Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death.Matthew 26:59
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
Οἱ δὲ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ τὸ συνέδριον ὅλον ἐζήτουν ψευδομαρτυρίαν κατὰ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ὅπως αὐτὸν θανατώσωσιν,
- ΟἱHoi“<the>”Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- δὲde“And”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- ἀρχιερεῖςarchiereis“the chief priests”Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἀρχιερεύς · “high-priest” · Strong's G0749
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- τὸto“the”Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- συνέδριονsunedrion“Council”Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · “council” · Strong's G4892
- ὅλονholon“whole”Adjective, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὅλος · “all” · Strong's G3650
- ἐζήτουνezētoun“were seeking”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ζητέω · “to seek” · Strong's G2212
- ψευδομαρτυρίανpseudomarturian“false testimony”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ψευδομαρτυρία · “false testimony” · Strong's G5577
- κατὰkata“against”Preposition · from κατά · “according to” · Strong's G2596
- τοῦtou“<the>”Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἸησοῦIēsou“Jesus”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Ἰησοῦς · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
- ὅπωςhopōs“so that”Conjunction · “that” · Strong's G3704
- αὐτὸνauton“him”Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- θανατώσωσιν,thanatōsōsin“they may put to death”Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person plural · from θανατόω · “to kill” · Strong's G2289
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)