John 11:50

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

nor do ye take account that it is expedient for you that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Οὐδὲ διαλογίζεσθε ὅτι συμφέρει ἡμῖν, ἵνα εἷς ἄνθρωπος ἀποθάνῃ ὑπὲρ τοῦ λαοῦ, καὶ μὴ ὅλον τὸ ἔθνος ἀπόληται.

Transliteration

Oude dialogizesthe hoti sympherei us, hina heis anthrōpos apothanē hyper tou laou, and not whole the ethnos apolētai.

Grammar Details

*oude*: negative conjunction - neither/nor/not even
*dialogizesthe*: present middle/passive indicative, 2nd person plural - you reason/consider/calculate
*hoti*: conjunction - that
*sympherei*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - it is profitable/expedient/beneficial
*hina*: conjunction introducing purpose clause - in order that/so that
*heis*: numeral, nominative masculine singular - one
*anthrōpos*: nominative masculine singular - man/human
*apothanē*: aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular - might die
*hyper*: preposition + genitive - on behalf of/for
*tou laou*: genitive masculine singular - the people
*mē*: negative particle - not
*holon*: nominative neuter singular - whole/entire
*to ethnos*: nominative neuter singular - the nation
*apolētai*: aorist middle subjunctive, 3rd person singular - might perish/be destroyed

Word Meanings

*dialogizesthe*: reason/consider/reckon/discuss
*sympherei*: is profitable/expedient/beneficial/advantageous
*laou*: people/nation/crowd
*ethnos*: nation/people/gentiles
*apolētai*: perish/be destroyed/be lost

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Referenced Verses

John 18:14 : 14 Now Caiaphas was he that gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people.
Luke 24:46 : 46 and he said unto them, Thus it is written, {G2532} that the Christ should suffer, and rise again from the dead the third day;
John 11:48 : 48 If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.
John 19:12 : 12 Upon this Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou release this man, thou art not Caesar's friend: every one that maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar.
Rom 3:8 : 8 and why not (as we are slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say), {G3754} Let us do evil, that good may come? whose condemnation is just.

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