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Luke 20:26

In Luke 20 of Luke.

And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the” (τοῦ) before people here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of Him” (αὐτοῦ) before they became here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andοὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἴσχυσανischusanbe strongἰσχύω (ischuō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “be strong”, a single actionG2480I have strength, am strong, am in full health and vigor, am able; meton: I prevail.ἐπιλαβέσθαιepilabesthaito take holdἐπιλαμβάνομαι (epilambanomai)verb, aorist middle infinitive — “to take hold”, a single actionG1949I lay hold of, take hold of, seize (sometimes with beneficent, sometimes with hostile, intent).take holdτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ῥήματοςrhēmatoswordsῥῆμα (rhēma)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “words”, the of-formG4487a thing spoken, (a) a word or saying of any kind, as command, report, promise, (b) a thing, matter, business.wordsἐναντίονenantionbeforeἐναντίονpreposition — “before”G1726before, in the presence of, in the eyes of.This verse uses “before”.beforeτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.λαοῦlaoupeopleλαός (laos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “people”, the of-formG2992(a) a people, characteristically of God's chosen people, first the Jews, then the Christians, (b) sometimes, but rarely, the people, the crowd.the peopleκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andθαυμάσαντεςthaumasantesthey marvelledθαυμάζω (thaumazō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “they marvelled”, a single actionG2296(a) intrans: I wonder, marvel, (b) trans: I wonder at, admire.they marvelledἐπὶepiatἐπίpreposition — “at”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.atτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀποκρίσειapokriseianswerἀπόκρισις (apokrisis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “answer”, the to- or for-formG612an answer, reply.answerαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἐσίγησανesigēsanand held their peaceσιγάω (sigaō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “and held their peace”, a single actionG4601intrans: I am silent, keep silence; trans: I keep secret; pass: I am kept secret.and held their peace

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αὐτοῦautouof hisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of his”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and they were not able to take hold on his saying before the people, and having wondered at his answer, they were silent.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they were not able to take hold of the saying before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.

Young’s Literal Translation

and they were not able to take hold on his saying before the people, and having wondered at his answer, they were silent.

World English Bible

They weren’t able to trap him in his words before the people. They marveled at his answer and were silent.

Darby Translation

And they were not able to take hold of him in [his] expressions before the people, and, wondering at his answer, they were silent.

Douay-Rheims

And they could not reprehend his word before the people: and wondering at his answer, they held their peace.

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