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Matthew 28:12

And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers,

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andσυναχθέντεςsunachthenteswhen they were assembledσυνάγω (sunagō)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “when they were assembled”, a single actionG4863I gather together, collect, assemble, receive with hospitality, entertain.when they were assembledμετὰmetawithμετάpreposition — “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”.withτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōneldersπρεσβύτερος (presbuteros)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “elders”, the of-formG4245elder, usually used as subst.; an elder, a member of the Sanhedrin, an elder of a Christian assembly.the eldersσυμβούλιόνsumboulioncounselσυμβούλιονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “counsel”, the object formG4824(a) a body of advisers (assessors) in a court, a council, (b) abstr: consultation, counsel, advice; resolution, decree.counselτεteandτέconjunction — “and”G5037and, both.This verse uses “and”.λαβόντεςlabontesto takeλαμβάνω (lambanō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to take”, a single actionG2983(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.This verse uses “take”.ἀργύριαarguriamoneyἀργύριον (argurion)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “money”, the object formG694silver, a piece of silver, a shekel, money in general.moneyἱκανὰhikanasufficientἱκανός (hikanos)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “sufficient”, the object formG2425(a) considerable, sufficient, of number, quantity, time, (b) of persons: sufficiently strong (good, etc.), worthy, suitable, with various constructions, (c) many, much.This verse uses “sufficient”.ἔδωκανedōkanto giveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to give”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.τοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.στρατιώταιςstratiōtaisunto the soldiersστρατιώτης (stratiōtēs)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto the soldiers”, the to- or for-formG4757a soldier.unto the soldiers

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and having been gathered together with the elders, counsel also having taken, they gave much money to the soldiers,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave much money unto the soldiers,

Young’s Literal Translation

and having been gathered together with the elders, counsel also having taken, they gave much money to the soldiers,

World English Bible

When they were assembled with the elders and had taken counsel, they gave a large amount of silver to the soldiers,

Darby Translation

And having assembled with the elders, and having taken counsel, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,

Douay-Rheims

And they being assembled together with the ancients, taking counsel, gave a great sum of money to the soldiers,

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