John 18:12

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

So the band and the chief captain, and the officers of the Jews, seized Jesus and bound him,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἡ οὖν σπεῖρα καὶ ὁ χιλίαρχος καὶ οἱ ὑπηρέται τῶν Ἰουδαίων συνέλαβον τὸν Ἰησοῦν, καὶ ἔδησαν αὐτόν,

Transliteration

The oun speira kai ho chiliarchos kai hoi hypēretai tōn Ioudaiōn synelabon ton Iēsoun, and edēsan auton,

Grammar Details

• *hē oun speira*: nominative, feminine, singular - the therefore cohort
• *kai*: conjunction - and
• *ho chiliarchos*: nominative, masculine, singular - the commander
• *hoi hypēretai*: nominative, masculine, plural - the officers
• *tōn Ioudaiōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - of the Jews
• *synelabon*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - arrested
• *ton Iēsoun*: accusative, masculine, singular - Jesus
• *edēsan*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - bound
• *auton*: accusative, masculine, singular - him

Word Meanings

• *oun*: therefore/then/so
• *speira*: cohort/detachment (Roman military unit)
• *chiliarchos*: commander/tribune/officer (commander of a thousand)
• *hypēretai*: officers/servants/attendants
• *Ioudaiōn*: Jews/Judeans
• *synelabon*: arrested/seized/took
• *edēsan*: bound/tied

Referenced Verses

• John 18:3 : 3 Judas then, having received the band [of soldiers], and officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons.
• Matt 26:57 : 57 And they that had taken Jesus led him away to [the house of] Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together.
• Matt 27:2 : 2 and they bound him, and led him away, and delivered him up to Pilate the governor.
• Mark 14:53 : 53 And they led Jesus away to the high priest: and there come together with him all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes.
• Mark 15:1 : 1 And straightway in the morning the chief priests with the elders and scribes, and the whole council, held a consultation, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him up to Pilate.
• Luke 22:54 : 54 And they seized him, and led him [away], and brought him into the high priest's house. But Peter followed afar off.
• Gen 22:9 : 9 And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built the altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar, upon the wood.
• Gen 40:3 : 3 And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.
• Judg 16:21 : 21 And the Philistines laid hold on him, and put out his eyes; and they brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the {H631} prison-house.
• Ps 118:27 : 27 Jehovah is God, and he hath given us light: Bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.
• Acts 21:31 : 31 And as they were seeking to kill him, tidings came up to the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in confusion.
• Acts 21:37 : 37 And as Paul was about to be brought into the castle, he saith unto the chief captain, May I say something unto thee? And he said, Dost thou know Greek?
• Acts 22:24-28 : 24 the chief captain commanded him be brought into the castle, bidding that he should be examined by scourging, that he might know for what cause they so shouted against him. 25 And when they had tied him up with the thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned? 26 And when the centurion heard it, he went to the chief captain and told him, saying, {G3708} What art thou about to do? for this man is a Roman. 27 And the chief captain came and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? And he said, Yea. 28 And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this citizenship. And Paul said, But I am [a] [Roman] born.
• Acts 23:10 : 10 And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the castle.
• Acts 23:17-22 : 17 And Paul called unto him one of the centurions, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain; for he hath something to tell him. 18 So {G3303} he took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and saith, Paul the prisoner called me unto him, and asked me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath something to say to thee. 19 And the chief captain took him by the hand, and going aside asked him privately, What is it that thou hast to tell me? 20 And he said, The Jews have agreed to ask thee to bring down Paul to-morrow unto the council, as though thou wouldest inquire somewhat more exactly concerning him. 21 {G3767} Do not thou therefore yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, who have bound themselves under a curse, {G3739} neither to eat nor to drink till {G3739} they have slain him: and now are they ready, looking for the promise from thee. 22 So {G3303} the chief captain let the young man go, charging him, Tell no man that thou hast signified these things to me.