Luke 23:2

New Testament • 15 words with Strong's data

"And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King."

Word-by-Word Analysis

And they

חָלַל

châlal

H2490

properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (...

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to

לָשַׁן

lâshan

H3960

to wag the tongue, i.e. to calumniate

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him

אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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We

מָצָא

mâtsâʼ

H4672

properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present

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this

רֵעַ

rêaʻ

H7453

an associate (more or less close)

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גֵּזֶל

gêzel

H1499

plunder, i.e. violence

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the

גּוֹי

gôwy

H1471

a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts

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and

κωλύω

kōlýō

G2967

to estop, i.e. prevent (by word or act)

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to

נָתַן

nâthan

H5414

to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

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מֶכֶס

mekeç

H4371

an assessment (as based upon a census)

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to

Καῖσαρ

Kaîsar

G2541

Cæsar, a title of the Roman emperor

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אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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that he

נֶפֶשׁ

nephesh

H5315

properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...

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is

Χριστός

Christós

G5547

anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus

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a

מֶלֶךְ

melek

H4428

a king

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Key Terms in This Verse

perverting H1499

גֵּזֶל gêzel

plunder, i.e. violence

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forbidding G2967

κωλύω kōlýō

to estop, i.e. prevent (by word or act)

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accuse H3960

לָשַׁן lâshan

to wag the tongue, i.e. to calumniate

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fellow H7453

רֵעַ rêaʻ

an associate (more or less close)

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Caesar G2541

Καῖσαρ Kaîsar

Cæsar, a title of the Roman emperor

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tribute H4371

מֶכֶס mekeç

an assessment (as based upon a census)

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nation H1471

גּוֹי gôwy

a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts

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began H2490

חָלַל châlal

properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an 'opening wedge'); to play (the flute)

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found H4672

מָצָא mâtsâʼ

properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present

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himself 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)

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Cross References

John 19:12 cross-reference

And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar’s friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar.

Luke 23:14 cross-reference

Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye ac...

Jeremiah 20:10 cross-reference

For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail ag...

Matthew 22:21 cross-reference

They say unto him, Caesar’s. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.

Psalm 62:4 cross-reference

They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.

Mark 12:17 cross-reference

And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s. And they marvelled at him.

Zechariah 11:8 cross-reference

Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me.

John 18:30 cross-reference

They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee.

Jeremiah 38:4 cross-reference

Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in...

Acts 24:5 cross-reference

For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:

Matthew 17:27 cross-reference

Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: tha...

1 Kings 18:17 cross-reference

And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?

Psalm 35:11 cross-reference

False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.

Luke 23:5 cross-reference

And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place.

Amos 7:10 cross-reference

Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words.

Acts 24:13 cross-reference

Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.

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