John 19:19 Go deeper
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And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ἜγραψενEgrapsenWrote
Lemma: γράφω (graphō) · Strong's: G1125
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-2AAI-3S)
Meaning: to write — γράφω, [in LXX chiefly for כּתב ]; 1. to scrape, graze (Hom.), and later (Hdt.) to sketch, draw. ; 2. to write; (a) of forming or tracing letters on writing material: Jhn.8:[6], Gal.6:11, 2Th.3:17; (b) to express in…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 207 times. Also: Matthew 2:5, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:6, Matthew 4:7, Matthew 4:10, Matthew 11:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1125; TFLSJ G1125; TAGNT John 19:19 word 1
δὲdethen
Lemma: δέ (de) · Strong's: G1161
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: then — δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), ; post-positive conjunctive particle; 1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2921 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1161; TFLSJ G1161; TAGNT John 19:19 word 2
καὶkaialso
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT John 19:19 word 3
τίτλονtitlona title
Lemma: τίτλος (titlos) · Strong's: G5102
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (N-ASM)
Meaning: title — τίτλος, -ου, ὁ ; (Lat. titulus), [in Aq., Sm., Th.: Jer.21:4 * ; ] ; a title, inscription: Jhn.19:19-20 (in Christian Inscr., epitaph, see MM. xxiv).†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2 times. Also: John 19:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5102; TFLSJ G5102; TAGNT John 19:19 word 4
ὁho<the>
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (T-NSM)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT John 19:19 word 5
ΠιλᾶτοςPilatosPilate
Lemma: Πιλᾶτος (Pilatos) · Strong's: G4091
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine · Individual (N-NSM-P)
Meaning: Pilate — Πειλᾶτος (Rec. Πιλάτος, Tr., -ᾶτος, see WH, App., 155), -ου, ὁ, ; Pontius Pilate: Mat.27:2, Mrk.15:1, Luk.3:1, Jhn.18:29, Act.3:13, 1Ti.6:13, al; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 55 times. Also: Matthew 27:2, Matthew 27:13, Matthew 27:17, Matthew 27:22, Matthew 27:24, Matthew 27:58 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4091; TFLSJ G4091; TAGNT John 19:19 word 6
καὶkaiand
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT John 19:19 word 7
ἔθηκενethēkenput [it]
Lemma: τίθημι (tithēmi) · Strong's: G5087
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-AAI-3S)
Meaning: to place — τίθημι, ; [in LXX for שִׁית ,נתן ,שׂוּם, etc. ; ] ; 1. causative of κεῖμαι, ; (a) to place, lay, set: Luk.6:48, Rom.9:33, al.; of laying the dead to rest, Mrk.15:47, Luk.23:55, Jhn.11:34, Act.7:16, al.; before ἐπί, with…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 100 times. Also: Matthew 5:15, Matthew 12:18, Matthew 22:44, Matthew 24:51, Matthew 27:60, Mark 4:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5087; TFLSJ G5087; TAGNT John 19:19 word 8
ἐπὶepion
Lemma: ἐπί (epi) · Strong's: G1909
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: upon/to/against — ἐπί (before a smooth breathing ἐπ᾽, before a rough breathing ἐφ᾽), ; prep. with genitive, dative, accusative (accusative most frequently in NT), ; with primary sense of superposition, on, upon. ; I. C. genitive, ; 1. of…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 905 times. Also: Matthew 1:11, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 4:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1909; TFLSJ G1909; TAGNT John 19:19 word 9
τοῦtouthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (T-GSM)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT John 19:19 word 10
σταυροῦ.stauroucross.
