John 19:21 — King James Version← Study notes
“Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews.”
John 19:21 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · John 19:2122 words
ἔλεγονelegonsay
οὖνounand (so, truly), but
τῷtōthe
ΠιλάτῳPilatōPilate
οἱhoithe
ἀρχιερεῖςarchiereischief (high) priest, chief of
the priests
τῶνtōnthe
ἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnJew(-ess), of Judæa
ΜὴMēnot
γράφεgraphedescribe, write(-ing, -ten)
ὉHothe
βασιλεὺςbasileusking
τῶνtōnthe
ἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnJew(-ess), of Judæa
ἀλλ’all’and, but (even), howbeit
ὅτιhotithat / because
ἐκεῖνοςekeinosthat one
εἶπενeipensay
ΒασιλεὺςBasileusking
τῶνtōnthe
ἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnJew(-ess), of Judæa
εἰμίeimiam, have been, is I
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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