47
While Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived, accompanied by a large crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests and elders of the people.
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Kai autou eti lalountos idou Ioudas heis tōn dōdeka ēlthen kai met’ autou polys ochlos meta machairōn kai xylōn apo tōn archiereōn kai presbyterōn tou laou
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√ καί — and, also, even, so then, too, etcConjunction
√ αὐτός — the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438 (ἑαυτοῦ)) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other personsPersonal / Possessive PronounGenitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
√ ἔτι — "yet," still (of time or degree)Adverb
√ λαλέω — to talk, iVerbPresent Participle ActiveGenitive Masculine Singular
√ ἰδού — used as imperative lo!VerbAorist Imperative Active2nd Person Singular
ἰδού: lo, behold (aorist imperative) A command to the reader's eye, not a particle of style. Matthew uses it twice in this unit, here for the traitor's arrival and again at verse 51 for the drawn sword, bracketing the scene with two things we are ordered to look at: a kiss and a blade.
√ Ἰούδας — Judas (iNounNominative Masculine Singular
√ εἷς — oneAdjectiveNominative Masculine Singular
√ ὁ — the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)ArticleGenitive Masculine Plural
√ δώδεκα — two and ten, iAdjectiveGenitive Masculine Plural
δώδεκα: twelve The number is load bearing across the unit. Here it marks the betrayer as an insider, “one of the Twelve”; at verse 53 the same word counts the legions Jesus does not summon. Barnes and Ellicott both read the second twelve against the first, Ellicott sharply: not twelve weak men but twelve legions.
√ ἔρχομαι — to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)VerbAorist Indicative Active3rd Person Singular
√ καί — and, also, even, so then, too, etcConjunction
√ μετά — properly, denoting accompanimentPreposition
√ αὐτός — the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438 (ἑαυτοῦ)) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other personsPersonal / Possessive PronounGenitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
√ πολύς — (singular) much (in any respect) or (plural) manyAdjectiveNominative Masculine Singular
√ ὄχλος — a throng (as borne along)NounNominative Masculine Singular
ὄχλος: a throng, as borne along The lexicon's sense is a mass carried by its own motion. Matthew says only “a great crowd”; the named composition comes from the other Gospels, and Cambridge, Poole and Pulpit reconstruct it as a Roman cohort placed at the Sanhedrin's service, a detachment of the Levitical temple guard, and members of the Sanhedrin themselves.
√ μετά — properly, denoting accompanimentPreposition
√ μάχαιρα — a knife, iNounGenitive Feminine Plural
μάχαιρα: a knife, a short sword The unit's keyword, sounding five times (verses 47, 51, 52 twice, 55). It is a comparatively uncommon word (26 verses in the Verifier's count), and every use here is ironic: the swords come out against a man who will order the only friendly sword back into its sheath.
√ καί — and, also, even, so then, too, etcConjunction
√ ξύλον — timber (as fuel or material)NounGenitive Neuter Plural
√ ἀπό — "off," iPreposition
√ ὁ — the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)ArticleGenitive Masculine Plural
√ ἀρχιερεύς — the high-priest (literally, of the Jews, typically, Christ)NounGenitive Masculine Plural
ἀρχιερεύς: high priest, chief priest Plural here (the ruling priestly families), singular at verse 51, where the wounded man is his personal slave. The same office that sends the swords receives the only wound of the night, and according to Luke 22:51 has it healed.
√ καί — and, also, even, so then, too, etcConjunction
√ πρεσβύτερος — olderAdjectiveGenitive Masculine Plural
√ ὁ — the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)ArticleGenitive Masculine Singular
√ λαός — a people (in generalNounGenitive Masculine Singular
The genitive “of the people” attaches to the elders alone and gives the arrest its official color: this is the nation's court acting, not a private mob.