King James Version

Luke 22:6

And he promised, and sought opportunity to betray him unto them in the absence of the multitude.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐξωμολόγησενexōmologēsenhe promisedἐξομολογέω (exomologeō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he promised”, a single actionG1843(a) I consent fully, agree out and out, (b) I confess, admit, acknowledge (cf. the early Hellenistic sense of the middle: I acknowledge a debt), (c) I give thanks, praise.he promisedκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐζήτειezēteisoughtζητέω (zēteō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “sought”, an ongoing action in the pastG2212I seek, search for, desire, require, demand.soughtεὐκαιρίανeukairianopportunityεὐκαιρία (eukairia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “opportunity”, the object formG2120a convenient time, opportunity.This verse uses “opportunity”.opportunityτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.παραδοῦναιparadounaito betrayπαραδίδωμι (paradidōmi)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to betray”, a single actionG3860I hand over, pledge, hand down, deliver, commit, commend, betray, abandon.This verse uses “betray”.to betrayαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἄτερaterin the absenceἄτερpreposition — “in the absence”G817apart from, without.in the absenceὄχλουochlouof the multitudeὄχλος (ochlos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the multitude”, the of-formG3793a crowd, mob, the common people.of the multitudeαὐτοῖςautoisheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and he agreed, and was seeking a favourable season to deliver him up to them without tumult.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he consented, and sought opportunity to deliver him unto them in the absence of the multitude.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he agreed, and was seeking a favourable season to deliver him up to them without tumult.

World English Bible

He consented and sought an opportunity to deliver him to them in the absence of the multitude.

Darby Translation

And he came to an agreement to do it, and sought an opportunity to deliver him up to them away from the crowd.

Douay-Rheims

And he promised. And he sought opportunity to betray him in the absence of the multitude.

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