Luke
Luke 23:14–16
14and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was inciting the people to rebellion. I have examined Him here in your presence and found Him not guilty of your charges against Him. 15Neither has Herod, for he sent Him back to us. As you can see, He has done nothing deserving of death. 16Therefore I will punish Him and release Him.”a
Footnotes
- a 23:16 BYZ and TR include 17Now Pilate was obligated to release to the people one prisoner at the feast; see Matthew 27:15|MAT 27:15and Mark 15:6.
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.
Luke 23:14
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| said | εἶπεν | eipen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| to | πρὸς | pros | Preposition | G4314 to, towards, with |
| them | αὐτούς | autous | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| You brought | Προσηνέγκατέ | Prosēnenkate | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G4374 I bring to, offer |
| me | μοι | moi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| this | τοῦτον | touton | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| man | ἄνθρωπον | anthrōpon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G444 a man, one of the human race |
| as | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| was inciting | ἀποστρέφοντα | apostrephonta | Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular | G654 I turn away, restore, reject |
| the | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| people | λαόν | laon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2992 a people, the crowd |
| I | ἐγὼ | egō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| have examined | ἀνακρίνας | anakrinas | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G350 I examine, inquire into |
| here | ἰδοὺ | idou | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G2400 See! Lo! Behold! Look! |
| in your presence | ἐνώπιον | enōpion | Preposition | G1799 before the face of, in the presence of |
| found | εὗρον | heuron | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G2147 I find |
| not | οὐθὲν | outhen | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3762 no one, none, nothing |
| guilty | αἴτιον | aition | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular | G159 the cause of, the originator of |
| of | ὧν | hōn | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Plural | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| your charges | κατηγορεῖτε | katēgoreite | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G2723 I accuse, charge, prosecute |
| against | κατ’ | kat’ | Preposition | G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during |
| Him | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Luke 23:15
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neither | οὐδὲ | oude | Adverb | G3761 neither, nor, not even |
| Herod | Ἡρῴδης | Hērōdēs | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2264 Herod |
| for | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| he sent Him back | ἀνέπεμψεν | anepempsen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G375 I send up to a higher tribunal, I send back |
| to | πρὸς | pros | Preposition | G4314 to, towards, with |
| us | ἡμᾶς | hēmas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| As you can see | ἰδοὺ | idou | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G2400 See! Lo! Behold! Look! |
| He | αὐτῷ | autō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| has | ἐστὶν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| done | πεπραγμένον | pepragmenon | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular | G4238 I do, fare, require |
| nothing | οὐδὲν | ouden | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3762 no one, none, nothing |
| deserving | ἄξιον | axion | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular | G514 worthy, worthy of, deserving |
| of death | θανάτου | thanatou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2288 death |
Luke 23:16
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therefore | οὖν | oun | Conjunction | G3767 therefore, then |
| I will punish | παιδεύσας | paideusas | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3811 I discipline, educate, train, chastise |
| Him | αὐτὸν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| release | ἀπολύσω | apolysō | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G630 I release, let go, send away, divorce |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Luke 23:14 Daniel 6:4 · Hebrews 7:26
Luke 23:16 Matthew 27:26 · Luke 23:22 · Mark 15:15 · Acts 16:37 · John 19:1–4 · Isaiah 53:5 · Acts 5:40–41
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.