King James Version
Luke 22:66 in the King James Version says “And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him int...” — study this verse from Luke chapter 22 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their council, saying,”
Luke 22:66 · KJV
And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee?
And many other things blasphemously spake they against him.
And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their council, saying,
Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe:
And if I also ask you, ye will not answer me, nor let me go.
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“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“it was”
G1096to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
“day”
G2250day, 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
“came together”
G4863to lead together, i.e., collect or convene; specially, to entertain (hospitably)
“the elders”
G4244the order of elders, i.e., (specially), israelite sanhedrin or christian "presbytery"
“of the people”
G2992a people (in general; thus differing from g1218, which denotes one's own populace)
“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
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“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
“into”
G1519to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
“council”
G4892a joint session, i.e., (specially), the jewish sanhedrin; by analogy, a subordinate tribunal
“saying”
G3004properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an
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