Luke 19:48

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ οὐχ εὕρισκον τὸ τί ποιήσωσιν: ὁ λαὸς γὰρ ἅπας ἐξεκρέματο αὐτοῦ ἀκούων.

Transliteration

And not they were heuriskon the what they might poiēsōsin: the laos for hapas was exekremato of him akouōn.

Grammar Details

• *heuriskon*: imperfect active, 3rd person plural - were finding
• *poiēsōsin*: aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person plural - might do
• *laos*: nominative, masculine, singular - people
• *hapas*: nominative, masculine, singular - all/entire
• *exekremato*: imperfect middle/passive, 3rd person singular - was hanging upon
• *akouōn*: present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - hearing

Word Meanings

• *heuriskon*: were finding/discovering/figuring out
• *poiēsōsin*: might do/should do
• *laos*: people/crowd
• *hapas*: all/entire/whole
• *exekremato*: was hanging upon/was very attentive/was clinging to
• *akouōn*: hearing/listening

Referenced Verses

• Neh 8:3 : 3 And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law.
• Matt 22:15-16 : 15 Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk. 16 And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men.
• Luke 20:19-20 : 19 And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them. 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 22:2-4 : 2 And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people. 3 Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve. 4 And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them.
• John 7:46-49 : 46 The officers answered, Never man spake like this man. 47 Then answered them the Pharisees, Are ye also deceived? 48 Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him? 49 But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed.
• Acts 16:14 : 14 And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.