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Luke 22:2

And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐζήτουνezētounsoughtζητέω (zēteō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “sought”, an ongoing action in the pastG2212I seek, search for, desire, require, demand.soughtοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀρχιερεῖςarchiereishigh-priestἀρχιερεύς (archiereus)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “high-priest”, the subject formG749high priest, chief priest.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γραμματεῖςgrammateisscribeγραμματεύς (grammateus)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “scribe”, the subject formG1122(a) in Jerusalem, a scribe, one learned in the Jewish Law, a religious teacher, (b) at Ephesus, the town-clerk, the secretary of the city, (c) a man of learning generally.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πῶςpōshowπῶςadverb — “how”G4459how, in what manner, by what means.This verse uses “how”.howἀνέλωσινanelōsinthey might killἀναιρέω (anaireō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “they might kill”, a single actionG337I take up, take away the life of, make an end of, murder.they might killαὐτόνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἐφοβοῦντοephobountothey fearedφοβέομαι (phobeomai)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “they feared”, an ongoing action in the pastG5399I fear, dread, reverence, am afraid, terrified.they fearedγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.λαόνlaonpeopleλαός (laos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “people”, the object 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 people

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they may take him up, for they were afraid of the people.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might put him to death; for they feared the people.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they may take him up, for they were afraid of the people.

World English Bible

The chief priests and the scribes sought how they might put him to death, for they feared the people.

Darby Translation

and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.

Douay-Rheims

And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might put Jesus to death: but they feared the people.

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