John
John 19:19–20
19Pilate also had a notice posted on the cross. It read:
JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
20Many of the Jews read this sign, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
John 19:19
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilate | Πιλᾶτος | Pilatos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4091 Pilate |
| also | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| had a notice | τίτλον | titlon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G5102 a title, inscription |
| posted | ἔθηκεν | ethēken | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G5087 I put, place |
| on | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| cross | σταυροῦ | staurou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G4716 a cross |
| It read | ἦν | ēn | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| JESUS | ΙΗΣΟΥΣ | IĒSOUS | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| OF | Ο | HO | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| NAZARETH | ΝΑΖΩΡΑΙΟΣ | NAZŌRAIOS | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3480 Nazarene |
| THE | Ο | HO | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| KING | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ | BASILEUS | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G935 a king, ruler, emperor |
| OF THE | ΤΩΝ | TŌN | Article - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| JEWS | ΙΟΥΔΑΙΩΝ | IOUDAIŌN | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural | G2453 Jewish |
John 19:20
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Many | πολλοὶ | polloi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4183 much, many, often |
| of the | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| Jews | Ἰουδαίων | Ioudaiōn | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural | G2453 Jewish |
| read | ἀνέγνωσαν | anegnōsan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G314 I read |
| this | Τοῦτον | Touton | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| sign | τίτλον | titlon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G5102 a title, inscription |
| because | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| place | τόπος | topos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5117 a place |
| where | ὅπου | hopou | Adverb | G3699 where, whither |
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦς | Iēsous | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| was crucified | ἐσταυρώθη | estaurōthē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G4717 I crucify |
| was | ἦν | ēn | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| near | ἐγγὺς | engys | Preposition | G1451 near |
| the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| city | πόλεως | poleōs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G4172 a city |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| it was | ἦν | ēn | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| written | γεγραμμένον | gegrammenon | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular | G1125 I write |
| in Hebrew | Ἑβραϊστί | Hebraisti | Adverb | G1447 in the Hebrew or Aramaic dialect |
| Latin | Ῥωμαϊστί | Rhōmaisti | Adverb | G4515 in the Latin language |
| Greek | Ἑλληνιστί | Hellēnisti | Adverb | G1676 in the Greek language |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
John 19:19 Matthew 27:37 · Luke 23:38 · Mark 15:26 · John 19:14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.