John 18:14

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Now Caiaphas was he that gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἦν δὲ Καϊάφας, ὁ συμβουλεύσας τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις, ὅτι συμφέρει ἕνα ἄνθρωπον ἀπολέσθαι ὑπὲρ τοῦ λαοῦ.

Transliteration

Ēn de Kaiaphas, the symbouleusas tois Ioudaiois, that sympherei hena anthrōpon apolesthai hyper tou laou.

Grammar Details

*Ēn*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was
*de*: postpositive particle - and/but
*Kaiaphas*: nominative, masculine, singular - Caiaphas
*symbouleusas*: aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having counseled
*tois Ioudaiois*: dative, masculine, plural - to the Jews
*hoti*: conjunction - that
*sympherei*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - it is expedient
*hena anthrōpon*: accusative, masculine, singular - one man
*apolesthai*: aorist middle infinitive - to perish
*hyper*: preposition + genitive - for/on behalf of
*tou laou*: genitive, masculine, singular - the people

Word Meanings

*de*: and/but/now
*symbouleusas*: having counseled/having advised
*Ioudaiois*: Jews/Judeans
*hoti*: that/because
*sympherei*: it is expedient/it is profitable/it is better
*anthrōpon*: man/person/human being
*apolesthai*: to perish/to die/to be destroyed
*hyper*: for/on behalf of/instead of
*laou*: people/nation

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

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