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John 19:19

And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.

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ἔγραψενegrapsenwroteγράφω (graphō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “wrote”, a single actionG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).wroteδὲdeAndδέconjunction — “And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.Andκαὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τίτλονtitlontitleτίτλος (titlos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “title”, the object formG5102a title, inscription.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ΠιλᾶτοςpilatosPilateΠιλᾶτοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Pilate”, the subject formG4091Pilate.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἔθηκενethēkento placeτίθημι (tithēmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to place”, a single actionG5087I put, place, lay, set, fix, establish.This verse uses “place”.ἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.σταυροῦstauroucrossσταυρός (stauros)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “cross”, the of-formG4716a cross.ἦνēnwasεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “was”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.wasδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.γεγραμμένονgegrammenonto writeγράφω (graphō)verb, perfect passive participle, nominative, singular, neuter — “to write”, a completed action with a present resultG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).ἸησοῦςiēsousJESUSἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “JESUS”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.JESUSὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ΝαζωραῖοςnazōraiosOF NAZARETHΝαζωραῖοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “OF NAZARETH”, the subject formG3480a Nazarene, an inhabitant of Nazareth.OF NAZARETHὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλεὺςbasileusKINGβασιλεύςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “KING”, the subject 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 Pilate also wrote a title, and put [it] on the cross, and it was written, 'Jesus the Nazarene, the king of the Jews;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Pilate wrote a title also, and put it on the cross. And there was written, JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Pilate also wrote a title, and put [it] on the cross, and it was written, 'Jesus the Nazarene, the king of the Jews;'

World English Bible

Pilate wrote a title also, and put it on the cross. There was written, “JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

Darby Translation

And Pilate wrote a title also and put it on the cross. But there was written: Jesus the Nazaraean, the King of the Jews.

Douay-Rheims

And Pilate wrote a title also, and he put it upon the cross. And the writing was: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

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