Matthew 26:53
New Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?"
Word-by-Word Analysis
חָשַׁב
châshab
properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious...
יָכֹל
yâkôl
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
פָּלַל
pâlal
to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray
אָב
ʼâb
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
יוֹם
yôwm
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso...
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
שְׁנַיִם
shᵉnayim
two; also (as ordinal) twofold
λεγεών
legeṓn
a "legion", i.e. Roman regiment (figuratively)
מֲלְאָךְ
mălʼâk
a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
Key Terms in This Verse
יוֹם yôwm
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
Study H3117 →חָשַׁב châshab
properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, ...
Study H2803 →מֲלְאָךְ mălʼâk
a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
Study H4397 →פָּלַל pâlal
to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray
Study H6419 →נָתַן nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Study H5414 →אָב ʼâb
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
Study H1 →Cross References
Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of ...
And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him.
A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.
When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
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