Luke 11:53

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Λέγοντος δὲ αὐτοῦ ταῦτα πρὸς αὐτούς, ἤρξαντο οἱ γραμματεῖς καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι δεινῶς ἐνέχειν, καὶ ἀποστοματίζειν αὐτὸν περὶ πλειόνων:

Transliteration

Legontos de him these things pros them, ērxanto the grammateis and the Pharisaioi deinōs enechein, and apostomatizein him about pleionōn:

Grammar Details

*Legontos*: present, participle, active, genitive, masculine, singular - saying/speaking
*de*: conjunction - but/and/now
*pros*: preposition - to/toward
*ērxanto*: aorist, indicative, middle, 3rd person plural - they began
*grammateis*: nominative, masculine, plural - scribes
*Pharisaioi*: nominative, masculine, plural - Pharisees
*deinōs*: adverb - terribly/vehemently/severely
*enechein*: present, infinitive, active - to urge vehemently/press hard
*apostomatizein*: present, infinitive, active - to provoke to speak/question closely
*pleionōn*: genitive, neuter, plural - of more things/many things

Word Meanings

*deinōs*: terribly/vehemently/severely/fiercely
*enechein*: urge vehemently/press hard/be hostile toward
*apostomatizein*: provoke to speak/question closely/draw out words
*pleionōn*: more things/many things/numerous subjects

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 22:12-13 : 12 Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round. 13 They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.
Isa 9:12 : 12 The Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
Jer 18:18 : 18 Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
Jer 20:10 : 10 For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.
Luke 20:20 : 20 And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.
Luke 20:27 : 27 Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him,
1 Cor 13:5 : 5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

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