Luke 20:19

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἐζήτησαν οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς ἐπιβαλεῖν ἐπʼ αὐτὸν τὰς χεῖρας ἐν αὐτῇ τῇ ὥρᾳ· καὶ ἐφοβήθησαν τὸν λαόν: ἔγνωσαν γὰρ ὅτι πρὸς αὐτοὺς τὴν παραβολὴν ταύτην εἶπεν.

Transliteration

And ezētēsan the archiereis and the grammateis epibalein on him the cheiras in same the hōra; and they ephobēthēsan the laon: they egnōsan gar that pros them the parabolēn this he eipen.

Grammar Details

*ezētēsan*: aorist active, 3rd plural - they sought
*archiereis*: nominative, masculine, plural - chief priests
*grammateis*: nominative, masculine, plural - scribes
*epibalein*: aorist active infinitive - to lay
*cheiras*: accusative, feminine, plural - hands
*hōra*: dative, feminine, singular - hour/time
*ephobēthēsan*: aorist passive, 3rd plural - they feared
*laon*: accusative, masculine, singular - people
*egnōsan*: aorist active, 3rd plural - they knew
*gar*: postpositive conjunction - for/because
*pros*: preposition + accusative - against/toward
*parabolēn*: accusative, feminine, singular - parable
*eipen*: aorist active, 3rd singular - he spoke

Word Meanings

*ezētēsan*: they sought/they tried/they attempted
*archiereis*: chief priests/high priests
*grammateis*: scribes/teachers of the law
*epibalein tas cheiras*: to lay hands on/to arrest/to seize
*hōra*: hour/time/moment
*ephobēthēsan*: they feared/they were afraid of
*laon*: people/crowd/nation
*egnōsan*: they knew/they realized/they understood
*pros*: against/toward/concerning
*parabolēn*: parable/comparison/illustration
*eipen*: he spoke/he told/he said

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Luke 19:47-48 : 47 And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him, 48 And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.
Luke 20:14 : 14 But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.
Matt 21:45-46 : 45 And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them. 46 But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.
Matt 26:3-4 : 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, 4 And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.
Mark 12:12 : 12 And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way.

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