ἐζήτουνezētounthey soughtζητέω (zēteō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they sought”, an ongoing action in the pastG2212I seek, search for, desire, require, demand.they soughtοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.πάλινpalinagainπάλινadverb — “again”G3825again, back, once more, further, on the other hand.This verse uses “again”.againαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himπιάσαιpiasaito arrestπιάζω (piazō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to arrest”, a single actionG4084I lay hold of, apprehend, catch, arrest.καὶkaibutκαίconjunction — “but”G2532and, even, also, namely.butἐξῆλθενexēlthenhe escapedἐξέρχομαι (exerchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he escaped”, a single actionG1831I go out, come out.he escapedἐκekout ofἐκpreposition — “out of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.out ofτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.χειρὸςcheiroshandχείρ (cheir)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “hand”, the of-formG5495a hand.handαὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
Therefore were they seeking again to seize him, and he went forth out of their hand,
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American Standard Version (1901)
They sought again to take him: and he went forth out of their hand.
Young’s Literal Translation
Therefore were they seeking again to seize him, and he went forth out of their hand,
World English Bible
They sought again to seize him, and he went out of their hand.
Darby Translation
They sought therefore again to take him; and he went away from out of their hand
Douay-Rheims
They sought therefore to take him; and he escaped out of their hands.
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