Luke 23:38
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And there was also a superscription written over him in letters of Greek and Latin and Hebrew THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Luke 23:3 And Pilate asked him, saying: Art thou the king of the Jews? But he answering, said: Thou sayest it.

Matthew 27:11,37 And Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, saying: Art thou the king of the Jews? Jesus saith to him: Thou sayest it. . . .

Mark 15:18,26,32 And they began to salute him: Hail, king of the Jews. . . .

John 19:3,19-22 And they came to him and said: Hail, king of the Jews. And they gave him blows. . . .

Context
The Crucifixion
37And saying: If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself. 38And there was also a superscription written over him in letters of Greek and Latin and Hebrew THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS. 39And one of those robbers who were hanged blasphemed him, saying: If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.…
Cross References
Matthew 2:2
Saying: Where is he that is born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the East, and are come to adore him.

Matthew 27:37
And they put over his head his cause written: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Mark 15:26
And the inscription of his cause was written over: THE KING OF THE JEWS.

John 19:19
And Pilate wrote a title also: and he put it upon the cross. And the writing was: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Lexicon
Above
ἐπ’ (ep’)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at.

Him
αὐτῷ (autō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

was [posted]
Ἦν (Ēn)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

an inscription:
ἐπιγραφὴ (epigraphē)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1923: An inscription, title, label. From epigrapho; an inscription.

[This is] the
Ο (HO)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

King
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ (BASILEUS)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 935: A king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor. Probably from basis; a sovereign.

of the
ΤΩΝ (TŌN)
Article - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Jews.
ΙΟΥΔΑΙΩΝ (IOUDAIŌN)
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 2453: Jewish. From Iouda; Judaean, i.e. Belonging to Jehudah.


Additional Translations
Above Him was posted an inscription: This is the King of the Jews.

And there was also this inscription over Him: The King of the Jews.

And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

And there was also a superscription over him, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

And there was also an inscription [written] over him in Greek, and Roman, and Hebrew letters: This is the King of the Jews.

And there was also a superscription over him, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

And a superscription also was written over him, in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

There was moreover a writing over His head: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

An inscription was also written over him in letters of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew: "THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS."

And there was also a superscription written over him, in letters of Greek, and Roman, and Hebrew, 'This is the King of the Jews.'
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