And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.
And they watched him, and ſent foorth ſpies, which ſhould faine themſelues iuſt men, that they might take holde of his words, that ſo they might deliuer him vnto the power and authoritie of the gouernour.
καὶ παρατηρήσαντες ἀπέστειλαν ἐγκαθέτους, ὑποκρινομένους ἑαυτοὺς δικαίους εἶναι, ἵνα ἐπιλάβωνται αὐτοῦ λόγου, εἰς τὸ παραδοῦναι αὐτὸν τῇ ἀρχῇ καὶ τῇ ἐξουσίᾳ τοῦ ἡγεμόνος.
Καὶ παρατηρήσαντες ἀπέστειλαν ἐγκαθέτους ὑποκρινομένους ἑαυτοὺς δικαίους εἶναι, ἵνα ἐπιλάβωνται αὐτοῦ λόγου, εἰς τὸ παραδοῦναι αὐτὸν τῇ ἀρχῇ καὶ τῇ ἐξουσίᾳ τοῦ ἡγεμόνος.
ἀποστέλλω , verb, apostellō — to send, send away (value 1516)
G649,
ἀποστέλλω apostéllō, ap-os-tel'-lo; from G575 and G4724; set apart, i.e. (by implication) to send out (properly, on a mission) literally or figuratively:—put in, send (away, forth, out), set (at liberty).to order (one) to go to a place appointed
to send away, dismiss
to allow one to depart, that he may be in a state of liberty
to order one to depart, send off
to drive away
Used in 130 Verses, 13 Books 133  Occurrence Count
ἀρχή , feminine noun, archē — beginning, origin (value 709)
G746,
ἀρχή archḗ, ar-khay'; from G756; (properly abstract) a commencement, or (concretely) chief (in various applications of order, time, place, or rank):—beginning, corner, (at the, the) first (estate), magistrate, power, principality, principle, rule.beginning, origin
the person or thing that commences, the first person or thing in a series, the leader
that by which anything begins to be, the origin, the active cause
the extremity of a thing
of the corners of a sail
the first place, principality, rule, magistracy
of angels and demons
Used in 56 Verses, 18 Books 58  Occurrence Count
αὐτός , pronoun, autos — (1) self (emphatic) (2) he, she, it (used for the third person pronoun) (3) the same (value 971)
G846,
αὐτός autós, ow-tos'; from the particle αὖ aû (perhaps akin to the base of G109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:—her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare G848.himself, herself, themselves, itself
he, she, it
the same
Used in 3781 Verses, 27 Books 5773  Occurrence Count
δίκαιος , adjective, dikaios — correct, righteous, by implication innocent (value 315)
G1342,
δίκαιος díkaios, dik'-ah-yos; from G1349; equitable (in character or act); by implication, innocent, holy (absolutely or relatively):—just, meet, right(-eous).righteous, observing divine laws
in a wide sense, upright, righteous, virtuous, keeping the commands of God
of those who seem to themselves to be righteous, who pride themselves to be righteous, who pride themselves in their virtues, whether real or imagined
innocent, faultless, guiltless
used of him whose way of thinking, feeling, and acting is wholly conformed to the will of God, and who therefore needs no rectification in the heart or life
only Christ truly
approved of or acceptable of God
in a narrower sense, rendering to each his due and that in a judicial sense, passing just judgment on others, whether expressed in words or shown by the manner of dealing with them
Used in 76 Verses, 20 Books 81  Occurrence Count
ἑαυτοῦ , pronoun, heautou — of himself, herself, itself (value 1176)
G1438,
ἑαυτοῦ heautoû, heh-ow-too'; from a reflexive pronoun otherwise obsolete and the genitive case (dative case or accusative case) of G846; him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.:—alone, her (own, -self), (he) himself, his (own), itself, one (to) another, our (thine) own(-selves), + that she had, their (own, own selves), (of) them(-selves), they, thyself, you, your (own, own conceits, own selves, -selves).himself, herself, itself, themselves
Used in 312 Verses, 25 Books 337  Occurrence Count
ἐγκάθετος , adjective, egkathetos — hired to lie in wait, lying in wait (value 613)
G1455,
ἐγκάθετος enkáthetos, eng-kath'-et-os; from G1722 and a derivative of G2524; subinduced, i.e. surreptitiously suborned as a lier-in-wait:—spy.secretly to lie in wait, a spy
one who is bribed by others to entrap a man by crafty words
Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1  Occurrence Count
εἶναι , verb, einai — am, was, come, is, there is, to be, was (value 76)
G1511,
εἶναι eînai, i'-nahee; present infinitive from G1510; to exist:—am, was. come, is, × lust after, × please well, there is, to be, was.to be, to exist, to happen, to be present
Used in 124 Verses, 20 Books 126  Occurrence Count
εἰς , preposition, eis — to or into (indicating the point reached or entered, of place, time, purpose, result) (value 215)
G1519,
εἰς eis, ice; a primary preposition; to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases:—(abundant-)ly, against, among, as, at, (back-)ward, before, by, concerning, + continual, + far more exceeding, for (intent, purpose), fore, + forth, in (among, at, unto, -so much that, -to), to the intent that, + of one mind, + never, of, (up-)on, + perish, + set at one again, (so) that, therefore(-unto), throughout, til, to (be, the end, -ward), (here-)until(-to), …ward, (where-)fore, with.into, unto, to, towards, for, among
Used in 1512 Verses, 27 Books 1773  Occurrence Count
ἐξουσία , feminine noun, exousia — power to act, authority (value 746)
G1849,
