Luke 19:48

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

and they could not find what they might do; for the people all hung upon him, listening.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ οὐχ εὕρισκον τὸ τί ποιήσωσιν: ὁ λαὸς γὰρ ἅπας ἐξεκρέματο αὐτοῦ ἀκούων.

Transliteration

And not they were heuriskon the what they might poiēsōsin: the laos for hapas was exekremato of him akouōn.

Grammar Details

• *heuriskon*: imperfect active, 3rd person plural - were finding
• *poiēsōsin*: aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person plural - might do
• *laos*: nominative, masculine, singular - people
• *hapas*: nominative, masculine, singular - all/entire
• *exekremato*: imperfect middle/passive, 3rd person singular - was hanging upon
• *akouōn*: present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - hearing

Word Meanings

• *heuriskon*: were finding/discovering/figuring out
• *poiēsōsin*: might do/should do
• *laos*: people/crowd
• *hapas*: all/entire/whole
• *exekremato*: was hanging upon/was very attentive/was clinging to
• *akouōn*: hearing/listening

Referenced Verses

• Neh 8:3 : 3 And he read therein before the broad place that was before the water gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of the men and the women, and of those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were [attentive] unto the book of the law.
• Matt 22:15-16 : 15 Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might ensnare him in [his] talk. 16 And they send to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, and carest not for any one: for thou regardest not the person of men.
• Luke 20:19-20 : 19 And the scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him in that very hour; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he spake this parable against them. 20 And they watched him, and sent forth spies, who feigned themselves {G1511} to be righteous, that they might take hold of his speech, so as to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority of the governor.
• Luke 22:2-4 : 2 And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might put him to death; for they feared the people. 3 And Satan entered into Judas who was called Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve. 4 And he went away, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might deliver him unto them.
• John 7:46-49 : 46 The officers answered, Never man so spake. 47 The Pharisees therefore answered them, Are ye also led astray? 48 Hath any of the rulers believed on him, or of the Pharisees? 49 But this multitude that knoweth not the law are accursed.
• Acts 16:14 : 14 And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple of the city of Thyatira, one that worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened to give heed unto the things which were spoken by Paul.