King James Version

John 19:3

And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “they were coming up to Him” (ἤρχοντο πρὸς αὐτὸν) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “And” (καὶ) before they were here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἤρχοντοērchontoto comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “to come”, an ongoing action in the pastG2064I come, go.πρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.αὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἔλεγονelegonto speakλέγω (legō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to speak”, an ongoing action in the pastG3004(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 “speak”.Χαῖρεchaireto rejoiceχαίρω (chairō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person singular — “to rejoice”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5463I rejoice, am glad; also a salutation: Hail.This verse uses “rejoice”.ὁhotheὁarticle, 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.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἸουδαίωνioudaiōnJewishἸουδαῖος (ioudaios)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “Jewish”, the of-formG2453Jewish.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐδίδοσανedidosanto giveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to give”, an ongoing action in the pastG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.αὐτῷautōheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ῥαπίσματαrhapismatawith their handsῥάπισμα (rhapisma)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “with their hands”, the object formG4475a slap, blow on the cheek with the open hand.with their hands

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and said, 'Hail! the king of the Jews;' and they were giving him slaps.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and they came unto him, and said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they struck him with their hands.

Young’s Literal Translation

and said, 'Hail! the king of the Jews;' and they were giving him slaps.

World English Bible

They kept saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and they kept slapping him.

Darby Translation

and came to him and said, Hail, king of the Jews! and gave him blows on the face.

Douay-Rheims

And they came to him, and said: Hail, king of the Jews; and they gave him blows.

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