ἐξουσία exousía, ex-oo-see'-ah; from G1832 (in the sense of ability); privilege, i.e. (subjectively) force, capacity, competency, freedom, or (objectively) mastery (concretely, magistrate, superhuman, potentate, token of control), delegated influence:—authority, jurisdiction, liberty, power, right, strength.power of choice, liberty of doing as one pleases
leave or permission
physical and mental power
the ability or strength with which one is endued, which he either possesses or exercises
the power of authority (influence) and of right (privilege)
the power of rule or government (the power of him whose will and commands must be submitted to by others and obeyed)
universally
authority over mankind
specifically
the power of judicial decisions
of authority to manage domestic affairs
metonymically
a thing subject to authority or rule
jurisdiction
one who possesses authority
a ruler, a human magistrate
the leading and more powerful among created beings superior to man, spiritual potentates
a sign of the husband's authority over his wife
the veil with which propriety required a women to cover herself
the sign of regal authority, a crown
Used in 93 Verses, 16 Books 103  Occurrence Count
ἐπιλαμβάνομαι , verb, epilambanomai — to lay hold of (value 340)
G1949,
†ἐπιλαμβάνομαι epilambánomai, ep-ee-lam-ban'-om-ahee; middle voice from G1909 and G2983; to seize (for help, injury, attainment, or any other purpose; literally or figuratively):—catch, lay hold (up-)on, take (by, hold of, on).to take in addition, to lay hold of, take possession of, overtake, attain, attain to
to lay hold of or to seize upon anything with the hands, to take hold of, lay hold of
metaph. to rescue one from peril, to help, succour
Used in 18 Verses, 6 Books 19  Occurrence Count
ἡγεμών , masculine noun, hēgemōn — a leader, governor (value 906)
G2232,
ἡγεμών hēgemṓn, hayg-em-ohn'; from G2233; a leader, i.e. chief person (or figuratively, place) of a province:—governor, prince, ruler.a leader of any kind, a guide, ruler, prefect, president, chief, general, commander, sovereign
a "legatus Caesaris", an officer administering a province in the name and with the authority of the Roman emperor
the governor of a province
a procurator, an officer who was attached to a proconsul or a proprietor and had charge of the imperial revenues
in causes relating to these revenues he administered justice. In the smaller provinces also, which were so to speak appendages of the greater, he discharged the functions of governor of the province; and such was the relation of the procurator of Judaea to the governor of Syria.
first, leading, chief
of a principal town as the capital of the region
Used in 21 Verses, 5 Books 22  Occurrence Count
ἵνα , conjunction, hina — in order that, that, so that (value 61)
G2443,
ἵνα hína, hin'-ah; probably from the same as the former part of G1438 (through the demonstrative idea; compare G3588); in order that (denoting the purpose or the result):—albeit, because, to the intent (that), lest, so as, (so) that, (for) to. Compare G3363.that, in order that, so that
Used in 621 Verses, 26 Books 665  Occurrence Count
καί , conjunction, kai — and, even, also (value 31)
G2532,
καί kaí, kahee; apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:—and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.and, also, even, indeed, but
Used in 5227 Verses, 27 Books 9277  Occurrence Count
λόγος , masculine noun, logos — a word (as embodying an idea), a statement, a speech (value 373)
G3056,
λόγος lógos, log'-os; from G3004; something said (including the thought); by implication, a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, (with the article in John) the Divine Expression (i.e. Christ):—account, cause, communication, × concerning, doctrine, fame, × have to do, intent, matter, mouth, preaching, question, reason, + reckon, remove, say(-ing), shew, × speaker, speech, talk, thing, + none of these things move me, tidings, treatise, utterance, word, work.of speech
a word, uttered by a living voice, embodies a conception or idea
what someone has said
a word
the sayings of God
decree, mandate or order
of the moral precepts given by God
Old Testament prophecy given by the prophets
what is declared, a thought, declaration, aphorism, a weighty saying, a dictum, a maxim
discourse
the act of speaking, speech
the faculty of speech, skill and practice in speaking
a kind or style of speaking
a continuous speaking discourse - instruction
doctrine, teaching
anything reported in speech; a narration, narrative
matter under discussion, thing spoken of, affair, a matter in dispute, case, suit at law
the thing spoken of or talked about; event, deed
its use as respect to the MIND alone
reason, the mental faculty of thinking, meditating, reasoning, calculating
account, i.e. regard, consideration
account, i.e. reckoning, score
account, i.e. answer or explanation in reference to judgment
relation, i.e. with whom as judge we stand in relation
reason would
reason, cause, ground
In John, denotes the essential Word of God, Jesus Christ, the personal wisdom and power in union with God, his minister in creation and government of the universe, the cause of all the world's life both physical and ethical, which for the procurement of man's salvation put on human nature in the person of Jesus the Messiah, the second person in the Godhead, and shone forth conspicuously from His words and deeds.
