Matthew 27:1

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Now when morning was come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Πρωΐας δὲ γενομένης, συμβούλιον ἔλαβον πάντες οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι τοῦ λαοῦ κατὰ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ὥστε θανατῶσαι αὐτόν:

Transliteration

Prōias de genomenēs, symboulion elabon all the archiereis and the presbyteroi of the laou against the Iēsou so as to thanatōsai him:

Grammar Details

• *Prōias*: genitive, feminine, singular - morning/dawn
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and/now
• *genomenēs*: aorist participle, genitive, feminine, singular - having come/become
• *symboulion*: accusative, neuter, singular - counsel/consultation
• *elabon*: aorist, 3rd plural, active - they took
• *archiereis*: nominative, masculine, plural - chief priests
• *presbyteroi*: nominative, masculine, plural - elders
• *laou*: genitive, masculine, singular - people
• *Iēsou*: genitive, masculine, singular - Jesus
• *thanatōsai*: aorist infinitive, active - to put to death

Word Meanings

• *Prōias* *de* *genomenēs*: when morning had come/at dawn
• *symboulion* *elabon*: took counsel/held a consultation
• *kata*: against/concerning

Referenced Verses

• 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 22:66 : 66 And as soon as it was day, the assembly of the elders of the people was gathered together, both chief priests and scribes; and they led him away into their council, saying,
• John 18:28 : 28 They lead Jesus therefore from Caiaphas into the Praetorium: and it was early; and they themselves entered not into the Praetorium, that they might not be defiled, but might eat the passover.
• Acts 4:24-28 : 24 And they, when they heard it, lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, O Lord, {G2316} thou that didst make the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all that in them is: 25 who by the Holy Spirit, [by] the mouth of our father David thy servant, didst say, Why did the Gentiles rage, And the peoples imagine vain things? 26 The kings of the earth set themselves in array, And the rulers were gathered together, Against the Lord, and against his Anointed: 27 for of a truth in this city against thy holy Servant Jesus, whom thou didst anoint, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, were gathered together, 28 to do whatsoever thy hand and thy council foreordained to come to pass.
• Acts 5:21 : 21 And when they heard [this], they entered into the temple about daybreak, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison-house to have them brought.
• Ps 2:2 : 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against Jehovah, and against his anointed, [saying],
• Prov 4:16-18 : 16 For they sleep not, except they do evil; And their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall. 17 For they eat the bread of wickedness, And drink the wine of violence. 18 But the path of the righteous is as the dawning light, That shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
• Mic 2:1 : 1 Woe to them that devise iniquity and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.
• Matt 23:13 : 13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye shut the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye enter not in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering in to enter.
• Matt 26:3-4 : 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; 4 and they took counsel together that they might take Jesus by subtlety, and kill him.
• Luke 23:1-2 : 1 And the whole company of them rose up, and brought him before Pilate. 2 And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this man perverting our nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ a king.
• Judg 16:2 : 2 [ And it was told] the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, [Let be] till morning light, then we will kill him.
• 1 Sam 19:11 : 11 And Saul sent messengers unto David's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal, David's wife, told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to-night, to-morrow thou wilt be slain.