King James Version

Matthew 21:46

But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “because to” (ἐπεὶ εἰς) before prophet here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “since as” (ἐπειδὴ ὡς) before prophet here.

καὶkaiButκαίconjunction — “But”G2532and, even, also, namely.Butζητοῦντεςzētounteswhen they soughtζητέω (zēteō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “when they sought”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2212I seek, search for, desire, require, demand.when they soughtαὐτὸνautonon himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “on him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.on himκρατῆσαιkratēsaito graspκρατέω (krateō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to grasp”, a single actionG2902I am strong, mighty, hence: I rule, am master, prevail; I obtain, take hold of; I hold, hold fast.ἐφοβήθησανephobēthēsanthey fearedφοβέομαι (phobeomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “they feared”, a single actionG5399I fear, dread, reverence, am afraid, terrified.they fearedτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὄχλουςochlousmultitudeὄχλος (ochlos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “multitude”, the object formG3793a crowd, mob, the common people.the multitudeἐπεὶepeibecauseἐπείconjunction — “because”G1893of time: when, after; of cause: since, because; otherwise: else.becauseεἰςeisforεἰςpreposition — “for”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “for”.forπροφήτηνprophētēna prophetπροφήτης (prophētēs)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “a prophet”, the object formG4396a prophet, poet; a person gifted at expositing divine truth.This verse uses “a prophet”.a prophetαὐτὸνautonheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.εἶχονeichonto haveἔχω (echō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to have”, an ongoing action in the pastG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἐπειδὴepeidēbecauseἐπειδήconjunction — “because”G1894of time: when, now, after that; of cause: seeing that, forasmuch as.ὡςhōsforὡςpreposition — “for”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and seeking to lay hold on him, they feared the multitudes, seeing they were holding him as a prophet.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when they sought to lay hold on him, they feared the multitudes, because they took him for a prophet.

Young’s Literal Translation

and seeking to lay hold on him, they feared the multitudes, seeing they were holding him as a prophet.

World English Bible

When they sought to seize him, they feared the multitudes, because they considered him to be a prophet.

Darby Translation

And seeking to lay hold of him, they were afraid of the crowds, because they held him for a prophet.

Douay-Rheims

And seeking to lay hands on him, they feared the multitudes: because they held him as a prophet.

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