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Luke 23:2

And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “of us” (ἡμῶν) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “and” (καὶ) before declaring here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ἤρξαντοērxantothey beganἄρχω (archō)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “they began”, a single actionG757I reign, rule.they beganδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.κατηγορεῖνkatēgoreinto accuseκατηγορέω (katēgoreō)verb, present active infinitive — “to accuse”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2723I accuse, charge, prosecute.This verse uses “accuse”.to accuseαὐτοῦautouhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himλέγοντεςlegontessayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “saying”, 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.sayingΤοῦτονtoutonthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.thisεὕραμενheuramento findεὑρίσκω (heuriskō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person plural — “to find”, a single actionG2147I find, learn, discover, especially after searching.διαστρέφονταdiastrephontafellow pervertingδιαστρέφω (diastrephō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “fellow perverting”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1294I pervert, corrupt, oppose, distort.fellow pervertingτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἔθνοςethnosnationἔθνοςnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “nation”, the object formG1484a race, people, nation; the nations, heathen world, Gentiles.the nationἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andκωλύονταkōluontaforbiddingκωλύω (kōluō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “forbidding”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2967I prevent, debar, hinder; with infin: from doing so and so.forbiddingφόρουςphoroustributeφόρος (phoros)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “tribute”, the object formG5411a tax, tribute, especially on persons.This verse uses “tribute”.tributeΚαίσαριkaisarito CaesarΚαῖσαρ (kaisar)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “to Caesar”, the to- or for-formG2541Caesar, a surname of the gens Iulia, which became practically synonymous with the Emperor for the time being; in the Gospels it always refers to Tiberias.to Caesarδιδόναιdidonaito giveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, present active infinitive — “to give”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.λέγονταlegontasayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “saying”, 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.sayingαὑτὸνhautonthat he himselfἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “that he himself”, the object formG1438himself, herself, itself.This verse uses “himself”.that he himselfχριστὸνchristonChristΧριστός (christos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the object formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.Christβασιλέαbasileaa Kingβασιλεύς (basileus)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “a King”, the object formG935a king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor.This verse uses “a king”.a Kingεἶναιeinaito existεἰμί (eimí)verb, present active infinitive — “to exist”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.Strong’s files this form under G1511 (εἶναι, exist).

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and began to accuse him, saying, 'This one we found perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying himself to be Christ a king.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this man perverting our nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Cæsar, and saying that he himself is Christ a king.

Young’s Literal Translation

and began to accuse him, saying, 'This one we found perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying himself to be Christ a king.'

World English Bible

They began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man perverting the nation, forbidding paying taxes to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king.”

Darby Translation

And they began to accuse him, saying, We have found this [man] perverting our nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ, a king.

Douay-Rheims

And they began to accuse him, saying: We have found this man perverting our nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that he is Christ the king.

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