John 18:12

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἡ οὖν σπεῖρα καὶ ὁ χιλίαρχος καὶ οἱ ὑπηρέται τῶν Ἰουδαίων συνέλαβον τὸν Ἰησοῦν, καὶ ἔδησαν αὐτόν,

Transliteration

The oun speira kai ho chiliarchos kai hoi hypēretai tōn Ioudaiōn synelabon ton Iēsoun, and edēsan auton,

Grammar Details

• *hē oun speira*: nominative, feminine, singular - the therefore cohort
• *kai*: conjunction - and
• *ho chiliarchos*: nominative, masculine, singular - the commander
• *hoi hypēretai*: nominative, masculine, plural - the officers
• *tōn Ioudaiōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - of the Jews
• *synelabon*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - arrested
• *ton Iēsoun*: accusative, masculine, singular - Jesus
• *edēsan*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - bound
• *auton*: accusative, masculine, singular - him

Word Meanings

• *oun*: therefore/then/so
• *speira*: cohort/detachment (Roman military unit)
• *chiliarchos*: commander/tribune/officer (commander of a thousand)
• *hypēretai*: officers/servants/attendants
• *Ioudaiōn*: Jews/Judeans
• *synelabon*: arrested/seized/took
• *edēsan*: bound/tied

Referenced Verses

• John 18:3 : 3 Judas then, having received a band of men and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons.
• Matt 26:57 : 57 And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.
• Matt 27:2 : 2 And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.
• Mark 14:53 : 53 And they led Jesus away to the high priest: and with him were assembled all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes.
• Mark 15:1 : 1 And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate.
• Luke 22:54 : 54 Then took they him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest's house. And Peter followed afar off.
• Gen 22:9 : 9 And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.
• Gen 40:3 : 3 And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.
• Judg 16:21 : 21 But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.
• Ps 118:27 : 27 God is the LORD, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.
• Acts 21:31 : 31 And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.
• Acts 21:37 : 37 And as Paul was to be led into the castle, he said unto the chief captain, May I speak unto thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek?
• Acts 22:24-28 : 24 The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him. 25 And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned? 26 When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman. 27 Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea. 28 And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born.
• Acts 23:10 : 10 And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.
• Acts 23:17-22 : 17 Then Paul called one of the centurions unto him, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him. 18 So he took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and said, Paul the prisoner called me unto him, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath something to say unto thee. 19 Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went with him aside privately, and asked him, What is that thou hast to tell me? 20 And he said, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou wouldest bring down Paul to morrow into the council, as though they would enquire somewhat of him more perfectly. 21 But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee. 22 So the chief captain then let the young man depart, and charged him, See thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.