Luke 20:6

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἐὰν δὲ εἴπωμεν, Ἐξ ἀνθρώπων· πᾶς ὁ λαὸς καταλιθάσει ἡμᾶς: πεπεισμένος γάρ ἐστιν Ἰωάννην προφήτην εἶναι.

Transliteration

Ean de eipōmen, From anthrōpōn; all the laos will katalithasei us: pepeismenos gar estin Iōannēn prophētēn einai.

Grammar Details

*Ean*: conditional conjunction - if
*de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and
*eipōmen*: aorist subjunctive, 1st plural - we should say
*anthrōpōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - of men/people
*laos*: nominative, masculine, singular - people
*katalithasei*: future active, 3rd singular - will stone
*pepeismenos*: perfect passive participle, nominative, singular - having been persuaded/convinced
*gar*: postpositive conjunction - for/because
*estin*: present active, 3rd singular - is
*Iōannēn*: accusative, masculine, singular - John
*prophētēn*: accusative, masculine, singular - prophet
*einai*: present infinitive - to be

Word Meanings

*Ean*: if/in case
*eipōmen*: we should say/we might say
*anthrōpōn*: men/people/human beings
*laos*: people/crowd/nation
*katalithasei*: will stone/will kill by stoning
*pepeismenos*: having been persuaded/convinced/assured
*Iōannēn prophētēn einai*: that John is a prophet/that John was a prophet

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Referenced Verses

Matt 21:26 : 26 But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.
Matt 11:9 : 9 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.
Matt 14:5 : 5 And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
Matt 21:46 : 46 But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.
Matt 26:5 : 5 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.
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.
Luke 1:76 : 76 And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
Luke 7:26-29 : 26 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet. 27 This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. 28 For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he. 29 And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.
John 10:41 : 41 And many resorted unto him, and said , John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true.
Acts 5:26 : 26 Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.

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