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They arrested Jesus and took him to face the Sanhedrin in (BSB) Mt 26:
οἱ (hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.
οἱ δὲ ἐράπισαν
BDAG δὲ:
① a marker connecting a series of closely related data or lines of narrative, and, as for. Freq. used in lists of similar things, with a slight call of attention to the singularity of each item
② a marker linking narrative segments, now, then, and, so, that is
③ a marker with an additive relation, with possible suggestion of contrast, at the same time
④ marker of contrast, but, on the other hand
⑤ marker of heightened emphasis, in combination w. καί but also
Whom did the definite article οἱ refer to?
ESV:
A few spit in Jesus' face, and a few slapped him. Perhaps 1 or 2 did both.
Others
οἱ (hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.
οἱ δὲ ἐράπισαν
BDAG δὲ:
① a marker connecting a series of closely related data or lines of narrative, and, as for. Freq. used in lists of similar things, with a slight call of attention to the singularity of each item
② a marker linking narrative segments, now, then, and, so, that is
③ a marker with an additive relation, with possible suggestion of contrast, at the same time
④ marker of contrast, but, on the other hand
⑤ marker of heightened emphasis, in combination w. καί but also
Whom did the definite article οἱ refer to?
ESV:
On Biblehub, 14 versions used "some" and 18 used "others".
A few spit in Jesus' face, and a few slapped him. Perhaps 1 or 2 did both.
