Matthew 27:3
King James Version (1769)
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| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
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| 3 | Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, | When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders. | Then Judas, who betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, |
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Original Greek words
| English | Greek | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then | Τότε | Tote | G5119 | thenτότε (tote) τότε, demonstr. adv. of time, correlat. of ὅτε, then, at that time; (a) of concurrent events: Mat.2:17 3:5 and freq., Rom.6:21; before ptcp., Mat.2:16, Gal.4:8; opposite to νῦν, Gal.4:29, Heb.12:26; ὁ τ. κόσμος, 2Pe.3:6; (b) of consequent events, then, thereupon: Mat.2:7 3:5 4:1 and freq., Luk.11:26; τ. οὖν, Jhn.11:14 19:1, 16 20:8; εὐθέως τ., Act.17:14; ὅτε . . . τ., Mat.13:26 21:1, Jhn.12:16; ἀπὸ τ., Mat.4:17 16:21 26:16, Luk.16:16; … |
| having seen | ἰδὼν | idōn | G1492H | to perceive: understandεἴδω (eidō) οἶδα, (from same root as εἶδον, which see), [in LXX chiefly for ידע ;] pf. with present meaning (plpf. as impf.; on irregular tense-forms, see App.), to have seen or perceived, hence, to know, have knowledge of: with accusative of thing(s), Mat.25:13, Mrk.10:19, Jhn.10:4, Rom.7:7, al.; with accusative of person(s), Mat.26:72, Jhn.1:31, Act.3:16, al.; τ. θεόν, 1Th.4:5, Tit.1:16, al.; with accusative and inf., Luk.4:41, al.; before ὅτι, Mat.9:6, Luk.20:21, Jhn.3:2, Rom.2:2 11:2, al.; before quaest. indir., Mat.26:70, Jhn.9:21, Eph.1:18, al.; with inf., to know how (cl.), Mat.7:11, Luk.11:13, P … |
| Judas | Ἰούδας | Ioudas | G2455H | JudasἸούδας (Ioudas) Ἰούδας, -α dative -ᾳ, accusative -αν (so in LXX, and also rarely, Ἰουδά, indecl.; cf. Thack., Gr., 163) (Heb. יְהוּדָה) 1. Judah, son of Jacob: Mat.1:2-3, Luk.3:33; φυλή Ἰ., Rev.5:5 7:5; by meton., of the tribe, Heb.7:14; of its confines, γῆ Ἰ., Mat.2:6;πόλις Ἰ., Luk.1:39. 2. Judah (unknown): Luk.3:30. 3. Judas Iscariot (see: Ἰσκαριώτης): Mat.10:4, Mrk.3:19, Luk.6:16, Jhn.6:71 13:2, al. 4. Judas, the Lord's brother (see: ἀδελφός): Mat.13:55, Mrk.6:3 (prob.), Ju 1. 5. Judas the Apostle, son of James (see: Θαδδαῖος): Luk.6:16, Jhn.14:22, Act.1:13. 6. Judas, of Damascus: Act.9:11. … |
| betraying | παραδιδοὺς | paradidous | G3860 | to deliverπαραδίδωμι (paradidōmi) παρα-δίδωμι, [in LXX chiefly for נתן ;] correl. to παρδέχομαι, 1. to give or hand over to another: with accusative and dative, Mat.11:27 25:14, Luk.4:6, al.; of being delivered up to a course of teaching, pass. before εἰς, Rom.6:17. 2. to commit, commend: Act.14:26 15:40, 1Pe.2:23. … |
| Him | αὐτὸν | auton | G0846 | it/s/heαὐτός (autos) αὐτός, -ή, -ό, determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse), expressing opposition, distinction, exclusion, etc., αὐ. ἐκχυθήσεται, Luk.5:37; αὐ. ἐγινώσκεν, Jhn.2:25; αὐ.ὑμεῖς, Jhn.3:28; καὶ αὐ. ἐγώ, Rom.15:14; αὐ. Ἰησοῦς, Jhn.2:24; αὐ. καὶ οἱ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ, Mrk.2:25; ὑμεῖς αὐ., Mrk.6:31; esp. (as freq in cl.) αὐ. ὁ, Mat.3:4, Mrk.6:17, Jhn.16:27, 1Th.3:11, al.; in late Gk., sometimes weakened, ἐν αὐτῇ τ. ὥρᾳ, in that hour, Luk.10:21 (M, Pr., 91; … |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | G3754G | that/since: thatὅτι (hoti) ὅτι, conjc. (prop. neut. of ὅστις). I. As conjc, introducing an objective clause, that; 1. after verbs of seeing, knowing, thinking, saying, feeling: Mat.3:9 6:32 11:25, Mrk.3:28, Luk.2:49, Jhn.2:22, Act.4:13, Rom.1:13 8:38 10:9, Php.4:15, Jas.2:24, al.; elliptically, Jhn.6:46, Php.3:12, al. 2. After εἶναι (γίνεσθαι): defining a demonstr. or of person(s) pron., Jhn.3:19 16:19, Rom.9:6, 1Jn.3:16 al.; with pron. interrog., Mat.8:27, Mrk.4:41, Luk.4:36, Jhn.4:22 al.; id. elliptically, Luk.2:49, Act.5:4, 9, al.; … |
