King James Version

John 19:40

Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.

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ἔλαβονelabontook theyλαμβάνω (lambanō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “took they”, a single actionG2983(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.took theyοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.σῶμαsōmabodyσῶμαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “body”, the object formG4983body, flesh; the body of the Church.This verse uses “body”.the bodyτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Ἰησοῦiēsouof JesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Jesus”, the of-formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.of Jesusκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἔδησανedēsanwoundδέω (deō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “wound”, a single actionG1210I bind, tie, fasten; I impel, compel; I declare to be prohibited and unlawful.woundαὐτὸautoitαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “it”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.itὀθονίοιςothonioisin linen clothesὀθόνιον (othonion)noun, dative, plural, neuter — “in linen clothes”, the to- or for-formG3608a linen bandage, a wrapping.in linen clothesμετὰmetawithμετάpreposition — “with”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.withτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀρωμάτωνarōmatōnspicesἄρωμα (arōma)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “spices”, the of-formG759spice, perfume.the spicesκαθὼςkathōsasκαθώςconjunction — “as”G2531according to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as.asἔθοςethosmannerἔθοςnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “manner”, the subject formG1485a custom, habit; an institute, rite.the mannerἐστὶνestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.isτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἸουδαίοιςioudaioisJewishἸουδαῖος (ioudaios)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “Jewish”, the to- or for-formG2453Jewish.ἐνταφιάζεινentaphiazeinto buryἐνταφιάζω (entaphiazō)verb, present active infinitive — “to bury”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1779I embalm, prepare for burial.to bury

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

They took, therefore, the body of Jesus, and bound it with linen clothes with the spices, according as it was the custom of the Jews to prepare for burial;

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American Standard Version (1901)

So they took the body of Jesus, and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury.

Young’s Literal Translation

They took, therefore, the body of Jesus, and bound it with linen clothes with the spices, according as it was the custom of the Jews to prepare for burial;

World English Bible

So they took Jesus’ body, and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury.

Darby Translation

They took therefore the body of Jesus and bound it up in linen with the spices, as it is the custom with the Jews to prepare for burial.

Douay-Rheims

They took therefore the body of Jesus, and bound it in linen cloths, with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.

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