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”.αὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (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.butοὐδεὶςoudeisno manοὐδείςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “no man”, the subject formG3762no one, none, nothing.no manἐπέβαλενepebalenlaidἐπιβάλλω (epiballō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “laid”, a single actionG1911(a) I throw upon, cast over, (b) I place upon, (c) I lay, (d) intrans: I strike upon, rush.laidἐπ’eponἐπί (epi)preposition — “on”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.onαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.χεῖραcheirahandχείρ (cheir)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “hand”, the object formG5495a hand.ὅτιhotibecauseὅτιconjunction — “because”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “because”.becauseοὔπωoupōnot yetοὔπωadverb — “not yet”G3768not yet.not yetἐληλύθειelēlutheicomeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, pluperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “come”, a completed action before another past momentG2064I come, go.comeἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ὥραhōrahourὥραnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “hour”, the subject formG5610(a) a definite space of time, a season, (b) an hour, (c) the particular time for anything.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
They were seeking, therefore, to seize him, and no one laid the hand on him, because his hour had not yet come,
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American Standard Version (1901)
They sought therefore to take him: and no man laid his hand on him, because his hour was not yet come.
Young’s Literal Translation
They were seeking, therefore, to seize him, and no one laid the hand on him, because his hour had not yet come,
World English Bible
They sought therefore to take him; but no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come.
Darby Translation
They sought therefore to take him; and no one laid his hand upon him, because his hour had not yet come.
Douay-Rheims
They sought therefore to apprehend him: and no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.
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