John

John 18:37–38

37“Then You are a king!” Pilate said.

“You say that I am a king,” Jesus answered. “For this reason I was born and have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to My voice.”

38“What is truth?” Pilate asked.

And having said this, he went out again to the Jews and told them, “I find no basis for a charge against Him.

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John 18:37

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
ThenΟὐκοῦνOukounAdverbG3766 not therefore
YouσύsyPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person SingularG4771 you
areεἶeiVerb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularG1510 I am, exist
a kingβασιλεὺςbasileusNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG935 a king, ruler, emperor
PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG4091 Pilate
saidΕἶπενEipenVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
YouΣὺSyPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person SingularG4771 you
sayλέγειςlegeisVerb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularG3004 I say, speak
thatὅτιhotiConjunctionG3754 that, since, because
IἐγὼegōPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularG1473 I
amεἰμιeimiVerb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularG1510 I am, exist
a kingβασιλεύςbasileusNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG935 a king, ruler, emperor
JesusἸησοῦςIēsousNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG2424 Jesus
answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēVerb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularG611 I answer, reply
ForεἰςeisPrepositionG1519 into, in, among, till, for
this reasonτοῦτοtoutoDemonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularG3778 this, he, she, it
I was bornγεγέννημαιgegennēmaiVerb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person SingularG1080 I beget, bring forth, give birth to
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
have comeἐλήλυθαelēlythaVerb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularG2064 I come, go
intoεἰςeisPrepositionG1519 into, in, among, till, for
theτὸνtonArticle - Accusative Masculine SingularG3588 the
worldκόσμονkosmonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG2889 the world, universe
toἵναhinaConjunctionG2443 in order that, so that
testifyμαρτυρήσωmartyrēsōVerb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person SingularG3140 I witness, testify
to theτῇtēArticle - Dative Feminine SingularG3588 the
truthἀληθείᾳalētheiaNoun - Dative Feminine SingularG225 truth
EveryoneπᾶςpasAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularG3956 all, the whole, every kind of
whoὁhoArticle - Nominative Masculine SingularG3588 the
belongs toὢνōnVerb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularG1510 I am, exist
theτῆςtēsArticle - Genitive Feminine SingularG3588 the
truthἀληθείαςalētheiasNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG225 truth
listens toἀκούειakoueiVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG191 I hear, listen
MyμουmouPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularG1473 I
voiceφωνῆςphōnēsNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG5456 a sound, noise, voice

John 18:38

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
WhatΤίTiInterrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter SingularG5101 who, which, what
isἐστινestinVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG1510 I am, exist
truthἀλήθειαalētheiaNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG225 truth
PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG4091 Pilate
askedΛέγειLegeiVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG3004 I say, speak
AndΚαὶKaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
having saidεἰπὼνeipōnVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularG2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
thisτοῦτοtoutoDemonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularG3778 this, he, she, it
he went outἐξῆλθενexēlthenVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG1831 I go out, come out
againπάλινpalinAdverbG3825 again, further, on the other hand
toπρὸςprosPrepositionG4314 to, towards, with
theτοὺςtousArticle - Accusative Masculine PluralG3588 the
JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousAdjective - Accusative Masculine PluralG2453 Jewish
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
toldλέγειlegeiVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG3004 I say, speak
themαὐτοῖςautoisPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
IἘγὼEgōPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularG1473 I
findεὑρίσκωheuriskōVerb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularG2147 I find
noοὐδεμίανoudemianAdjective - Accusative Feminine SingularG3762 no one, none, nothing
basis for a chargeαἰτίανaitianNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG156 a cause, reason, charge
againstἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
HimαὐτῷautōPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same

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John 18:37 1 John 4:6 · John 8:47 · John 8:14 · John 10:26–27 · 1 John 3:19 · John 14:6 · Isaiah 55:4 · John 7:17 · Luke 23:3 · Mark 15:2 · 1 Timothy 6:13 · 1 Peter 1:22

John 18:38 John 19:4 · John 19:6 · Luke 23:4 · Acts 17:32

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.