Matthew 27:29
And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand and knelt down before Him to mock Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
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ASV
And they platted a crown of thorns and put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they kneeled down before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
KJV
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!
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27 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → |
| πλέξαντες | plexantes | having twisted together | G4120 → |
| στέφανον | stephanon | a crown | G4735 → |
| ἐξ | ex | of | G1537 → |
| ἀκανθῶν | akanthōn | thorns | G173 → |
| ἐπέθηκαν | epethēkan | they put [it] | G2007 → |
| ἐπὶ | epi | on | G1909 → |
| τῆς | tēs | the | G3588 → |
| κεφαλῆς | kephalēs | head | G2776 → |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | of Him | G846 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| κάλαμον | kalamon | a reed | G2563 → |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → |
| τῇ | tēa | the | G3588 → |
| δεξιᾷ | dexia | right hand | G1188 → |
| αὐτοῦ, | autou | of Him, | G846 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| γονυπετήσαντες | gonupetēsantes | having bowed the knees | G1120 → |
| ἔμπροσθεν | emprosthen | before | G1715 → |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | Him | G846 → |
| ἐνέπαιξαν | enepaixan | they mocked | G1702 → |
| αὐτῷ | autō | Him | G846 → |
| λέγοντες· | legontes | saying; | G3004 → |
| χαῖρε | chaire | Hail | G5463 → |
| βασιλεῦ | basileu | King | G935 → |
| τῶν | tōn | of the | G3588 → |
| Ἰουδαίων. | Ioudaiōn | Jews! | G2453 → |
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