John 19:38
New Testament • 22 words with Strong's data
"And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אַחַר
ʼachar
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
יוֹסֵף
Yôwçêph
Joseph, the name of seven Israelites
English grammatical function word ('arimathaea'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equival...
Ἰησοῦς
Iēsoûs
Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
סֵתֶר
çêther
a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense)
יָרֵא
yârêʼ
to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten
יְהוּדִי
Yᵉhûwdîy
a Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew), or descendant of Jehudah (i.e. Judah)
חָנַן
chânan
properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition)
Πιλᾶτος
Pilâtos
close-pressed, i.e. firm; Pilatus, a Roman
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
סוּר
çûwr
to turn off (literal or figurative)
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...
Ἰησοῦς
Iēsoûs
Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
Πιλᾶτος
Pilâtos
close-pressed, i.e. firm; Pilatus, a Roman
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
עָזַב
ʻâzab
to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
כֵּן
kên
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner...
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...
Ἰησοῦς
Iēsoûs
Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
Key Terms in This Verse
English grammatical function word ('arimathaea'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equivalent in the original Hebrew or Greek text; they are...
Study GRAM →סֵתֶר çêther
a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense)
Study H5643 →חָנַן chânan
properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition)
Study H2603 →נֶפֶשׁ nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Study H5315 →נֶפֶשׁ nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Study H5315 →Cross References
The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.
Howbeit no man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews.
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