Matthew 26:63

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

and Jesus was silent. And the chief priest answering said to him, `I adjure thee, by the living God, that thou mayest say to us, if thou art the Christ -- the Son of God.'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς ἐσιώπα. Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ ἀρχιερεὺς εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Ἐξορκίζω σε κατὰ τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῦ ζῶντος, ἵνα ἡμῖν εἴπῃς εἰ σὺ εἶ ὁ Χριστός, ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ.

Transliteration

The de Iēsous esiōpa. And apokritheis the archiereus eipen to him, Exorkizō you kata the Theou the zōntos, hina to us eipēs if you are the Christos, the Huios of the Theou.

Grammar Details

• *de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and
• *Iēsous*: nominative masculine singular - Jesus
• *esiōpa*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was silent
• *apokritheis*: aorist passive participle, nominative masculine singular - having answered
• *archiereus*: nominative masculine singular - high priest
• *eipen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - said
• *Exorkizō*: present active indicative, 1st person singular - I put under oath
• *kata*: preposition + genitive - by
• *Theou*: genitive masculine singular - of God
• *zōntos*: present active participle, genitive masculine singular - living
• *hina*: subordinating conjunction - that
• *eipēs*: aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person singular - you might tell
• *Christos*: nominative masculine singular - Christ/Messiah/Anointed One
• *Huios*: nominative masculine singular - Son

Word Meanings

• *esiōpa*: was silent/kept silent (continuous action)
• *apokritheis*: answering/responding
• *Exorkizō*: I adjure/I put under oath
• *zōntos*: living/alive
• *eipēs*: tell/say
• *Christos*: Messiah/Anointed One/Christ