Lemma: σταυρός (stauros) · Strong's: G4716
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (N-GSM)
Meaning: cross — σταυρός, -oῦ, ὁ ; 1. an upright pale or stake (Hom., Hdt., Thuc., al.) ; 2. In late writers (Diod., Plut., al.) of the Roman instrument of crucifixion, the Cross: of the Cross on which Christ suffered, Mat.27:32, 40…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 28 times. Also: Matthew 10:38, Matthew 16:24, Matthew 27:32, Matthew 27:40, Matthew 27:42, Mark 8:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4716; TFLSJ G4716; TAGNT John 19:19 word 11
ἦνēnIt was
Lemma: εἰμί (eimi) · Strong's: G1510
Parsing: Verb · Imperfect · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-IAI-3S)
Meaning: to be — εἰμί, ; with various uses and significations, like the English verb to be. ; I. As substantive verb. ; 1. Of persons and things, to be, exist: Act.17:28, Jhn.1:1, 8:58, 17:5, al; ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν (for past ptcp.), Rev.1:4,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2406 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1510; TFLSJ G1510; TAGNT John 19:19 word 12
δὲdenow
Lemma: δέ (de) · Strong's: G1161
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: then — δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), ; post-positive conjunctive particle; 1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2921 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1161; TFLSJ G1161; TAGNT John 19:19 word 13
γεγραμμένον·gegrammenonwritten:
Lemma: γράφω (graphō) · Strong's: G1125
Parsing: Verb · Perfect · Passive · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Neuter (V-RPP-NSN)
Meaning: to write — γράφω, [in LXX chiefly for כּתב ]; 1. to scrape, graze (Hom.), and later (Hdt.) to sketch, draw. ; 2. to write; (a) of forming or tracing letters on writing material: Jhn.8:[6], Gal.6:11, 2Th.3:17; (b) to express in…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 207 times. Also: Matthew 2:5, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:6, Matthew 4:7, Matthew 4:10, Matthew 11:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1125; TFLSJ G1125; TAGNT John 19:19 word 14
ἸησοῦςIēsousJesus
Lemma: Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous) · Strong's: G2424G
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine · Individual (N-NSM-P)
Meaning: Jesus — Ἰησοῦς, -οῦ, dative, voc. -οῦ, accusative, -οῦν (Heb. יֵשׁוּעַ ,יְהֹשֻׁעַ ,יְהוֹשׁוּעַ), ; 1. JESUS: Mat.1:21, al.; ὁ Ἰ, ib. 3:13, al.; Ἰ. Χριστός, ib. 1:1, Mrk.1:1, al.; Χρ. Ἰ., Rom.2:26, al.; κύριος Ἰ., Act.28:31,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 978 times. Also: Matthew 1:1, Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:21, Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2424G; TFLSJ G2424G; TAGNT John 19:19 word 15
ὁho<the>
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (T-NSM)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT John 19:19 word 16
ΝαζωραῖοςNazōraiosof Nazareth
Lemma: Ναζωραῖος (Nazōraios) · Strong's: G3480
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine · Location Gentilic (N-NSM-LG)
Meaning: Nazareth — Ναζωραῖος, -ου, ὁ; (= -ρηνός, which see), ; a Nazarene: Mat.2:23 (LXX) Mat.26:71, Luk.18:37, Jhn.18:5, 7 19:19, Act.2:22 3:6 4:10 6:14 22:8 24:5 26:9.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 13 times. Also: Matthew 2:23, Matthew 26:71, Luke 18:37, John 18:5, John 18:7, Acts 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3480; TFLSJ G3480; TAGNT John 19:19 word 17
ὁhothe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (T-NSM)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT John 19:19 word 18
βασιλεὺςbasileusKing
Lemma: βασιλεύς (basileus) · Strong's: G0935
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine · Title (N-NSM-T)
Meaning: king — βασιλεύς, -έως, ὁ, ; [in LXX chiefly for מֶלֶךְ ; ] ; a king: Mat.1:6 2:1; used by courtesy of Herod the Tetrarch, Mat.14:9; of the Roman Emperor, as frequently in κοινή (Deiss., LAE, p. 367), 1Pe.2:13, 17; of the…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 115 times. Also: Matthew 1:6, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:3, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 5:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0935; TFLSJ G0935; TAGNT John 19:19 word 19
τῶνtōnof the
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (T-GPM)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT John 19:19 word 20
Ἰουδαίων.IoudaiōnJews.
Lemma: Ἰουδαῖος (Ioudaios) · Strong's: G2453
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Plural · Masculine · Person Gentilic (N-GPM-PG)
Meaning: Jew — Ἰουδαῖος, -αία, -αῖον ; (Ἰούδας), ; Jewish: ἀνήρ, Act.10:28 22:3; ἄνθρωπος, Act.21:39; ψευδοπροφήτης, 13:6; ἀσχιερεύς, 19:14; γυνή, 16:1 24:24; γῆ, Jhn.3:22; χώρα, Mrk.1:5. Substantively, ; (a) Ἰουδαῖος, ὁ, a Jew:…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 195 times. Also: Matthew 2:2, Matthew 27:11, Matthew 27:29, Matthew 27:37, Matthew 28:15, Mark 7:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2453; TFLSJ G2453; TAGNT John 19:19 word 21
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Pilate | → | Πιλᾶτος G4091 Pilate |
| also | → | καί G2532 and |
| had a notice | → | τίτλος G5102 title |
| posted | → | τίθημι G5087 to place |
| on | → | ἐπί G1909 upon/to/against |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| cross | → | σταυρός G4716 cross |
| It read | → | εἰμί G1510 to be |
| . . . | → | γράφω G1125 to write |
| JESUS | → | Ἰησοῦς G2424G Jesus |
| OF | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| NAZARETH | → | Ναζωραῖος G3480 Nazareth |
| THE | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| KING | → | βασιλεύς G0935 king |
| OF THE | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| JEWS | → | Ἰουδαῖος G2453 Jew |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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