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That they might catch him in talk (hina auton agreusōsin logōi). Ingressive aorist subjunctive. The verb is late from agra (a hunt or catching). It appears in the lxx and papyri. Here alone in the N.T. Luk 20:20 has the same idea, “that they may take hold of his speech” (epilabōntai autou logon) while Mat 22:15 uses pagideusōsin (to snare or trap). See discussion in Matthew. We have seen the scribes and Pharisees trying to do this very thing before (Luk 11:33.). Mark and Matthew note here the combination of Pharisees and Herodians as Mark did in Mar 3:6. Matthew speaks of “disciples” or pupils of the Pharisees while Luke calls them “spies” (enkathetous).