John 19:20
Many of the Jews read this sign, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek.
BSB
Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
This title therefore read many of the Jews, for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city; and it was written in Hebrew, and in Latin, and in Greek.
KJV
This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin.
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Commentary
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25 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| τοῦτον | touton | This | G3778 → |
| οὖν | oun | therefore | G3767 → |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 → |
| τίτλον | titlon | title | G5102 → |
| πολλοὶ | polloi | many | G4183 → |
| ἀνέγνωσαν | anegnōsan | read | G314 → |
| τῶν | tōn | of the | G3588 → |
| Ἰουδαίων, | Ioudaiōn | Jews, | G2453 → |
| ὅτι | hoti | for | G3754 → |
| ἐγγὺς | engus | near | G1451 → |
| ἦν | ēn | was | G1510 → |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 → |
| τόπος | topos | place | G5117 → |
| τῆς | tēs | of the | G3588 → |
| πόλεως | poleōs | city | G4172 → |
| ὅπου | hopou | where | G3699 → |
| ἐσταυρώθη | estaurōthē | was crucified | G4717 → |
| ὁ | ho | <the> | G3588 → |
| Ἰησοῦς· | Iēsous | Jesus; | G2424 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| ἦν | ēn | it was | G1510 → |
| γεγραμμένον | gegrammenon | written | G1125 → |
| Ἑβραϊστί, | Hebraisti | in Hebrew, | G1447 → |
| Ῥωμαϊστί, | Rhōmaisti | in Latin, | G4515 → |
| Ἑλληνιστί.¶ | Hellēnisti | in Greek. | G1676 → |
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