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Luke 23:38

There was also a notice [called "titulus" and containing the name of the condemned man and the crime he had committed] above him [written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek, see John 19:20. It stated the reason for the sentence and was also intended to mock the Jews]:
"This is [Jesus of Nazareth]
the King of the Jews."
[The four Gospel writers all mention that the sign said "King of the Jews." However, they choose to include different parts of the introductory words. This is not a contradiction; rather, together they give the full picture. The sign probably had the following text: "This is Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews," which is the sum of Matt. 27:37, Mark 15:26 and John 19:19. The Hebrew initial letters form the tetragrammaton JHVH. Perhaps the reason why the Jewish leaders wanted to change the text, see John 19:20–22.]
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Nestle-Aland (NA)

ἦν   δὲ   καὶ   ἐπιγραφὴ   ἐπ᾽   αὐτῷ   ὁ   βασιλεὺς   τῶν   Ἰουδαίων   οὗτος.¶  

Textus Receptus (TR)

ἦν   δὲ   καὶ   ἐπιγραφὴ   γεγραμμένη   ἐπ᾽   αὐτῷ   γράμμασιν   Ἑλληνικοῖς   καὶ   Ῥωμαϊκοῖς   καὶ   Ἑβραϊκοῖς·   ἐστιν   ὁ   βασιλεὺς   τῶν   Ἰουδαίων   οὗτος.¶  

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NA has 11 words, TR has 19 (+8).


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Strongs nr Greek English Grammar Code
G1510
 ἦν (en)
 There was
VERB Verb
imp. active ind. imperfect active indicative
sing. third person singular
V-IAI-3S
G1161
 δὲ (de)
 now
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G2532
 καὶ (kai)
 also
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G1923
 ἐπιγραφὴ (epigraphe)
 an inscription
Noun Noun
nom. sing. ♀ Nominative singular feminine
N-NSF
G1909
 ἐπ᾽ (ep)
 over
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G0846
 αὐτῷ (ayto)
 Him,
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
dative sing. ♂ dative singular masculine
P-DSM
G3588
 ὁ (o)
 The
Definite article Definite article
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
T-NSM
G0935
 βασιλεὺς (basileys)
 King
Noun Noun
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
N-NSM
G3588
 τῶν (ton)
 of the
Definite article Definite article
gen. pl. ♂ genitive plural masculine
T-GPM
G2453
 Ἰουδαίων (Ioydaion)
 Jews
Adjective Adjective
gen. pl. ♂ genitive plural masculine
Person (Person)
 A-GPM-PG
G3778
 οὗτος.¶ (oytos.)
 This.
Demonstrative pron. Demonstrative pronoun
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
D-NSM

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