King James Version

John 18:39

But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews?

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ἔστινestinhaveεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.haveδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.συνήθειαsunētheiaa customσυνήθειαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “a custom”, the subject formG4914a custom, habit, practice.This verse uses “a custom”.a customὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youἵναhinain order thatἵναadverb — “in order that”G2443in order that, so that.This verse uses “in order that”.ἕναhenaoneεἷς (heis)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “one”, the object formG1520one.oneἀπολύσωapolusōthat I releaseἀπολύω (apoluō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st person singular — “that I release”, a single actionG630I release, let go, send away, divorce, am rid; mid: I depart.This verse uses “release”.that I releaseὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πάσχαpaschaPassoverπάσχαnoun, dative, singular, neuter — “Passover”, the to- or for-formG3957the feast of Passover, the Passover lamb.βούλεσθεboulestheto planβούλομαι (boulomai)verb, present middle indicative, 2nd person plural — “to plan”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1014I will, intend, desire, wish.οὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.ἀπολύσωapolusōto releaseἀπολύω (apoluō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st person singular — “to release”, a single actionG630I release, let go, send away, divorce, am rid; mid: I depart.This verse uses “release”.ὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλέαbasileaKingβασιλεύς (basileus)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “King”, the object formG935a king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor.the Kingτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Ἰουδαίωνioudaiōnof the JewsἸουδαῖος (ioudaios)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “of the Jews”, the of-formG2453Jewish.of the Jews

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and ye have a custom that I shall release to you one in the passover; will ye, therefore, [that] I shall release to you the king of the Jews?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews?

Young’s Literal Translation

and ye have a custom that I shall release to you one in the passover; will ye, therefore, [that] I shall release to you the king of the Jews?'

World English Bible

But you have a custom that I should release someone to you at the Passover. Therefore, do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”

Darby Translation

But ye have a custom that I release [some] one to you at the passover; will ye therefore that I release unto you the king of the Jews?

Douay-Rheims

But you have a custom that I should release one unto you at the pasch: will you, therefore, that I release unto you the king of the Jews?

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