King James Version

Luke 23:38

And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “written” (γεγραμμένη) before over here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds a longer phrase before This [is]: γράμμασιν Ἑλληνικοῖς καὶ Ῥωμαϊκοῖς καὶ Ἑβραϊκοῖς·. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “is” (ἐστιν) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

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”.καὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐπιγραφὴepigraphēinscriptionἐπιγραφήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “inscription”, the subject formG1923an inscription, title, label.ἐπ’epuponἐπί (epi)preposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.αὐτῷautōTHISαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “THIS”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.THISὉhotheὁarticle, 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 JEWSοὗτοςhoutosthisοὗτοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

γεγραμμένηgegrammenēwrittenγράφω (graphō)verb, perfect passive participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “written”, a completed action with a present resultG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).γράμμασινgrammasinin lettersγράμμα (gramma)noun, dative, plural, neuter — “in letters”, the to- or for-formG1121a letter of the alphabet; collectively: written (revelation); (a) a written document, a letter, an epistle, (b) writings, literature, learning.Ἑλληνικοῖςhellēnikoisof GreekἙλληνικός (hellēnikos)adjective, dative, plural, neuter — “of Greek”, the to- or for-formG1673Greek, the Greek language.This verse uses “Greek”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ῬωμαϊκοῖςrhōmaikoisLatinῬωμαϊκός (rhōmaikos)adjective, dative, plural, neuter — “Latin”, the to- or for-formG4513καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἙβραϊκοῖςhebraikoisHebrewἙβραϊκός (hebraikos)adjective, dative, plural, neuter — “Hebrew”, the to- or for-formG1444ἐστινestinISεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “IS”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And there was also a superscription written over him, in letters of Greek, and Roman, and Hebrew, 'This is the King of the Jews.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And there was also a superscription over him, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Young’s Literal Translation

And there was also a superscription written over him, in letters of Greek, and Roman, and Hebrew, 'This is the King of the Jews.'

World English Bible

An inscription was also written over him in letters of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew: “THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

Darby Translation

And there was also an inscription [written] over him in Greek, and Roman, and Hebrew letters: This is the King of the Jews.

Douay-Rheims

And there was also a superscription written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

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