The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and seeking” (καὶ ζητοῦντες) before catch here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “so that they may accuse him” (ἵνα κατηγορήσωσιν αὐτοῦ.) after Him here.
ἐνεδρεύοντεςenedreuontesLaying wait forἐνεδρεύω (enedreuō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “Laying wait for”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1748I lie in wait (ambush) for, seek to entrap (hence: I defraud, deceive).Laying wait forαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himθηρεῦσαίthēreusaito catchθηρεύω (thēreuō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to catch”, a single actionG2340I hunt, seek to catch or entrap; met: I lay hold of.to catchτιtisomethingτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “something”, the object formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.somethingἐκekout ofἐκpreposition — “out of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.out ofτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.στόματοςstomatosmouthστόμα (stoma)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “mouth”, the of-formG4750the mouth, speech, eloquence in speech, the point of a sword.mouthαὐτοῦautouhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.him
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ζητοῦντεςzētountesseekingζητέω (zēteō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “seeking”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2212I seek, search for, desire, require, demand.ἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.κατηγορήσωσινkatēgorēsōsinthey might accuseκατηγορέω (katēgoreō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “they might accuse”, a single actionG2723I accuse, charge, prosecute.This verse uses “accuse”.αὐτοῦautouhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.
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American Standard Version (1901)
laying wait for him, to catch something out of his mouth.
Young’s Literal Translation
laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.
World English Bible
lying in wait for him, and seeking to catch him in something he might say, that they might accuse him.
Darby Translation
watching him, [and seeking] to catch something out of his mouth, [that they might accuse him].
Douay-Rheims
Lying in wait for him, and seeking to catch something from his mouth, that they might accuse him.
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