Luke
Luke 19:47–48
47Jesus was teaching at the temple every day, but the chief priests, scribes, and leaders of the people were intent on killing Him. 48Yet they could not find a way to do so, because all the people hung on His words.
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Luke 19:47
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| was | ἦν | ēn | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| teaching | διδάσκων | didaskōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1321 I teach |
| at | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| the | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| temple | ἱερῷ | hierō | Noun - Dative Neuter Singular | G2411 a temple |
| every | καθ’ | kath’ | Preposition | G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during |
| day | ἡμέραν | hēmeran | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2250 a day |
| but | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| the | οἱ | hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| chief priests | ἀρχιερεῖς | archiereis | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G749 high priest, chief priest |
| scribes | γραμματεῖς | grammateis | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1122 a scribe, town-clerk, man of learning |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| leaders | πρῶτοι | prōtoi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4413 first, before |
| of the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| people | λαοῦ | laou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2992 a people, the crowd |
| were intent | ἐζήτουν | ezētoun | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2212 I seek, search for, desire |
| on killing | ἀπολέσαι | apolesai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G622 I destroy, lose, am perishing |
| Him | αὐτὸν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Luke 19:48
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yet | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| they could not find | εὕρισκον | heuriskon | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2147 I find |
| a way | τί | ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| to do | ποιήσωσιν | poiēsōsin | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural | G4160 I do, make |
| because | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| all | ἅπας | hapas | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G537 all, the whole |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| people | λαὸς | laos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2992 a people, the crowd |
| hung | ἐξεκρέματο | exekremato | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1582 I hang out, hang upon |
| on His words | ἀκούων | akouōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G191 I hear, listen |
Cross-references
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Luke 19:47 Matthew 26:55 · Mark 11:18 · Mark 11:27–33 · Luke 21:37–38
Luke 19:48 Nehemiah 8:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.