Luke 22:5

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἐχάρησαν, καὶ συνέθεντο αὐτῷ ἀργύριον δοῦναι.

Transliteration

And echarēsan, and synethento to him argyrion dounai.

Grammar Details

• *echarēsan*: aorist passive indicative, 3rd plural - they rejoiced
• *synethento*: aorist middle indicative, 3rd plural - they agreed
• *autō*: dative masculine singular - to him
• *argyrion*: accusative neuter singular - silver/money
• *dounai*: aorist active infinitive - to give

Word Meanings

• *echarēsan*: they rejoiced/were glad
• *synethento*: they agreed/contracted/covenanted
• *argyrion*: silver/money/silver coins

Referenced Verses

• Zech 11:12-13 : 12 And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver. 13 And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD.
• Matt 26:15-16 : 15 And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver. 16 And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.
• Matt 27:3-5 : 3 Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, 4 Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that. 5 And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.
• Acts 1:18 : 18 Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
• Acts 8:20 : 20 But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
• 1 Tim 6:9-9 : 9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
• 2 Pet 2:3 : 3 And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.
• 2 Pet 2:15 : 15 Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
• Jude 1:11 : 11 Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.