John 19:9

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

and he entered into the Praetorium again, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὸ πραιτώριον πάλιν, καὶ λέγει τῷ Ἰησοῦ, Πόθεν εἶ σύ; Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς ἀπόκρισιν οὐκ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ.

Transliteration

And eisēlthen eis the praitōrion palin, and legei to the Iēsou, Pothen ei sy? Ho de Iēsous apokrisin ouk edōken to him.

Grammar Details

*eisēlthen*: aorist active, 3rd singular - he entered/went into
*eis*: preposition with accusative - into/to
*praitōrion*: accusative, neuter, singular - praetorium/governor's headquarters
*palin*: adverb - again/once more
*legei*: present active, 3rd singular - says/is saying
*Iēsou*: dative, masculine, singular - to Jesus
*Pothen*: interrogative adverb - from where/whence
*ei*: present active, 2nd singular - you are
*sy*: personal pronoun, nominative - you
*Ho de*: article + particle - but the
*Iēsous*: nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus
*apokrisin*: accusative, feminine, singular - answer/reply
*ouk*: negation - not
*edōken*: aorist active, 3rd singular - he gave

Word Meanings

*eisēlthen*: entered/went into
*praitōrion*: praetorium/governor's headquarters/palace
*Pothen*: from where/whence/of what origin
*apokrisin*: answer/reply/response
*edōken*: gave/provided/offered

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Referenced Verses

John 18:33 : 33 Pilate therefore entered again into the Praetorium, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews?
John 18:37 : 37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end have I been born, and to this end am I come into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
Acts 8:32-33 : 32 Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; And as a lamb before his shearer is dumb, So he openeth not his mouth: 33 In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: {G1161} His generation who shall declare? For his life is taken from the earth.
Phil 1:28 : 28 and {G3361} in nothing affrighted by the adversaries: which {G3303} is for them an evident token of perdition, but of your salvation, and that from God;
Judg 13:6 : 6 Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance of the angel of God, very terrible; and I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name:
Ps 38:13-15 : 13 But I, as a deaf man, hear not; And I am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth. 14 Yea, I am as a man that heareth not, And in whose mouth are no reproofs. 15 For in thee, O Jehovah, do I hope: Thou wilt answer, O Lord my God.
Isa 53:7 : 7 He was oppressed, yet when he was afflicted he opened not his mouth; as a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep that before its shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth.
Matt 26:63 : 63 But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou art the Christ, the Son of God.
Matt 27:12-14 : 12 And when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing. 13 Then saith Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee? 14 And he gave him no answer, not even to one word: insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.
Mark 15:3-5 : 3 And the chief priests accused him of many things. 4 And Pilate again asked him, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they accuse thee of. 5 But Jesus no more answered anything; insomuch that Pilate marvelled.
John 8:14 : 14 Jesus answered and said unto them, Even if I bear witness of myself, my witness is true; for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye know not whence I come, or whither I go.
John 9:29-30 : 29 We know that God hath spoken unto Moses: but as for this man, we know not whence he is. 30 The man answered and said unto them, Why, herein {G1722} is the marvel, that ye know not whence he is, and [yet] he opened mine eyes.

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