Matthew 27:29 — King James Version← Study notes
“And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!”
Matthew 27:29 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 27:2927 words
καὶkaiand / also
πλέξαντεςplexantesplait
στέφανονstephanoncrown
ἐξexfrom / out of
ἀκανθῶνakanthōnthorn
ἐπέθηκανepethēkanadd
unto, lade, lay upon
ἐπὶepiabout (the times), above, after
τῆςtēsthe
κεφαλῆςkephalēshead
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
καὶkaiand / also
κάλαμονkalamonpen, reed
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῇtēthe
δεξιᾷdexiaright (hand, side)
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
καὶkaiand / also
γονυπετήσαντεςgonypetēsantesbow the knee, kneel down
ἔμπροσθενemprosthenagainst, at, before
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
ἐνέπαιξανenepaixanmock
αὐτῷautōhe / she / it / same
λέγοντεςlegontessay
ΧαῖρεChairefarewell, be glad, God speed
βασιλεῦbasileuking
τῶνtōnthe
ἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnJew(-ess), of Judæa
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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