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John 19:10

Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee?

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λέγειlegeisaithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “saith”, an ongoing or repeated 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.saithοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.αὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ΠιλᾶτοςpilatosPilateΠιλᾶτοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Pilate”, the subject formG4091Pilate.Ἐμοὶemoiunto meἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “unto me”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.unto meοὐounotοὐparticle — “not”G3756no, not.notλαλεῖςlaleisto speakλαλέω (laleō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.This verse uses “speak”.οὐκouknoοὐ (ou)particle — “no”G3756no, not.οἶδαςoidasto perceiveοἶδα (oida)verb, perfect active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to perceive”, a completed action with a present resultG6063to perceiveὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatἐξουσίανexousianpowerἐξουσία (exousia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “power”, the object formG1849(a) power, authority, weight, especially: moral authority, influence, (b) in a quasi-personal sense, derived from later Judaism, of a spiritual power, and hence of an earthly power.This verse uses “power”.powerἔχωechōhaveἔχωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.haveἀπολῦσαίapolusaito releaseἀπολύω (apoluō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to release”, a single actionG630I release, let go, send away, divorce, am rid; mid: I depart.This verse uses “release”.to releaseσεsetheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “thee”, the object formG4771you.theeκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐξουσίανexousianauthorityἐξουσία (exousia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “authority”, the object formG1849(a) power, authority, weight, especially: moral authority, influence, (b) in a quasi-personal sense, derived from later Judaism, of a spiritual power, and hence of an earthly power.This verse uses “authority”.ἔχωechōto haveἔχωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.σταυρῶσαίstaurōsaito crucifyσταυρόω (stauroō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to crucify”, a single actionG4717I fix to the cross, crucify; fig: I destroy, mortify.σεseyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “you”, the object formG4771you.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Pilate, therefore, saith to him, 'To me dost thou not speak? hast thou not known that I have authority to crucify thee, and I have authority to release thee?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Pilate therefore saith unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to release thee, and have power to crucify thee?

Young’s Literal Translation

Pilate, therefore, saith to him, 'To me dost thou not speak? hast thou not known that I have authority to crucify thee, and I have authority to release thee?'

World English Bible

Pilate therefore said to him, “Aren’t you speaking to me? Don’t you know that I have power to release you and have power to crucify you?”

Darby Translation

Pilate therefore says to him, Speakest thou not to me ? Dost thou not know that I have authority to release thee and have authority to crucify thee?

Douay-Rheims

Pilate therefore saith to him: Speakest thou not to me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and I have power to release thee?

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