John 18:12
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him,”
οὖν
Therefore, then, accordingly. Therefore since we have been justified through faith we have peace with God. The therefore of Scripture always builds on something God has already done.
Ἰουδαῖος
Jews
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Ἰουδαῖος
Jewish, belonging to Judah. Ioudaios. Salvation is from the Jews. God chose a people to bring the Messiah into the world. His choice of Israel was for the benefit of all nations.
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Ἰησοῦς
Jesus
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Ἰησοῦς
Jesus. Iesous. The Greek form of Yeshua meaning the LORD saves. The name given before His birth. In His name is salvation healing and authority over every power of darkness.
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σπεῖρα
the cohort
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σπεῖρα
a coil (spira, "spire"), i.e. (figuratively) a mass of men (a Roman military cohort; also (by analogy) a squad of Levitical janitors)
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συλλαμβάνω
took hold of
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συλλαμβάνω
to clasp, i.e. seize (arrest, capture); specially, to conceive (literally or figuratively); by implication, to aid
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ὑπηρέτης
officers
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ὑπηρέτης
an under-oarsman, i.e. (generally) subordinate (assistant, sexton, constable)
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χιλίαρχος
commander
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χιλίαρχος
the commander of a thousand soldiers ("chiliarch"; i.e. colonel
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δέω
bound
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δέω
to bind (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
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