Luke 22:71

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And they said, What {G2192} further need have we of witness? for we ourselves have heard from his own mouth.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Οἱ δὲ εἶπον, Τί ἔτι χρείαν ἔχομεν μαρτυρίας; αὐτοὶ γὰρ ἠκούσαμεν ἀπὸ τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ.

Transliteration

Hoi de eipon, What eti chreian echomen martyrias? autoi gar ēkousamen apo tou stomatos autou.

Grammar Details

*Hoi*: definite article, nominative masculine plural - They
*de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and
*eipon*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - said
*eti*: adverb - still/yet
*chreian*: accusative feminine singular - need
*echomen*: present active indicative, 1st person plural - we have
*martyrias*: genitive feminine singular - of testimony/witness
*autoi*: intensive pronoun, nominative masculine plural - ourselves
*gar*: postpositive conjunction - for
*ēkousamen*: aorist active indicative, 1st person plural - we heard
*apo*: preposition with genitive - from
*tou stomatos*: genitive neuter singular - the mouth
*autou*: genitive masculine singular pronoun - of him/his

Word Meanings

*chreian echomen*: we have need/we need
*martyrias*: testimony/witness/evidence
*apo tou stomatos autou*: from his own mouth/directly from him

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Referenced Verses

Matt 26:65-66 : 65 Then the high priest rent his garments, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy: what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard the blasphemy: 66 what think ye? They answered and said, He is worthy of death.
Mark 14:63-64 : 63 And the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What further need have we of witnesses? 64 Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be worthy of death.

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