Referenced Verses

• Lev 5:1 : 1 `And when a person doth sin, and hath heard the voice of an oath, and he `is' witness, or hath seen, or hath known -- if he declare not, then he hath borne his iniquity:
• Matt 16:16 : 16 and Simon Peter answering said, `Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.'
• Matt 27:12 : 12 And in his being accused by the chief priests and the elders, he did not answer any thing,
• Matt 27:14 : 14 And he did not answer him, not even to one word, so that the governor did wonder greatly.
• 1 Sam 14:26 : 26 and the people come in unto the forest, and lo, the honey dropped, and none is moving his hand unto his mouth, for the people feared the oath.
• Isa 53:7 : 7 It hath been exacted, and he hath answered, And he openeth not his mouth, As a lamb to the slaughter he is brought, And as a sheep before its shearers is dumb, And he openeth not his mouth.
• John 10:24 : 24 the Jews, therefore, came round about him, and said to him, `Till when our soul dost thou hold in suspense? if thou art the Christ, tell us freely.'
• John 10:30 : 30 I and the Father are one.'
• John 10:36 : 36 of him whom the Father did sanctify, and send to the world, do ye say -- Thou speakest evil, because I said, Son of God I am?
• John 18:37 : 37 Pilate, therefore, said to him, `Art thou then a king?' Jesus answered, `Thou dost say `it'; because a king I am, I for this have been born, and for this I have come to the world, that I may testify to the truth; every one who is of the truth, doth hear my voice.'
• John 19:7 : 7 the Jews answered him, `We have a law, and according to our law he ought to die, for he made himself Son of God.'
• John 19:9 : 9 and entered again to the praetorium, and saith to Jesus, `Whence art thou?' and Jesus gave him no answer.
• John 20:31 : 31 and these have been written that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing ye may have life in his name.'
• Acts 8:32-35 : 32 And the contents of the Writing that he was reading was this: `As a sheep unto slaughter he was led, and as a lamb before his shearer dumb, so he doth not open his mouth; 33 in his humiliation his judgment was taken away, and his generation -- who shall declare? because taken from the earth is his life.' 34 And the eunuch answering Philip said, `I pray thee, about whom doth the prophet say this? about himself, or about some other one?' 35 and Philip having opened his mouth, and having begun from this Writing, proclaimed good news to him -- Jesus.
• 1 Pet 2:23 : 23 who being reviled -- was not reviling again, suffering -- was not threatening, and was committing himself to Him who is judging righteously,
• 1 John 5:11-13 : 11 and this is the testimony, that life age-during did God give to us, and this -- the life -- is in His Son; 12 he who is having the Son, hath the life; he who is not having the Son of God -- the life he hath not. 13 These things I did write to you who are believing in the name of the Son of God, that ye may know that life ye have age-during, and that ye may believe in the name of the Son of God.
• Dan 3:16 : 16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego have answered, yea, they are saying to the king Nebuchadnezzar, `We have no need concerning this matter to answer thee.
• Num 5:19-21 : 19 `And the priest hath caused her to swear, and hath said unto the woman, If no man hath lain with thee, and if thou hast not turned aside `to' uncleanness under thy husband, be free from these bitter waters which cause the curse; 20 and thou, if thou hast turned aside under thy husband, and if thou hast been defiled, and any man doth give his copulation to thee besides thy husband -- 21 (then the priest hath caused the woman to swear with an oath of execration, and the priest hath said to the woman) -- Jehovah doth give thee for an execration, and for a curse, in the midst of thy people, in Jehovah's giving thy thigh to fall, and thy belly to swell,
• 1 Sam 14:24 : 24 And the men of Israel have been distressed on that day, and Saul adjureth the people, saying, `Cursed `is' the man who eateth food till the evening, and I have been avenged of mine enemies;' and none of the people hath tasted food.
• Matt 26:63-66 : 63 and Jesus was silent. And the chief priest answering said to him, `I adjure thee, by the living God, that thou mayest say to us, if thou art the Christ -- the Son of God.' 64 Jesus saith to him, `Thou hast said; nevertheless I say to you, hereafter ye shall see the Son of Man sitting on the right hand of the power, and coming upon the clouds, of the heaven.' 65 Then the chief priest rent his garments, saying, -- `He hath spoken evil; what need have we yet of witnesses? lo, now ye heard his evil speaking; 66 what think ye?' and they answering said, `He is worthy of death.'
• 1 Sam 14:28 : 28 And a man of the people answereth and saith, `Thy father certainly adjured the people, saying, Cursed `is' the man who eateth food to-day; and the people are weary.'
• 1 Kgs 22:16 : 16 And the king saith unto him, `How many times am I adjuring thee that thou speak nothing unto me but truth in the name of Jehovah?'
• 2 Chr 18:15 : 15 And the king saith unto him, `How many times am I adjuring thee, that thou speak unto me only truth in the name of Jehovah?'
• Ps 2:6-7 : 6 `And I -- I have anointed My King, Upon Zion -- My holy hill.' 7 I declare concerning a statute: Jehovah said unto me, `My Son Thou `art', I to-day have brought thee forth.
• Ps 38:12-14 : 12 And those seeking my soul lay a snare, And those seeking my evil Have spoken mischievous things, And they do deceits meditate all the day. 13 And I, as deaf, hear not. And as a dumb one who openeth not his mouth. 14 Yea, I am as a man who heareth not, And in his mouth are no reproofs.
• Prov 29:24 : 24 Whoso is sharing with a thief is hating his own soul, Execration he heareth, and telleth not.
• Isa 9:6-7 : 6 For a Child hath been born to us, A Son hath been given to us, And the princely power is on his shoulder, And He doth call his name Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace. 7 To the increase of the princely power, And of peace, there is no end, On the throne of David, and on his kingdom, To establish it, and to support it, In judgment and in righteousness, Henceforth, even unto the age, The zeal of Jehovah of Hosts doth this.
• Matt 27:40 : 40 and saying, `Thou that art throwing down the sanctuary, and in three days building `it', save thyself; if Son thou art of God, come down from the cross.'
• Matt 27:43 : 43 he hath trusted on God, let Him now deliver him, if He wish him, because he said -- Son of God I am;'
• Matt 27:54 : 54 And the centurion, and those with him watching Jesus, having seen the earthquake, and the things that were done, were exceedingly afraid, saying, `Truly this was God's Son.'
• Mark 14:61 : 61 and he was keeping silent, and did not answer anything. Again the chief priest was questioning him, and saith to him, `Art thou the Christ -- the Son of the Blessed?'
• Luke 22:66-71 : 66 And when it became day there was gathered together the eldership of the people, chief priests also, and scribes, and they led him up to their own sanhedrim, 67 saying, `If thou be the Christ, tell us.' And he said to them, `If I may tell you, ye will not believe; 68 and if I also question `you', ye will not answer me or send me away; 69 henceforth, there shall be the Son of Man sitting on the right hand of the power of God.' 70 And they all said, `Thou, then, art the Son of God?' and he said unto them, `Ye say `it', because I am;' 71 and they said, `What need yet have we of testimony? for we ourselves did hear `it' from his mouth.'
• John 1:34 : 34 and I have seen, and have testified, that this is the Son of God.'
• John 1:49 : 49 Nathanael answered and saith to him, `Rabbi, thou art the Son of God, thou art the king of Israel.'
• John 3:16-18 : 16 for God did so love the world, that His Son -- the only begotten -- He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. 17 For God did not send His Son to the world that he may judge the world, but that the world may be saved through him; 18 he who is believing in him is not judged, but he who is not believing hath been judged already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
• John 5:18-25 : 18 because of this, then, were the Jews seeking the more to kill him, because not only was he breaking the sabbath, but he also called God his own Father, making himself equal to God. 19 Jesus therefore responded and said to them, `Verily, verily, I say to you, The Son is not able to do anything of himself, if he may not see the Father doing anything; for whatever things He may do, these also the Son in like manner doth; 20 for the Father doth love the Son, and doth shew to him all things that He himself doth; and greater works than these He will shew him, that ye may wonder. 21 `For, as the Father doth raise the dead, and doth make alive, so also the Son doth make alive whom he willeth; 22 for neither doth the Father judge any one, but all the judgment He hath given to the Son, 23 that all may honour the Son according as they honour the Father; he who is not honouring the Son, doth not honour the Father who sent him. 24 `Verily, verily, I say to you -- He who is hearing my word, and is believing Him who sent me, hath life age-during, and to judgment he doth not come, but hath passed out of the death to the life. 25 `Verily, verily, I say to you -- There cometh an hour, and it now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and those having heard shall live;
• John 6:69 : 69 and we have believed, and we have known, that thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.'
• John 8:25 : 25 They said, therefore, to him, `Thou -- who art thou?' and Jesus said to them, `Even what I did speak of to you at the beginning;