God & Savior

Matthew 27:36

And sitting down, they kept watch over Him there.
Matthew 27:36
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Original language (Greek)

καὶ καθήμενοι ἐτήρουν αὐτὸν ἐκεῖ,

  1. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. καθήμενοιkathēmenoi“sitting down”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from κάθημαι · “to sit” · Strong's G2521
  3. ἐτήρουνetēroun“they were guarding”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from τηρέω · “to keep” · Strong's G5083H
  4. αὐτὸνauton“Him”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  5. ἐκεῖ,ekei“there,”
    Adverb · from ἐκεῖ · “there” · Strong's G1563
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)