Luke

Luke 23:37–38

³⁷“If You are the King of the Jews,” they said, “save Yourself!”

³⁸Above Him was posted an inscription:ⁱ

THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Footnotes

i 23:38 BYZ and TR include written in Greek, Latin, and Hebrew; see John 19:20|JHN 19:20.

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.

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	Εἰ	Ei	Conjunction	G1487 if
You	σὺ	sy	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
are	εἶ	ei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
King	Βασιλεὺς	Basileus	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G935 a king, ruler, emperor
of the	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3588 the
Jews	Ἰουδαίων	Ioudaiōn	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural	G2453 Jewish
they said	λέγοντες	legontes	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3004 I say, speak
save	σῶσον	sōson	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G4982 I save, heal
Yourself	σεαυτόν	seauton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 2nd Person Singular	G4572 of yourself

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Above	ἐπ’	ep’	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
Him	αὐτῷ	autō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
was	Ἦν	Ēn	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
an inscription	ἐπιγραφὴ	epigraphē	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G1923 an inscription, title
THIS	ΟΥΤΟΣ	HOUTOS	Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
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

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Luke 23:38 Matthew 27:37 · Mark 15:26 · John 19:19–22 · Mark 15:32 · Luke 23:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.