John 11:47

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

The chief priests therefore and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many signs.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Συνήγαγον οὖν οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι συνέδριον, καὶ ἔλεγον, Τί ποιοῦμεν; ὅτι οὗτος ὁ ἄνθρωπος πολλὰ σημεῖα ποιεῖ.

Transliteration

Synēgagon therefore the archiereis and the Pharisaioi synedrion, and elegon, What poioumen? because this the anthrōpos many sēmeia poiei.

Grammar Details

• *Synēgagon*: aorist active indicative, 3rd plural - gathered together
• *archiereis*: nominative, masculine, plural - chief priests
• *Pharisaioi*: nominative, masculine, plural - Pharisees
• *synedrion*: accusative, neuter, singular - council
• *elegon*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd plural - were saying
• *poioumen*: present active indicative, 1st plural - we do/are doing
• *anthrōpos*: nominative, masculine, singular - man
• *sēmeia*: accusative, neuter, plural - signs
• *poiei*: present active indicative, 3rd singular - does/is doing

Word Meanings

• *Synēgagon*: gathered together/assembled/convened
• *archiereis*: chief priests/high priests
• *synedrion*: council/Sanhedrin
• *elegon*: were saying/kept saying
• *poioumen*: we do/we are doing/shall we do
• *anthrōpos*: man/person
• *sēmeia*: signs/miracles
• *poiei*: does/performs/works

Referenced Verses

• Matt 26:3 : 3 Then were gathered together the chief priests, and the elders of the people, unto the court of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas;
• John 12:19 : 19 The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Behold how ye prevail nothing: lo, the world is gone after him.
• Matt 5:22 : 22 but I say unto you, that every one who is angry with his brother shall be in danger of the judgment; and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council; and whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of the hell of fire.
• Ps 2:2-4 : 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against Jehovah, and against his anointed, [saying], 3 Let us break their bonds asunder, And cast away their cords from us. 4 He that sitteth in the heavens will laugh: The Lord will have them in derision.
• Acts 4:5-6 : 5 And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers and elders and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem; 6 and Annas the high priest [was there], and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest.
• Acts 4:16-17 : 16 saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been wrought through them, is manifest to all {G2730} that dwell in Jerusalem; and we {G1410} cannot deny it. 17 But that it spread no further {G1909} among the people, let us {G547} threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.
• Acts 4:27-28 : 27 for of a truth in this city against thy holy Servant Jesus, whom thou didst anoint, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, were gathered together, 28 to do whatsoever thy hand and thy council foreordained to come to pass.
• Acts 5:21 : 21 And when they heard [this], they entered into the temple about daybreak, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison-house to have them brought.
• Acts 5:24 : 24 Now when the captain of the temple {G5037} and the chief priests heard these words, they were much perplexed concerning them whereunto {G302} this would grow.
• Matt 27:1-2 : 1 Now when morning was come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death: 2 and they bound him, and led him away, and delivered him up to Pilate the governor.
• Mark 14:1 : 1 Now after two days was [the feast of] the passover and the unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him with subtlety, and kill him:
• Luke 22:2 : 2 And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might put him to death; for they feared the people.
• John 2:11 : 11 This beginning of his signs did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested his glory; and his disciples believed on him.
• John 11:57 : 57 Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given commandment, that, if any man knew where he was, he should show it, that they might take him.