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Luke 23:38

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← Luke 23:37	Luke 23:38 (KJV)	Luke 23:39 →
And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.	And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.	And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And^G1161 a superscription^G1923 also^G2532 was^G2258 written^G1125 over^G1909 him^G846 in letters^G1121 of Greek^G1673, and^G2532 Latin^G4513, and^G2532 Hebrew^G1444, THIS^G3778 IS^G2076 THE KING^G935 OF THE JEWS^G2453.

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Original Greek

ἦν δὲ καὶ ἐπιγραφὴ γεγραμμένη ἐπ’ αὐτῷ γράμμασιν Ἑλληνικοῖς καὶ Ρωμαϊκοῖς καὶ Ἑβραϊκοῖς, Οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἰουδαίων.

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
ἦν	ēn	G2258	V-IAI-3S	was
δὲ	de	G1161	CONJ	And
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	also
ἐπιγραφὴ	epigraphē	G1923	N-NSF	a superscription
γεγραμμένη	gegrammenē	G1125	V-RPP-NSF	written
ἐπ’	ep’	G1909	PREP	over
αὐτῷ	autō	G846	P-DSM	him
γράμμασιν	grammasin	G1121	N-DPN	in letters
Ἑλληνικοῖς	Hellēnikois	G1673	A-DPN	of Greek
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
Ρωμαϊκοῖς	Rōmaikois	G4513	A-DPN	Latin
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
Ἑβραϊκοῖς,	Hebraikois	G1444	A-DPN	Hebrew
Οὗτός	Houtos	G3778	D-NSM	THIS
ἐστιν	estin	G2076	V-PAI-3S	IS
ὁ	ho	G3588	T-NSM	*
βασιλεὺς	basileus	G935	N-NSM	THE KING
τῶν	tōn	G3588	T-GPM	*
Ἰουδαίων.	Ioudaiōn	G2453	A-GPM	OF THE JEWS

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G846 — αὐτός (autós, ow-tos'): he, she, it, they, them, same — from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ.
• G935 — βασιλεύς (basileús, bas-il-yooce'): a king, ruler, emperor — probably from βάσις (through the notion of a foundation of power); a sovereign (abstractly, relatively, or figuratively):--king.
• G1121 — γράμμα (grámma, gram'-mah): a letter, writings, learning — from γράφω; a writing, i.e. a letter, note, epistle, book, etc.; plural learning:--bill, learning, letter, scripture, writing, written.
• G1125 — γράφω (gráphō, graf'-o): I write — a primary verb; to "grave", especially to write; figuratively, to describe:--describe, write(-ing, -ten).
• G1161 — δέ (dé, deh): but, on the other hand, and — a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:--also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
• G1444 — Ἑβραϊκός (Hebraïkós, heb-rah-ee-kos'): Hebrew — from Ἐβέρ; Hebraic or the Jewish language:--Hebrew.
• G1673 — Ἑλληνικός (Hellēnikós, hel-lay-nee-kos'): Greek, the Greek language — from Ἕλλην; Hellenic, i.e. Grecian (in language):--Greek.
• G1909 — ἐπί (epí, ep-ee'): on, to, against, on the basis of, at — a primary preposition; properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.:--about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside, X have charge of, (be-, (where-))fore, in (a place, as much as, the time of, -to), (because) of, (up-)on (behalf of), over, (by, for) the space of, through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), with. In compounds it retains essentially the same import, at, upon, etc. (literally or figuratively).
• G1923 — ἐπιγραφή (epigraphḗ, ep-ig-raf-ay'): an inscription, title — from ἐπιγράφω; an inscription:--superscription.
• G2076 — ἐστί (estí, es-tee'): third person singular present indicative of εἰμί; he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are:--are, be(-long), call, X can(-not), come, consisteth, X dure for a while, + follow, X have, (that) is (to say), make, meaneth, X must needs, + profit, + remaineth, + wrestle.
• G2258 — ἦν (ēn, ane): imperfect of εἰμί; I (thou, etc.) was (wast or were):--+ agree, be, X have (+ charge of), hold, use, was(-t), were.
• G2453 — Ἰουδαῖος (Ioudaîos, ee-oo-dah'-yos): Jewish — from Ἰουδά (in the sense of Ἰούδας as a country); Judæan, i.e. belonging to Jehudah:--Jew(-ess), of Judæa.
• G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
• G3778 — οὗτος (hoûtos, hoo'-tos): this, he, she, it — from the article ὁ and αὐτός; the he (she or it), i.e. this or that (often with article repeated):--he (it was that), hereof, it, she, such as, the same, these, they, this (man, same, woman), which, who.
• G4513 — Ῥωμαϊκός (Rhōmaïkós, rho-mah-ee-kos'): Roman, Latin — from Ῥωμαῖος; Romaic, i.e. Latin:--Latin.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

Cross References

Reciprocal references (3): Micah 5:2, Matthew 2:2, Acts 21:40

Related Topics

• Nave’s: DEATH, INDICTMENTS, INSCRIPTIONS, IRONY, JESUS, THE CHRIST, LANGUAGE, LATIN, MALEFACTORS (CRIMINALS), SUPERSCRIPTION (INSCRIPTION)

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