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"
}
}
23 {
"verseID": "Luke.20.23",
"source": "Κατανοήσας δὲ αὐτῶν τὴν πανουργίαν, εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς, Τί με πειράζετε;",
"text": "*Katanoēsas de* their *panougian*, he *eipen pros* them, Why me do you *peirazete*?",
"grammar": {
"*Katanoēsas*": "aorist active participle, nominative, singular - having perceived",
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and",
"*panougian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - craftiness/cunning",
"*eipen*": "aorist active, 3rd singular - said",
"*pros*": "preposition + accusative - to/toward",
"*peirazete*": "present active, 2nd plural - you test/tempt"
},
"variants": {
"*Katanoēsas*": "having perceived/discerning/detecting",
"*panougian*": "craftiness/cunning/trickery",
"*eipen*": "said/spoke/told",
"*pros*": "to/toward/with",
"*peirazete*": "you test/you tempt/you try"
}
}
24 {
"verseID": "Luke.20.24",
"source": "Ἐπιδείξατέ μοι δηνάριον. Τίνος ἔχει εἰκόνα καὶ ἐπιγραφήν; Ἀποκριθέντες δὲ εἶπον, Καίσαρος.",
"text": "*Epideixate* to me *dēnarion*. Of whom has it *eikona* and *epigraphēn*? *Apokrithentes de eipon*, Of *Kaisaros*.",
"grammar": {
"*Epideixate*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd plural - show",
"*dēnarion*": "accusative, neuter, singular - denarius",
"*eikona*": "accusative, feminine, singular - image/likeness",
"*epigraphēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - inscription",
"*Apokrithentes*": "aorist passive participle, nominative, plural - having answered",
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and",
"*eipon*": "aorist active, 3rd plural - they said",
"*Kaisaros*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Caesar"
},
"variants": {
"*Epideixate*": "show/display/present",
"*dēnarion*": "denarius/Roman coin",
"*eikona*": "image/likeness/portrait",
"*epigraphēn*": "inscription/writing",
"*Apokrithentes*": "having answered/responding",
"*eipon*": "they said/they replied",
"*Kaisaros*": "of Caesar/Caesar's"
}
}
25 {
"verseID": "Luke.20.25",
"source": "Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Ἀπόδοτε τοίνυν τὰ Καίσαρος Καίσαρι, καὶ τὰ τοῦ Θεοῦ τῷ Θεῷ.",
"text": "He *de eipen* to them, *Apodote toinyn* the things of *Kaisaros Kaisari*, and the things of *Theou* to *Theō*.",
"grammar": {
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and",
"*eipen*": "aorist active, 3rd singular - said",
"*Apodote*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd plural - give back/render",
"*toinyn*": "inferential particle - therefore/accordingly",
"*Kaisaros*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Caesar",
"*Kaisari*": "dative, masculine, singular - to Caesar",
"*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God",
"*Theō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to God"
},
"variants": {
"*eipen*": "said/spoke/told",
"*Apodote*": "give back/render/pay",
"*toinyn*": "therefore/then/consequently",
"*Kaisaros*": "of Caesar/Caesar's",
"*Kaisari*": "to Caesar/for Caesar",
"*Theou*": "of God/God's",
"*Theō*": "to God/for God"
}
}
26 {
"verseID": "Luke.20.26",
"source": "Καὶ οὐκ ἴσχυσαν ἐπιλαβέσθαι αὐτοῦ ῥήματος ἐναντίον τοῦ λαοῦ: καὶ θαυμάσαντες ἐπὶ τῇ ἀποκρίσει αὐτοῦ, ἐσίγησαν.",
"text": "And not they *ischysan epilabesthai* his *rhēmatos* before the *laou*: and *thaumasantes* at the *apokrisei* of him, they *esigēsan*.",
"grammar": {
"*ischysan*": "aorist active, 3rd plural - they were able",
"*epilabesthai*": "aorist middle infinitive - to catch/take hold of",
"*rhēmatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - word/saying",
"*laou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of people",
"*thaumasantes*": "aorist active participle, nominative, plural - having marveled",
"*apokrisei*": "dative, feminine, singular - answer/reply",
"*esigēsan*": "aorist active, 3rd plural - they became silent"
},
"variants": {
"*ischysan epilabesthai*": "were able to catch/could trap/succeeded in catching",
"*rhēmatos*": "word/saying/statement",
"*laou*": "people/crowd/nation",
"*thaumasantes*": "having marveled/being amazed/being astonished",
"*apokrisei*": "answer/reply/response",
"*esigēsan*": "became silent/kept quiet/were silent"
}
}