“But not during the feast,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”Matthew 26:5
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
ἔλεγον δέ· μὴ ἐν τῇ ἑορτῇ, ἵνα μὴ θόρυβος γένηται ἐν τῷ λαῷ.
- ἔλεγονelegon“They were saying”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
- δέ·de“however;”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- μὴmē“Not [seize him]”Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
- ἐνen“during”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- τῇtēa“the”Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἑορτῇ,he'ortēa“feast,”Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from ἑορτή · “festival” · Strong's G1859
- ἵναina“that”Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
- μὴmē“not”Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
- θόρυβοςthorubos“a riot”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “commotion” · Strong's G2351
- γένηταιgenētai“may happen”Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
- ἐνen“among”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- τῷtō“the”Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- λαῷ.laō“people.”Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from λαός · “a people” · Strong's G2992
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)