Luke 22:52

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and elders, that were come against him, Are ye come out, as against a robber, with swords and staves?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Εἶπεν δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς πρὸς τοὺς παραγενομένους ἐπʼ αὐτὸν, ἀρχιερεῖς, καὶ στρατηγοὺς τοῦ ἱεροῦ, καὶ πρεσβυτέρους, Ὡς ἐπὶ λῃστὴν, ἐξεληλύθατε, μετὰ μαχαιρῶν καὶ ξύλων;

Transliteration

Eipen de the Iēsous pros the having come ep' him, archiereis, and stratēgous tou hierou, and presbyterous, As epi lēstēn, have you come out, with machairōn and xylōn?

Grammar Details

*Eipen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - said/spoke
*de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and/now
*Iēsous*: nominative masculine singular - Jesus
*pros*: preposition with accusative - to/toward
*ep'*: preposition (shortened form of *epi*) with accusative - against
*archiereis*: accusative masculine plural - chief priests
*stratēgous*: accusative masculine plural - captains/officers
*tou hierou*: genitive neuter singular - of the temple
*presbyterous*: accusative masculine plural - elders
*epi lēstēn*: preposition with accusative masculine singular - against a robber/thief
*exelēlythate*: perfect active indicative, 2nd person plural - you have come out
*machairōn*: genitive feminine plural - swords
*xylōn*: genitive neuter plural - clubs/staves

Word Meanings

*lēstēn*: robber/thief/bandit/revolutionary
*stratēgous tou hierou*: temple officers/captains of the temple guard
*xylōn*: wooden clubs/staves/poles

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Referenced Verses

Luke 22:4 : 4 And he went away, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might deliver him unto them.
John 17:12 : 12 While I was with them, {G1722} {G2889} I kept them in thy name which thou hast given me: and I guarded them, and not one of them perished, but {G3361} the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.
Acts 5:26 : 26 Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them, [but] without {G3756} violence; for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned.
Matt 26:55 : 55 In that hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a robber with swords and staves to seize me? I sat daily in the temple teaching, and ye took me not.
Mark 14:48-49 : 48 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a robber, with swords and staves to seize me? 49 I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye took me not: but [this is done] that the scriptures might be fulfilled.
2 Kgs 11:15 : 15 And Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of hundreds that were set over the host, and said unto them, Have her forth between the ranks; and him that followeth her slay with the sword. For the priest said, Let her not be slain in the house of Jehovah.

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