Luke 23:7

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And when he knew that he was of Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him unto Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem in these days.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἐπιγνοὺς ὅτι ἐκ τῆς ἐξουσίας Ἡρώδου ἐστὶν, ἀνέπεμψεν αὐτὸν πρὸς Ἡρώδην, ὄντα καὶ αὐτὸν ἐν Ἱεροσολύμοις ἐν ταύταις ταῖς ἡμέραις.

Transliteration

And epignous hoti ek tēs exousias Hērōdou estin, he anepempsen him pros Hērōdēn, onta kai auton en Hierosolymois en tautais tais hēmerais.

Grammar Details

*epignous*: aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - having learned/realized
*hoti*: conjunction - that
*ek*: preposition + genitive - from/out of
*tēs exousias*: genitive feminine singular - the jurisdiction/authority
*Hērōdou*: genitive masculine singular - of Herod
*estin*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is/he is
*anepempsen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - sent up/referred
*pros*: preposition + accusative - to/toward
*Hērōdēn*: accusative masculine singular - Herod
*onta*: present active participle, accusative masculine singular - being
*kai auton*: also him/himself also
*en*: preposition + dative - in
*Hierosolymois*: dative neuter plural - Jerusalem
*en tautais tais hēmerais*: in these days

Word Meanings

*epignous*: having learned/realized/discovered/ascertained
*exousias*: jurisdiction/authority/power
*anepempsen*: sent up/referred/transferred
*onta*: being/existing/staying

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Referenced Verses

Luke 3:1 : 1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
Luke 13:31 : 31 In that very hour there came certain Pharisees, saying to him, Get thee out, and go hence: for Herod would fain kill thee.
Matt 14:1 : 1 At that season Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning Jesus,

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