Luke 20:19 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
Luke 20:19 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 20:1929 words
καὶkaiand / also
ἐζήτησανezētēsanbe (go) about, desire, endeavour
οἱhoithe
γραμματεῖςgrammateisscribe, town-clerk
καὶkaiand / also
οἱhoithe
ἀρχιερεῖςarchiereischief (high) priest, chief of
the priests
ἐπιβαλεῖνepibaleinbeat into, cast
(up-)on, fall
ἐπ’ep’about (the times), above, after
αὐτὸνautonhe / she / it / same
τὰςtasthe
χεῖραςcheirashand
ἐνenabout, after, against
αὐτῇautēhe / she / it / same
τῇtēthe
ὥρᾳhōraday, hour, instant
καὶkaiand / also
ἐφοβήθησανephobēthēsan
τὸνtonthe
λαόνlaonpeople
ἔγνωσανegnōsanallow, be aware (of), feel
γὰρgarfor
ὅτιhotithat / because
πρὸςprosto / toward
αὐτοὺςautoushe / she / it / same
εἶπενeipensay
τὴνtēnthe
παραβολὴνparabolēncomparison, figure, parable
ταύτηνtautēnhe (it was that), hereof, it
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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