God & Savior

Matthew 26:55

At that time Jesus said to the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw? Every day I sat teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest Me.
Matthew 26:55
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Original language (Greek)

Ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ὥρᾳ εἶπεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς τοῖς ὄχλοις· ὡς ἐπὶ λῃστὴν ἐξήλθατε μετὰ μαχαιρῶν καὶ ξύλων συλλαβεῖν με; καθ᾽ ἡμέραν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ ἐκαθεζόμην διδάσκων, καὶ οὐκ ἐκρατήσατέ με.

  1. ἘνEn“In”
    Preposition · from ἐν · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  2. ἐκείνῃekeinē“that [very]”
    Demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, feminine · from ἐκεῖνος · “that” · Strong's G1565
  3. τῇtēa“<the>”
    Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. ὥρᾳhōra“hour”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from ὥρα · “hour” · Strong's G5610
  5. εἶπενeipen“said”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  6. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. ἸησοῦςIēsous“Jesus”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  8. τοῖςtois“to the”
    Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. ὄχλοις·ochlois“crowds;”
    Noun, dative, plural, masculine · from ὄχλος · “crowd” · Strong's G3793
  10. ὡςhōs“As”
    Particle · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
  11. ἐπὶepi“against”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  12. λῃστὴνlēstēn“a robber”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from λῃστής · “robber/rebel” · Strong's G3027
  13. ἐξήλθατεexēlthate“did you come out”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from ἐξέρχομαι · “to go out” · Strong's G1831
  14. μετὰmeta“with”
    Preposition · from μετά · “with/after” · Strong's G3326
  15. μαχαιρῶνmachairōn“swords”
    Noun, genitive, plural, feminine · from μάχαιρα · “sword” · Strong's G3162
  16. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  17. ξύλωνxulōn“clubs”
    Noun, genitive, plural, neuter · from ξύλον · “wood” · Strong's G3586
  18. συλλαβεῖνsullabein“to capture”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, infinitive · from συλλαμβάνω · “to seize/conceive/help” · Strong's G4815
  19. με;me“Me?”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  20. καθ᾽kath᾽“Every”
    Preposition · from κατά · “according to” · Strong's G2596
  21. ἡμέρανhēmeran“day”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἡμέρα · “day” · Strong's G2250
  22. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  23. τῷtō“the”
    Article, dative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  24. ἱερῷhi'erō“temple”
    Noun, dative, singular, neuter · from ἱερόν · “temple” · Strong's G2411
  25. ἐκαθεζόμηνekathezomēn“I was sitting”
    Verb, imperfect, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 1st person singular · from καθέζομαι · “to sit down” · Strong's G2516
  26. διδάσκων,didaskōn“teaching”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from διδάσκω · “to teach” · Strong's G1321
  27. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  28. οὐκouk“not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  29. ἐκρατήσατέekratēsate“you did seize”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from κρατέω · “to grasp/seize” · Strong's G2902
  30. με.me“Me.”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)