19 {
"verseID": "Luke.20.19",
"source": "Καὶ ἐζήτησαν οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς ἐπιβαλεῖν ἐπʼ αὐτὸν τὰς χεῖρας ἐν αὐτῇ τῇ ὥρᾳ· καὶ ἐφοβήθησαν τὸν λαόν: ἔγνωσαν γὰρ ὅτι πρὸς αὐτοὺς τὴν παραβολὴν ταύτην εἶπεν.",
"text": "And *ezētēsan* the *archiereis* and the *grammateis* *epibalein* on him the *cheiras* in same the *hōra*; and they *ephobēthēsan* the *laon*: they *egnōsan gar* that *pros* them the *parabolēn* this he *eipen*.",
"grammar": {
"*ezētēsan*": "aorist active, 3rd plural - they sought",
"*archiereis*": "nominative, masculine, plural - chief priests",
"*grammateis*": "nominative, masculine, plural - scribes",
"*epibalein*": "aorist active infinitive - to lay",
"*cheiras*": "accusative, feminine, plural - hands",
"*hōra*": "dative, feminine, singular - hour/time",
"*ephobēthēsan*": "aorist passive, 3rd plural - they feared",
"*laon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - people",
"*egnōsan*": "aorist active, 3rd plural - they knew",
"*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because",
"*pros*": "preposition + accusative - against/toward",
"*parabolēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - parable",
"*eipen*": "aorist active, 3rd singular - he spoke"
},
"variants": {
"*ezētēsan*": "they sought/they tried/they attempted",
"*archiereis*": "chief priests/high priests",
"*grammateis*": "scribes/teachers of the law",
"*epibalein tas cheiras*": "to lay hands on/to arrest/to seize",
"*hōra*": "hour/time/moment",
"*ephobēthēsan*": "they feared/they were afraid of",
"*laon*": "people/crowd/nation",
"*egnōsan*": "they knew/they realized/they understood",
"*pros*": "against/toward/concerning",
"*parabolēn*": "parable/comparison/illustration",
"*eipen*": "he spoke/he told/he said"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "Luke.20.20",
"source": "Καὶ παρατηρήσαντες, ἀπέστειλαν ἐγκαθέτους, ὑποκρινομένους ἑαυτοὺς δικαίους εἶναι, ἵνα ἐπιλάβωνται αὐτοῦ λόγου, εἰς τὸ παραδοῦναι αὐτὸν τῇ ἀρχῇ καὶ τῇ ἐξουσίᾳ τοῦ ἡγεμόνος.",
"text": "And *paratērēsantes*, they *apesteilan enkathetous*, *hypokrinomenous heautous dikaious einai*, that they might *epilabōntai* him of *logou*, into the *paradounai* him to the *archē* and the *exousia* of the *hēgemonos*.",
"grammar": {
"*paratērēsantes*": "aorist active participle, nominative, plural - having watched closely",
"*apesteilan*": "aorist active, 3rd plural - they sent",
"*enkathetous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - spies",
"*hypokrinomenous*": "present middle participle, accusative, plural - pretending",
"*heautous*": "accusative reflexive pronoun - themselves",
"*dikaious*": "accusative, masculine, plural - righteous/just",
"*einai*": "present infinitive - to be",
"*epilabōntai*": "aorist middle subjunctive, 3rd plural - they might catch",
"*logou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - word/statement",
"*paradounai*": "aorist active infinitive - to deliver over",
"*archē*": "dative, feminine, singular - rule/authority",
"*exousia*": "dative, feminine, singular - authority/power",
"*hēgemonos*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of the governor"
},
"variants": {
"*paratērēsantes*": "having watched closely/keeping a close watch/watching carefully",
"*apesteilan*": "they sent/they dispatched",
"*enkathetous*": "spies/informers/plants",
"*hypokrinomenous heautous dikaious einai*": "pretending themselves to be righteous/feigning to be sincere",
"*epilabōntai autou logou*": "catch him in word/trap him in speech",
"*paradounai*": "to deliver over/to hand over/to betray",
"*archē*": "rule/authority/domain",
"*exousia*": "authority/power/jurisdiction",
"*hēgemonos*": "governor/ruler/prefect"
}
}
21 {
"verseID": "Luke.20.21",
"source": "Καὶ ἐπηρώτησαν αὐτόν, λέγοντες, Διδάσκαλε, οἴδαμεν ὅτι ὀρθῶς λέγεις καὶ διδάσκεις, καὶ οὐ λαμβάνεις πρόσωπον, ἀλλʼ ἐπʼ ἀληθείας τὴν ὁδὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ διδάσκεις:",
"text": "And they *epērōtēsan* him, *legontes*, *Didaskale*, we *oidamen* that *orthōs* you *legeis* and *didaskeis*, and not you *lambaneis prosōpon*, but upon *alētheias* the *hodon* of *Theou* you *didaskeis*:",
"grammar": {
"*epērōtēsan*": "aorist active, 3rd plural - they questioned",
"*legontes*": "present active participle, nominative, plural - saying",
"*Didaskale*": "vocative, masculine, singular - Teacher",
"*oidamen*": "perfect active, 1st plural - we know",
"*orthōs*": "adverb - rightly/correctly",
"*legeis*": "present active, 2nd singular - you say/speak",
"*didaskeis*": "present active, 2nd singular - you teach",
"*lambaneis*": "present active, 2nd singular - you take/receive",
"*prosōpon*": "accusative, neuter, singular - face/person/appearance",
"*alētheias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of truth",
"*hodon*": "accusative, feminine, singular - way/path",
"*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God",
"*didaskeis*": "present active, 2nd singular - you teach"
},
"variants": {
"*epērōtēsan*": "they questioned/they asked",
"*Didaskale*": "Teacher/Master/Rabbi",
"*oidamen*": "we know/we understand",
"*orthōs*": "rightly/correctly/accurately",
"*legeis*": "you say/you speak/you tell",
"*didaskeis*": "you teach/you instruct",
"*lambaneis prosōpon*": "show partiality/show favoritism/accept appearances",
"*alētheias*": "truth/truthfulness/reality",
"*hodon tou Theou*": "way of God/God's way/path of God"
}
}
22 {
"verseID": "Luke.20.22",
"source": "Ἔξεστιν ἡμῖν Καίσαρι φόρον δοῦναι, ἢ οὔ;",
"text": "Is it *exestin* for us to *Kaisari phoron dounai*, or not?",
"grammar": {
"*exestin*": "present active, 3rd singular - it is lawful/permitted",
"*Kaisari*": "dative, masculine, singular - to Caesar",
"*phoron*": "accusative, masculine, singular - tax/tribute",
"*dounai*": "aorist active infinitive - to give"
},
"variants": {
"*exestin*": "it is lawful/it is permitted/it is right",
"*Kaisari*": "to Caesar/for Caesar",
"*phoron*": "tax/tribute/poll tax",
"*dounai*": "to give/to pay/to render"
}
}