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Mark 14:1

After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death.

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Ἦνēnwasεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “was”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.wasδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πάσχαpaschafeast of the passoverπάσχαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “feast of the passover”, the subject formG3957the feast of Passover, the Passover lamb.the feast of the passoverκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἄζυμαazumaunleavened breadἄζυμος (azumos)adjective, nominative, plural, neuter — “unleavened bread”, the subject formG106unleavened, the paschal feast (a feast of the Hebrews); fig: uncorrupted, sincere.This verse uses “unleavened”.unleavened breadμετὰmetawithμετάpreposition — “with”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.δύοduotwoδύοadjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “two”, the object formG1417two.ἡμέραςhēmerasdayἡμέρα (hēmera)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “day”, the object formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.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.πῶςpōshowπῶςadverb — “how”G4459how, in what manner, by what means.This verse uses “how”.howαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἐνenbyἐνpreposition — “by”G1722in, on, among.byδόλῳdolōcraftδόλος (dolos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “craft”, the to- or for-formG1388deceit, guile, treachery.craftκρατήσαντεςkratēsantesto graspκρατέω (krateō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to grasp”, a single actionG2902I am strong, mighty, hence: I rule, am master, prevail; I obtain, take hold of; I hold, hold fast.ἀποκτείνωσινapokteinōsinand put him to deathἀποκτείνω (apokteinō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “and put him to death”, a single actionG615I put to death, kill; fig: I abolish.and put him to death

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And the passover and the unleavened food were after two days, and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how, by guile, having taken hold of him, they might kill him;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now after two days was the feast of the passover and the unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him with subtlety, and kill him:

Young’s Literal Translation

And the passover and the unleavened food were after two days, and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how, by guile, having taken hold of him, they might kill him;

World English Bible

It was now two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might seize him by deception and kill him.

Darby Translation

Now the passover and the [feast of] unleavened bread was after two days. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they might seize him by subtlety and kill him.

Douay-Rheims

Now the feast of the pasch, and of the Azymes was after two days; and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might by some wile lay hold on him, and kill him.

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