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Soοὖνthe officersοἱ ὑπηρέταιcameἮλθονtoπρὸςthe high priestsτοὺς ἀρχιερεῖςandκαὶPharisees,Φαρισαίουςandκαὶtheyἐκεῖνοιsaidεἶπονto them,αὐτοῖς“WhyΔιὰ τίdid you notοὐκbringἠγάγετεhim?”αὐτόν
John 7:45
Study it in the app“So the officers came to the high priests and Pharisees, and they said to them, “Why did you not bring him?””
With the Greek beneath
John 7:45, word by word
- the officersὑπηρέταιhypēretai
officer
A man serving a judge as enforcer.
Where else “hypēretai” appears- cameἮλθονĒlthon
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “Ēlthon” appears- the high priestsἀρχιερεῖςarchiereis
chief priests
The leading priests: the high priest in office, former ones and his family.
Where else “archiereis” appears- PhariseesΦαρισαίουςPharisaious
Pharisee
Pharisee: a member of a Jewish group that kept the law of Moses and the traditions of its teachers strictly.
Where else “Pharisaious” appears- saidεἶπονeipon
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipon” appears- bringἠγάγετεēgagete
lead
To lead a person or an animal from one place to another.
Where else “ēgagete” appears
The context
44And some of them wanted to seize him, but no one laid hands on him.
45 · This verse (above)
46The officers answered, “Never has a man spoken like this!”
To study John 7 in a group
1. What it says
At the festival, what do the people think of Jesus, and what do the guards sent to arrest him say? (vv. 12, 40-46)
2. What it means
Jesus says, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink” (v. 37). What does he promise the one who believes in him? (vv. 37-39)
3. How I live it
Nicodemus asked that Jesus be heard before being judged (v. 51). When is it wise for you to listen first before forming an opinion about someone?