Luke 11:54
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
waiting to catch Him in something He might say.

Young's Literal Translation
laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.

King James Bible
Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.

Greek
waiting
ἐνεδρεύοντες (enedreuontes)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 1748: To lie in wait (ambush) for, seek to entrap (hence: I defraud, deceive). From enedra; to lurk, i.e. plot assassination.

to catch
θηρεῦσαί (thēreusai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's 2340: To hunt, seek to catch or entrap; met: I lay hold of. From thera; to hunt, i.e. to carp at.

Him
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

in something
τι (ti)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.

He might say.
ἐκ (ek)
Preposition
Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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