King James Version
Luke 19:47 in the King James Version says “And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy h...” — study this verse from Luke chapter 19 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him,”
Luke 19:47 · KJV
And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein , and them that bought;
Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.
And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him,
And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him. were: or, hanged on him
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“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“daily”
G2596(prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined)
day, i.e., (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the jews as inclusive of
“the temple”
G2411a sacred place, i.e., the entire precincts (whereas g3485 denotes the central sanctuary itself) of the temple (at jerusalem or elsewhere)
“the chief priests”
G749the high-priest (literally, of the jews; typically, christ); by extension a chief priest
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“sought”
G2212to seek (literally or figuratively); specially, (by hebraism) to worship (god), or (in a bad sense) to plot (against life)
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“to destroy”
G622to destroy fully (reflexively, to perish, or lose), literally or figuratively
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“of the people”
G2992a people (in general; thus differing from g1218, which denotes one's own populace)
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