Matthew 26:3

Τότε συνήχθησαν οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι τοῦ λαοῦ εἰς τὴν αὐλὴν τοῦ ἀρχιερέως τοῦ λεγομένου Καϊάφα,

RBT Greek Interlinear:

Strongs 5119; Tote; Τότε; At that time; Adv

Strongs 4863; synēchthēsan; συνήχθησαν; were led together; V-AIP-3P

Strongs 3588; hoi; οἱ; the; Art-NMP

Strongs 749; archiereis; ἀρχιερεῖς; as high priests; N-NMP

Strongs 2532; kai; καὶ; and; Conj

Strongs 3588; hoi; οἱ; the; Art-NMP

Strongs 4245; presbyteroi; πρεσβύτεροι; elders; Adj-NMP

Strongs 3588; tou; τοῦ; the; Art-GMS

Strongs 2992; laou; λαοῦ; people; N-GMS

Strongs 1519; eis; εἰς; into; Prep

Strongs 3588; tēn; τὴν; the; Art-AFS

Strongs 833; aulēn; αὐλὴν; courtyard; N-AFS

Strongs 3588; tou; τοῦ; the; Art-GMS

Strongs 749; archiereōs; ἀρχιερέως; high priest; N-GMS

Strongs 3588; tou; τοῦ; the; Art-GMS

Strongs 3004; legomenou; λεγομένου; he who is being called; V-PPM/P-GMS

Strongs 2533; Kaiapha; Καϊάφα; Caiaphas; N-GMS

RBT Translation:

At that time, the High Priests and the Elders of the people were being led together into the Courtyard of the High Priest, the one who is being called Depresser.⁴⁹

LITV Translation:
Then the chief priests and the scribes and the elders of the people were assembled to the court of the high priest, the one named Caiaphas.

ESV Translation:
Then the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,

Footnotes

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Strongs NT #2533 Καϊάφα. Caiaphas. The Depresser

"supposed by many to be the same as כֵּפָא, a stone, a rock; others more correctly equivalent to כָּיְפָא, depression, Targ. on Proverbs 16:26 (according to Delitzsch (Brief and. Röm. ins Hebrew etc., p. 28) קַיָפָא)"

Thayers Greek Lexicon

In the Targum, specifically on Proverbs 16:26, the word appears to be associated with the latter meaning, signifying a "depression."

Proverbs 16:26 says "for he has pressed/drove down upon himself the mouth." The Hebrew for "pressing/driving" is אכף (akaph). The verb אכף is found only in this verse. In Arabic it came to mean "saddle". Cf. Strongs Hebrew #404. 

The Targumim are ancient Aramaic translations and interpretations of the Hebrew Bible, originating during the Second Temple period to provide explanations and translations for Aramaic-speaking Jewish communities. These oral traditions were eventually codified into written texts, with Targum Onkelos and Targum Jonathan among the most well-known, believed to have been standardized around the early centuries CE but reflecting much earlier origins.

 

 

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