Luke 11:53

KJV1611 – Modern English

And as he said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Λέγοντος δὲ αὐτοῦ ταῦτα πρὸς αὐτούς, ἤρξαντο οἱ γραμματεῖς καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι δεινῶς ἐνέχειν, καὶ ἀποστοματίζειν αὐτὸν περὶ πλειόνων:

Transliteration

Legontos de him these things pros them, ērxanto the grammateis and the Pharisaioi deinōs enechein, and apostomatizein him about pleionōn:

Grammar Details

• *Legontos*: present, participle, active, genitive, masculine, singular - saying/speaking
• *de*: conjunction - but/and/now
• *pros*: preposition - to/toward
• *ērxanto*: aorist, indicative, middle, 3rd person plural - they began
• *grammateis*: nominative, masculine, plural - scribes
• *Pharisaioi*: nominative, masculine, plural - Pharisees
• *deinōs*: adverb - terribly/vehemently/severely
• *enechein*: present, infinitive, active - to urge vehemently/press hard
• *apostomatizein*: present, infinitive, active - to provoke to speak/question closely
• *pleionōn*: genitive, neuter, plural - of more things/many things

Word Meanings

• *deinōs*: terribly/vehemently/severely/fiercely
• *enechein*: urge vehemently/press hard/be hostile toward
• *apostomatizein*: provoke to speak/question closely/draw out words
• *pleionōn*: more things/many things/numerous subjects

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  While He was saying these things to them, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him fiercely and to question Him closely about many things,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And when he {G3004} was come out from thence, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press upon [him] vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  When he thus spake vnto them the lawears and the Pharises began to wexe busye about him and to stop his mouth with many questions

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Whan he spake thus vnto them, the scrybes and Pharyses beganne to preasse sore vpon him, and to stoppe his mouth with many questions,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And as he sayde these things vnto them, the Scribes and Pharises began to vrge him sore, and to prouoke him to speake of many things,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  When he thus spake vnto them, the lawyers & the pharisees began to vrge hym vehemently, and to prouoke hym to speake many thynges.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge [him] vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  As he said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be terribly angry, and to draw many things out of him;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And in his speaking these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began fearfully to urge and to press him to speak about many things,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And when he was come out from thence, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press upon `him' vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And when he was come out from thence, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press upon [him] vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And when he had come out of that place, the scribes and the Pharisees came round him angrily, questioning him about more things;

• World English Bible (2000)

  As he said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be terribly angry, and to draw many things out of him;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When he went out from there, the experts in the law and the Pharisees began to oppose him bitterly, and to ask him hostile questions about many things,

Referenced Verses

• Ps 22:12-13 : 12 Many bulls have surrounded me; strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me. 13 They gaped at me with their mouths, like a ravening and roaring lion.
• Isa 9:12 : 12 The Syrians before and the Philistines behind; and they will devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
• Jer 18:18 : 18 Then said they, Come, and let us devise plans against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us attack him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
• Jer 20:10 : 10 For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, they say, and we will report it. All my familiar friends watched for my faltering, saying, Perhaps he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.
• Luke 20:20 : 20 And they watched him, and sent spies, who pretended to be righteous men, that they might trap him in his words, so they could deliver him to the power and authority of the governor.
• Luke 20:27 : 27 Then some of the Sadducees, who deny that there is any resurrection, came to him,
• 1 Cor 13:5 : 5 Does not behave itself rudely, does not seek its own, is not easily angered, keeps no record of wrongs;