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Matthew 12:14

Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.

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ἐξελθόντεςexelthonteswent outἐξέρχομαι (exerchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “went out”, a single actionG1831I go out, come out.went outδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ΦαρισαῖοιpharisaioiPhariseeΦαρισαῖος (pharisaios)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “Pharisee”, the subject formG5330a Pharisee, one of the Jewish sect so called.συμβούλιονsumbouliona councilσυμβούλιονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “a council”, the object formG4824(a) a body of advisers (assessors) in a court, a council, (b) abstr: consultation, counsel, advice; resolution, decree.This verse uses “a council”.a councilἔλαβονelabonto takeλαμβάνω (lambanō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to take”, a single actionG2983(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.This verse uses “take”.κατ’katagainstκατά (kata)preposition — “against”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.This verse uses “against”.againstαὐτοῦautouhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himὅπωςhopōshowὅπωςconjunction — “how”G3704how, in order that, so that, that.This verse uses “how”.howαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἀπολέσωσινapolesōsinto destroyἀπόλλυμι (apollumi)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “to destroy”, a single actionG622(a) I kill, destroy, (b) I lose, mid: I am perishing (the resultant death being viewed as certain).This verse uses “destroy”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And the Pharisees having gone forth, held a consultation against him, how they might destroy him,

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American Standard Version (1901)

But the Pharisees went out, and took counsel against him, how they might destroy him.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the Pharisees having gone forth, held a consultation against him, how they might destroy him,

World English Bible

But the Pharisees went out and conspired against him, how they might destroy him.

Darby Translation

But the Pharisees, having gone out, took counsel against him, how they might destroy him.

Douay-Rheims

And the Pharisees going out made a consultation against him, how they might destroy him.

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