King James Version

Matthew 27:18

For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.

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ᾔδειēdeihe knewοἶδα (oida)verb, pluperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he knew”, a completed action before another past momentG1492I know, remember, appreciate.he knewγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatδιὰdiaforδιάpreposition — “for”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.forφθόνονphthononenvyφθόνος (phthonos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “envy”, the object formG5355envy, a grudge, spite.This verse uses “envy”.envyπαρέδωκανparedōkanthey had deliveredπαραδίδωμι (paradidōmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they had delivered”, a single actionG3860I hand over, pledge, hand down, deliver, commit, commend, betray, abandon.they had deliveredαὐτόνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.him

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for he had known that because of envy they had delivered him up.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For he knew that for envy they had delivered him up.

Young’s Literal Translation

for he had known that because of envy they had delivered him up.

World English Bible

For he knew that because of envy they had delivered him up.

Darby Translation

For he knew that they had delivered him up through envy.

Douay-Rheims