Mark 14:1

Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were two days away, and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a covert way to arrest Jesus and kill Him.
Mark 14:1
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Original language (Greek)

Ἦν δὲ τὸ πάσχα καὶ τὰ ἄζυμα μετὰ δύο ἡμέρας, καὶ ἐζήτουν οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς πῶς αὐτὸν ἐν δόλῳ κρατήσαντες ἀποκτείνωσιν·

  1. ἮνĒn“It was”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  2. δὲde“now”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. τὸto“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. πάσχαpascha“Passover”
    Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · “Passover” · Strong's G3957
  5. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  6. τὰta“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. ἄζυμαazuma“[Feast of] Unleavened Bread”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, neuter · from ἄζυμος · “unleavened” · Strong's G0106
  8. μετὰmeta“after”
    Preposition · from μετά · “with/after” · Strong's G3326
  9. δύοduo“two”
    Adjective, number · “two” · Strong's G1417
  10. ἡμέρας,hēmeras“days,”
    Noun, accusative, plural, feminine · from ἡμέρα · “day” · Strong's G2250
  11. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  12. ἐζήτουνezētoun“were seeking”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ζητέω · “to seek” · Strong's G2212
  13. οἱhoi“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  14. ἀρχιερεῖςarchiereis“chief priests”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἀρχιερεύς · “high-priest” · Strong's G0749
  15. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  16. οἱhoi“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  17. γραμματεῖςgrammateis“scribes”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from γραμματεύς · “scribe” · Strong's G1122
  18. πῶςpōs“how”
    Particle, interrogative · from πως · “how?!” · Strong's G4459
  19. αὐτὸνauton“Him”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  20. ἐνen“by”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  21. δόλῳdolō“stealth”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from δόλος · “deceit” · Strong's G1388
  22. κρατήσαντεςkratēsantes“having taken”
    Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from κρατέω · “to grasp/seize” · Strong's G2902
  23. ἀποκτείνωσιν·apokteinōsin“they may kill [Him];”
    Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person plural · from ἀποκτείνω · “to kill” · Strong's G0615
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)