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Nowδὲthe high priestsοἱ ἀρχιερεῖςandκαὶthe Phariseesοἱ Φαρισαῖοιhad givenδεδώκεισανordersἐντολὰςthatἵναifἐάνanyoneτιςknewγνῷwhereποῦhe was,ἐστινhe should report it,μηνύσῃso thatὅπωςthey might seizeπιάσωσινhim.αὐτόν
John 11:57
Study it in the app“Now the high priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where he was, he should report it, so that they might seize him.”
With the Greek beneath
John 11:57, word by word
- the high priestsἀρχιερεῖςarchiereis
chief priests
The leading priests: the high priest in office, former ones and his family.
Where else “archiereis” appears- the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioi
Pharisee
Pharisee: a member of a Jewish group that kept the law of Moses and the traditions of its teachers strictly.
Where else “Pharisaioi” appears- had givenδεδώκεισανdedōkeisan
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “dedōkeisan” appears- ordersἐντολὰςentolas
order
What a human authority orders to be done.
Where else “entolas” appears- knewγνῷgnōi
find out
To find out something, to realize.
Where else “gnōi” appears- whereποῦpou
where?
Where?
Where else “pou” appears- he wasἐστινestin
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “estin” appears- he should report itμηνύσῃmēnysēi
report, inform
Report, make known.
Where else “mēnysēi” appears- they might seizeπιάσωσινpiasōsin
seize
To catch someone, or take them by the hand.
Where else “piasōsin” appears
The context
56So they were looking for Jesus and saying to one another as they stood in the temple, “What do you think? That he will not come to the feast?”
57 · This verse (above)
To study John 11 in a group
1. What it says
What does Jesus do when he arrives at Lazarus's tomb and sees Mary and those with her weeping? (vv. 32-44)
2. What it means
Jesus tells Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life.” What does he ask her next, and how does she answer? (vv. 25-27)
3. How I live it
Jesus wept with those who wept (v. 35). How can you accompany someone who is grieving today?