Note: A Greek philosopher named Heraclitus first used the term Logos around 600 B.C. to designate the divine reason or plan which coordinates a changing universe.
Used in 316 Verses, 24 Books 330  Occurrence Count
ὁ , article, ho — the (value 70)
G3588,
ὁ ho, ho; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):—the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than "the" counted
Used in 7051 Verses, 27 Books 20257  Occurrence Count
παραδίδωμι , verb, paradidōmi — to hand over, to give or deliver over, to betray (value 1050)
G3860,
παραδίδωμι paradídōmi, par-ad-id'-o-mee; from G3844 and G1325; to surrender, i.e yield up, intrust, transmit:—betray, bring forth, cast, commit, deliver (up), give (over, up), hazard, put in prison, recommend.to give into the hands (of another)
to give over into (one's) power or use
to deliver to one something to keep, use, take care of, manage
to deliver up one to custody, to be judged, condemned, punished, scourged, tormented, put to death
to deliver up treacherously
by betrayal to cause one to be taken
to deliver one to be taught, moulded
to commit, to commend
to deliver verbally
commands, rites
to deliver by narrating, to report
to permit allow
when the fruit will allow that is when its ripeness permits
gives itself up, presents itself
Used in 118 Verses, 14 Books 121  Occurrence Count
παρατηρέω , verb, paratēreō — to watch closely, to observe scrupulously (value 1395)
G3906,
παρατηρέω paratēréō, par-at-ay-reh'-o; from G3844 and G5083; to inspect alongside, i.e. note insidiously or scrupulously:—observe, watch.to stand beside and watch, to watch assiduously, observe carefully
to watch, attend to with the eyes
of auguries, to see what he is going to do
in a bad sense, to watch insidiously
to watch one's self
to observe, keep scrupulously
to neglect nothing requisite to the religious observance of
Used in 6 Verses, 4 Books 6  Occurrence Count
ὑποκρίνομαι , verb, hypokrinomai — to answer, reply, to answer on a stage, to pretend (value 851)
G5271,
ὑποκρίνομαι hupŏkrinŏmai, hoop-ok-rin'-om-ahee; middle voice from G5259 and G2919; to decide (speak or act) under a false part, i.e. (figuratively) dissemble (pretend):—feign.to take up another's statements in reference to what one has decided for one's self
to reply, answer
to make answer (speak) on the stage
to impersonate anyone, play a part
to simulate, feign, pretend
Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1  Occurrence Count
| Luke 20:20Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor. |
| Original Text (TR 1894)Stephanus 1550 (Total 15387) |
| καὶ παρατηρήσαντες ἀπέστειλαν ἐγκαθέτους, ὑποκρινομένους ἑαυτοὺς δικαίους εἶναι, ἵνα ἐπιλάβωνται αὐτοῦ λόγου, εἰς τὸ παραδοῦναι αὐτὸν τῇ ἀρχῇ καὶ τῇ ἐξουσίᾳ τοῦ ἡγεμόνος. |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Greek |
Value |
| And |
G2532kai |
καί |
31 |
| they watched |
G3906paratēreō |
παρατηρέω |
1395 |
| him, and sent forth |
G649apostellō |
ἀποστέλλω |
1516 |
| spies, |
G1455egkathetos |
ἐγκάθετος |
613 |
| which should feign |
G5271hypokrinomai |
ὑποκρίνομαι |
851 |
| themselves |
G1438heautou |
ἑαυτοῦ |
1176 |
| just men, |
G1342dikaios |
δίκαιος |
315 |
| that |
G2443hina |
ἵνα |
61 |
| they might take hold |
G1949epilambanomai |
ἐπιλαμβάνομαι |
340 |
| of his |
G846autos |
αὐτός |
971 |
| words, |
G3056logos |
λόγος |
373 |
| that so |
G2443hina |
ἵνα |
61 |
| they might deliver |
G3860paradidōmi |
παραδίδωμι |
1050 |
| him |
G846autos |
αὐτός |
971 |
| unto |
G1519eis |
εἰς |
215 |
| the power |
G746archē |
ἀρχή |
709 |
| and |
G2532kai |
καί |
31 |
| authority |
G1849exousia |
ἐξουσία |
746 |
| of the governor. |
G2232hēgemōn |
ἡγεμών |
906 |
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