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John 18:22

And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?

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ταῦταtautathusοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “thus”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.thusδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.εἰπόντοςeipontosto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).spokenεἷςheisoneεἷςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “one”, the subject formG1520one.oneπαρεστηκὼςparestēkōswhich stood byπαρίστημι (paristēmi)verb, perfect active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “which stood by”, a completed action with a present resultG3936I bring, present, prove, come up to and stand by, am present.which stood byτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ὑπηρετῶνhupēretōnservantὑπηρέτης (hupēretēs)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “servant”, the of-formG5257a servant, an attendant, (a) an officer, lictor, (b) an attendant in a synagogue, (c) a minister of the gospel.ἔδωκενedōkenstruckδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “struck”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.struckῥάπισμαrhapismaslapῥάπισμαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “slap”, the object formG4475a slap, blow on the cheek with the open hand.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦiēsouJesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the to- or for-formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Jesusεἰπώνeipōnto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).sayingΟὕτωςhoutōssoοὕτω(ς)adverb — “so”G3779thus, so, in this manner.soἀποκρίνῃapokrinēto answerἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, present middle indicative, 2nd person singular — “to answer”, an ongoing or repeated actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.This verse uses “answer”.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀρχιερεῖarchiereihigh-priestἀρχιερεύς (archiereus)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “high-priest”, the to- or for-formG749high priest, chief priest.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And he having said these things, one of the officers standing by did give Jesus a slap, saying, 'Thus dost thou answer the chief priest?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when he had said this, one of the officers standing by struck Jesus with his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?

Young’s Literal Translation

And he having said these things, one of the officers standing by did give Jesus a slap, saying, 'Thus dost thou answer the chief priest?'

World English Bible

When he had said this, one of the officers standing by slapped Jesus with his hand, saying, “Do you answer the high priest like that?”

Darby Translation

But as he said these things, one of the officers who stood by gave a blow on the face to Jesus, saying, Answerest thou the high priest thus?

Douay-Rheims

And when he had said these things, one of the servants standing by, gave Jesus a blow, saying: Answerest thou the high priest so?

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