John
John 18:23
23Jesus replied, “If I said something wrong, testify as to what was wrong. But if I spoke correctly, why did you strike Me?”
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦς | Iēsous | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| replied | Ἀπεκρίθη | Apekrithē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G611 I answer, reply |
| If | Εἰ | Ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| I said | ἐλάλησα | elalēsa | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G2980 I speak, say |
| wrong | κακῶς | kakōs | Adverb | G2560 badly, evilly |
| testify | μαρτύρησον | martyrēson | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G3140 I witness, testify |
| as to | περὶ | peri | Preposition | G4012 about, concerning, around |
| what | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| was wrong | κακοῦ | kakou | Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular | G2556 bad, evil |
| But | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| if | εἰ | ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| correctly | καλῶς | kalōs | Adverb | G2573 well, nobly, rightly |
| why | τί | ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| did you strike | δέρεις | dereis | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G1194 I flay, flog, scourge, beat |
| Me | με | me | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.