John

John 19:12

¹²From then on, Pilate tried to release Him, but the Jews kept shouting, “If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who declares himself a king is defying Caesar.”

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
From then on	Ἐκ	Ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
Pilate	Πιλᾶτος	Pilatos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4091 Pilate
tried	ἐζήτει	ezētei	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2212 I seek, search for, desire
to release	ἀπολῦσαι	apolysai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G630 I release, let go, send away, divorce
Him	αὐτόν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
but	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
the	οἱ	hoi	Article - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
Jews	Ἰουδαῖοι	Ioudaioi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2453 Jewish
kept shouting	ἐκραύγασαν	ekraugasan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2905 I cry aloud, shout
If	Ἐὰν	Ean	Conjunction	G1437 if
you release	ἀπολύσῃς	apolysēs	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular	G630 I release, let go, send away, divorce
this	τοῦτον	touton	Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
you are	εἶ	ei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
no	οὐκ	ouk	Adverb	G3756 no, not
friend	φίλος	philos	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5384 friendly, a friend
of Caesar	Καίσαρος	Kaisaros	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2541 Caesar
Anyone	πᾶς	pas	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
who	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
declares	ποιῶν	poiōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4160 I do, make
himself	ἑαυτὸν	heauton	Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G1438 himself, herself, itself
a king	βασιλέα	basilea	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G935 a king, ruler, emperor
is defying	ἀντιλέγει	antilegei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G483 I speak or say in opposition, contradict
Caesar	Καίσαρι	Kaisari	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2541 Caesar

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John 18:33–36 · Mark 6:16–26 · Acts 17:6–7

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