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Matthew 27:37

And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐπέθηκανepethēkanset upἐπιτίθημι (epitithēmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “set up”, a single actionG2007I put, place upon, lay on; I add, give in addition.set upἐπάνωepanōoverἐπάνωpreposition — “over”G1883(a) adv: on the top, above, (b) prep: on the top of, above, over, on, above, more than, superior to.overτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κεφαλῆςkephalēsheadκεφαλή (kephalē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “head”, the of-formG2776(a) the head, (b) met: a corner stone, uniting two walls; head, ruler, lord.headαὐτοῦautouhisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “his”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.hisτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.αἰτίανaitianaccusationαἰτία (aitia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “accusation”, the object formG156a cause, reason, excuse; a charge, accusation; guilt; circumstances, case.accusationαὐτοῦautouTHISαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “THIS”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.THISγεγραμμένηνgegrammenēnto writeγράφω (graphō)verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, singular, feminine — “to write”, a completed action with a present resultG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).Οὗτόςhoutosthisοὗτοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.ἐστινestinISεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “IS”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ISἸησοῦςiēsousJESUSἸησοῦςnoun, 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.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 they put up over his head, his accusation written, 'This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Young’s Literal Translation

and they put up over his head, his accusation written, 'This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.'

World English Bible

They set up over his head the accusation against him written, “THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

Darby Translation

And they set up over his head his accusation written: This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.

Douay-Rheims

And they put over his head his cause written: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

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