto*": "imperfect middle/passive indicative, 3rd plural - they were fearing", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because", "*laon*": "accusative masculine singular - people" }, "variants": { "*ezētoun*": "were seeking/looking for/trying to find", "*anelōsin*": "might destroy/kill/do away with", "*ephobounto*": "were fearing/were afraid of" } }