John 18:13

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

and led him {G520} to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, who was high priest that year.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἀπήγαγον αὐτὸν πρὸς Ἅνναν πρῶτον· ἦν γὰρ πενθερὸς τοῦ Καϊάφα, ὃς ἦν ἀρχιερεὺς τοῦ ἐνιαυτοῦ ἐκείνου.

Transliteration

And apēgagon auton pros Hannan prōton; ēn gar pentheros tou Kaiapha, who ēn archiereus tou eniautou ekeinou.

Grammar Details

*Kai*: conjunction - and
*apēgagon*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they led away
*auton*: accusative, masculine, singular - him
*pros Hannan*: preposition + accusative - to Annas
*prōton*: adverb - first
*ēn*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was
*gar*: postpositive conjunction - for
*pentheros*: nominative, masculine, singular - father-in-law
*tou Kaiapha*: genitive, masculine, singular - of Caiaphas
*hos*: relative pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - who
*archiereus*: nominative, masculine, singular - high priest
*tou eniautou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of the year
*ekeinou*: demonstrative pronoun, genitive, masculine, singular - that

Word Meanings

*apēgagon*: they led away/they took/they brought
*pros*: to/toward
*Hannan*: Annas (personal name)
*prōton*: first/firstly
*gar*: for/because
*pentheros*: father-in-law
*Kaiapha*: Caiaphas (personal name)
*archiereus*: high priest/chief priest
*eniautou*: year/annual period
*ekeinou*: that/that particular

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Referenced Verses

John 18:24 : 24 Annas therefore sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high priest.
Luke 3:2 : 2 in the high-priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
John 11:51 : 51 Now this he said not of himself: but, being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for the nation;
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;
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.
Acts 4:6 : 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.

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