| He was condemned, | κατεκρίθη, | katekrithē | G2632 | to condemnκατακρίνω (katakrinō) κατα-κρίνω [in LXX: Est.2:1 (גָּזַר ni.), Wis.4:16, Dan LXX TH Sus 1:53, 4:34, TH Sus 1:41,48,53* ;] to give judgment against, condemn: Rom.8:34; with accusative of person(s), Mrk.14:64, Jhn.8:10-11; disting. fr. κρίνειν, Rom.2:1, 1Co.11:32; before θανάτῳ (cl. -ου or -ον), Mat.20:18, Mrk.10:33; pass., Mat.27:3, Mrk.16:16, Rom.14:23, 1Co.11:32, 2Pe.2:6. Metaphorical, of condemning through a good example: Mat.12:41-42, Luk.11:31-32, Rom.8:3, Heb.11:7 † (AS) |
| having regretted [it] | μεταμεληθεὶς | metamelētheis | G3338 | to repentμεταμέλλομαι (metamellomai) μετα-μέλομαι [in LXX chiefly for נָהַם: ni. ;] depon., pass., to regret, repent one: Mat.21:30, 32 27:3, 2Co.7:8, Heb.7:21" (LXX) † SYN.: μετανοέω, to change one's mind, repent. On the distinction, difficult to maintain by usage, between these words, see Thayer, see word; Tr., Syn., § lxix (AS) |
| he turned | ἔστρεψεν | estrepsen | G4762 | to turnστρέφω (strephō) στρέφω [in LXX chiefly for הָפַךְ, also for סָבַב, etc. ;] to turn: with accusative of thing(s) dative of person(s), Mat.5:39; = ἀποσ-, to bring back, Mat.27:3 (cf. Isa.38:8); reflexively (WM, § 38, 1), to turn oneself, Act.7:42; with accusative before εἰς, = μετασ-, to change, Rev.11:6. Pass., reflexive, to turn oneself: before εἰς, Jhn.20:14, Act.7:39 13:46; ptcp., στραφείς, with indic., Mat.7:6 9:22 16:23, Luk.7:9 9:55 14:25 22:61, Jhn.1:38 20:16; id. before πρός, Luk.7:44 10:22 (WH, R, om.), Luk.7:23 23:28; metaphorically, to change: absol., Mat.18:3, Jhn.12:40 (cf. ἀνα-, ἀπο-, δια-, ἐκ, … |
| thirty | τριάκοντα | triakonta | G5144 | thirtyτριάκοντα (triakonta) τριάκοντα, ἱο, αἱ, τά indecl. (τρεῖς), thirty: Mat.13:8, al. (AS) |
| pieces of silver | ἀργύρια | arguria | G0694 | moneyἀργύριον (argurion) ἀργύριον, -ου, τό (ἄργυρος), [in LXX for כֶּסֶף (Gen.13:2, al.), exc. La 4:1 (כֶּתֶם) ;] prop., a piece of silver (Lft., Notes, 191); in NT, (a) silver: Act.3:6 7:16 19:19 20:33, 1Co.3:12, 1Pe.1:18; (b) money: Mat.25:18, 27, Mrk.14:11, Luk.9:3 19:15, 23 22:5, Act.8:20; (with) a silver coin: p1., Mat.26:15 27:3-6, 9 28:12, 15, where the value is that of a shekel or tetradrachm; ἀργυρίου μυριάδες πέντε (prob. drachmas; MM, see word), Act.19:19.† (AS) |
| chief priests | ἀρχιερεῦσιν | archiereusin | G0749 | high-priestἀρχιερεύς (archiereus) ἀρχιερεύς, -έως, ὁ, [in LXX for כּ'' הָרֹאשׁ,כּ'' הַגָּדוֹל ,כּהֵן ;] 1. high-priest: Mrk.2:26 14:47, al.; of Christ: Heb.2:17 3:1, al. 2. In pl., chief priests, including ex-high-priests and members of high-priestly families: Mat.2:4, Mrk.8:31, al. (Cremer, 294; DCG, i, 297f.; MM, see word). (AS) |
| and | καὶ | kai | G2532 | andκαί (kai) καί, conj., and I. Copulative. 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12, 9:4, al. (b) connecting numerals (WM, §37, 4): Jhn.2:20, Act.13:20; (with) joining terms which are not mutually exclusive, as the part with the whole: Mat.8:33, 26:59, Mrk.16:17, Act.5:29, al. 2. Connecting clauses and sentences: Mat.3:12, Act.5:21, al. mult.; esp. … |
| elders | πρεσβυτέροις | presbuterois | G4245G | elder: Elderπρεσβύτερος (presbuteros) πρέσβυς, -εως, ὁ poët. form of πρεσβύτης (which see), [in LXX (= πρεσβευτής, an ambassador): Num.21:20 (21), al. (מֲלְאָךְ), Isa.13:8 57:9 (צִיר), 1Ma.9:70, al. ;] an old man. Compar., πρεσβύτερος, -α, -ον, [in LXX chiefly for זָקֵן ;] 1. of age, elder: ὁ νἱὸς ὁ π., Luk.15:25; as subst., opposite to νεανίσκοι, Act.2:17; to νεώτερος, 1Ti.5:1-2; of the religious leaders of the past, Mat.15:2, Mrk.7:3, 5, Heb.11:2 (= οἱ πατέρες, Heb.1:1). … |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.