Luke 11:54

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἐνεδρεύοντες αὐτόν, καὶ ζητοῦντες θηρεῦσαί τι ἐκ τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ, ἵνα κατηγορήσωσιν αὐτοῦ.

Transliteration

Enedreuontes him, and zētountes thēreusai something from the stomatos of him, so that katēgorēsōsin of him.

Grammar Details

*Enedreuontes*: present, participle, active, nominative, masculine, plural - lying in wait for/plotting against
*zētountes*: present, participle, active, nominative, masculine, plural - seeking/looking for
*thēreusai*: aorist, infinitive, active - to catch/hunt/trap
*stomatos*: genitive, neuter, singular - of mouth
*katēgorēsōsin*: aorist, subjunctive, active, 3rd person plural - they might accuse/bring charges against

Word Meanings

*Enedreuontes*: lying in wait for/plotting against/ambushing
*zētountes*: seeking/looking for/trying
*thēreusai*: catch/hunt/trap/seize
*stomatos*: mouth/speech/words
*katēgorēsōsin*: might accuse/bring charges against/condemn

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Mark 12:13 : 13 And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words.
Matt 22:15 : 15 Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.
Matt 22:18 : 18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?
Matt 22:35 : 35 Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,
Mark 3:2 : 2 And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse 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.
Ps 37:32-33 : 32 The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh{H8764)} to slay{H8687)} him. 33 The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn{H8686)} him when he is judged{H8736)}.
Ps 56:5-6 : 5 Every day they wrest{H8762)} my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil. 6 They gather themselves together{H8799)}, they hide {H8799)}{H8675)}{H8686)} themselves, they mark{H8799)} my steps, when they wait{H8765)} for my soul.

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