Luke

Luke 11:53–54

⁵³As Jesus went on from there, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things, ⁵⁴waiting to catch Him in something He might say.

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Luke 11:53

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
went on	ἐξελθόντος	exelthontos	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular	G1831 I go out, come out
from there	Κἀκεῖθεν	Kakeithen	Conjunction	G2547 and thence, and from there
the	οἱ	hoi	Article - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
scribes	γραμματεῖς	grammateis	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G1122 a scribe, town-clerk, man of learning
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
Pharisees	Φαρισαῖοι	Pharisaioi	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G5330 a Pharisee
began	ἤρξαντο	ērxanto	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural	G756 I begin
to oppose	ἐνέχειν	enechein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G1758 I am angry with, entangle
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
to ply Him with questions	ἀποστοματίζειν	apostomatizein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G653 I draw out by questioning
about	περὶ	peri	Preposition	G4012 about, concerning, around
many things	πλειόνων	pleionōn	Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural - Comparative	G4119 more, greater

Luke 11:54

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
waiting	ἐνεδρεύοντες	enedreuontes	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G1748 I lie in wait for, seek to entrap, defraud, deceive
to catch	θηρεῦσαί	thēreusai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G2340 I hunt, seek to catch
Him	αὐτὸν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
in something	τι	ti	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G5100 any one, some one
He might say	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from

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Luke 11:54 Mark 12:13 · Matthew 22:15 · Matthew 22:35 · Psalm 56:5–6 · Luke 20:20 · Psalm 37:32–33 · Matthew 22:18 · Mark 3:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.