Matthew 28:11

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Now while they were going, behold, some of the guard came into the city, and told unto the chief priests all the things that were come to pass.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Πορευομένων δὲ αὐτῶν, ἰδού, τινὲς τῆς κουστωδίας ἐλθόντες εἰς τὴν πόλιν, ἀπήγγειλαν τοῖς ἀρχιερεῦσιν ἅπαντα τὰ γενόμενα.

Transliteration

Poreuomenōn de of them, idou, tines of the koustōdias elthontes into the polin, apēngeilan to the archiereusin hapanta the genomena.

Grammar Details

*Poreuomenōn*: present middle participle, genitive, masculine, plural - going/journeying
*de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and/now
*idou*: aorist imperative - behold/look
*tines*: nominative, masculine, plural - some/certain ones
*koustōdias*: genitive, feminine, singular - of guard
*elthontes*: aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having come
*polin*: accusative, feminine, singular - city
*apēngeilan*: aorist active, 3rd plural - reported
*archiereusin*: dative, masculine, plural - to chief priests
*hapanta*: accusative, neuter, plural - all things
*genomena*: aorist middle participle, accusative, neuter, plural - having happened

Word Meanings

*Poreuomenōn*: going/journeying/traveling
*idou*: behold/look/see
*tines*: some/certain ones
*koustōdias*: guard/watch (Latin loanword: 'custodia')
*elthontes*: having come/arrived
*polin*: city/town
*apēngeilan*: reported/announced/told
*archiereusin*: chief priests/high priests
*hapanta*: all things/everything
*genomena*: having happened/occurred/come to pass

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