What Does John 18:3 Mean in the King James?
Judas then, having received a band of men and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons.
The analysis reads the King James wording.
King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.
THE KEY
The word behind “received” returns in “took” when the band reaches Jesus: the seizure is already present in the force Judas gathers.
THE MEANING
The moment a force is gathered to take someone, the taking has already begun: people, officers, lights, and weapons are in place before hands close. The gathering itself is the first movement of the seizure.
THE ROOT
λαβών
labōn
GROWS FROM
λαμβάνω (λαμβ-)
to take, receive, or grasp
“Received” is λαβών (labōn), from λαμβάνω (lambanō), meaning “to take or receive.” Its compounds can describe taking someone into custody or grasping something in the mind, keeping seizure and comprehension close in a way the English wording does not show.
ALSO GROWS
syllambanō: to take together, seize, or arrest
συλλαμβάνω
John 18:12 uses this compound when the gathered band takes Jesus, making the movement from receiving a force to seizing a person explicit.
katalambanō: to seize, overtake, grasp, or comprehend
καταλαμβάνω
John 1:5 uses this word for darkness not comprehending the light; physical seizure and mental grasp echo one another in the same word family.
THE PATTERN
Opposition to the anointed gathers separate rulers and crowds into a coordinated attempt.
The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,THE THREAD
Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him,John 18:3 uses λαβών (labōn), “having taken” or “received,” for Judas gathering the band. John 18:12 uses συλλαμβάνω (syllambanō), a compound of the same root, when the band takes Jesus.
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