John 11:47

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Συνήγαγον οὖν οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι συνέδριον, καὶ ἔλεγον, Τί ποιοῦμεν; ὅτι οὗτος ὁ ἄνθρωπος πολλὰ σημεῖα ποιεῖ.

Transliteration

Synēgagon therefore the archiereis and the Pharisaioi synedrion, and elegon, What poioumen? because this the anthrōpos many sēmeia poiei.

Grammar Details

• *Synēgagon*: aorist active indicative, 3rd plural - gathered together
• *archiereis*: nominative, masculine, plural - chief priests
• *Pharisaioi*: nominative, masculine, plural - Pharisees
• *synedrion*: accusative, neuter, singular - council
• *elegon*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd plural - were saying
• *poioumen*: present active indicative, 1st plural - we do/are doing
• *anthrōpos*: nominative, masculine, singular - man
• *sēmeia*: accusative, neuter, plural - signs
• *poiei*: present active indicative, 3rd singular - does/is doing

Word Meanings

• *Synēgagon*: gathered together/assembled/convened
• *archiereis*: chief priests/high priests
• *synedrion*: council/Sanhedrin
• *elegon*: were saying/kept saying
• *poioumen*: we do/we are doing/shall we do
• *anthrōpos*: man/person
• *sēmeia*: signs/miracles
• *poiei*: does/performs/works

Referenced Verses

• Matt 26:3 : 3 Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,
• John 12:19 : 19 The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.
• Matt 5:22 : 22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
• Ps 2:2-4 : 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying, 3 Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. 4 He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.
• Acts 4:5-6 : 5 And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes, 6 And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem.
• Acts 4:16-17 : 16 Saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it. 17 But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.
• Acts 4:27-28 : 27 For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together, 28 For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.
• Acts 5:21 : 21 And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, 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 to have them brought.
• Acts 5:24 : 24 Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow.
• Matt 27:1-2 : 1 When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death: 2 And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.
• Mark 14:1 : 1 After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death.
• Luke 22:2 : 2 And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.
• John 2:11 : 11 This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.
• John 11:57 : 57 Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew it, that they might take him.