Luke 11:54
New Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him."
Word-by-Word Analysis
דָּרַשׁ
dârash
properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
חָטַף
châṭaph
to clutch; hence, to seize as aprisoner
אֲבֵדָה
ʼăbêdâh
concrete, something lost; abstract, destruction, i.e. Hades
פֶּה
peh
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos...
לָשַׁן
lâshan
to wag the tongue, i.e. to calumniate
Key Terms in This Verse
דָּרַשׁ dârash
properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
Study H1875 →פֶּה peh
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
Study H6310 →Cross References
And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words.
Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.
Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,
And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.
But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?
And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.
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