Mark 15:2

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest it.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἐπηρώτησεν αὐτὸν ὁ Πιλάτος, Σὺ εἶ ὁ Βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἰουδαίων; Ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Σὺ λέγεις.

Transliteration

And epērōtēsen him the Pilatos, You ei the Basileus of-the Ioudaiōn? He de apokritheis eipen to-him, You legeis.

Grammar Details

• *epērōtēsen*: verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd, singular - questioned/asked
• *Pilatos*: noun, nominative, masculine, singular - Pilate
• *ei*: verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd, singular - are/exist
• *Basileus*: noun, nominative, masculine, singular - King
• *Ioudaiōn*: noun, genitive, masculine, plural - of Jews
• *de*: conjunction - but/and
• *apokritheis*: participle, aorist, passive, nominative, masculine, singular - having answered
• *eipen*: verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd, singular - said
• *legeis*: verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd, singular - you say/are saying

Word Meanings

• *epērōtēsen*: questioned/interrogated/asked
• *apokritheis*: having answered/responded
• *eipen*: said/spoke
• *legeis*: you say/you are saying/you affirm

Referenced Verses

• Matt 2:2 : 2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
• Matt 27:11-14 : 11 And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest. 12 And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing. 13 Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee? 14 And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.
• 1 Tim 6:13 : 13 I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;
• Mark 15:9 : 9 But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?
• Mark 15:12 : 12 And Pilate answered and said again unto them, What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews?
• Mark 15:18 : 18 And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!
• Mark 15:26 : 26 And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
• Luke 23:2-3 : 2 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. 3 And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it.
• John 18:29-38 : 29 Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man? 30 They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee. 31 Then said Pilate unto them, Take ye him, and judge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said unto him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death: 32 That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying what death he should die. 33 Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews? 34 Jesus answered him, Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or did others tell it thee of me? 35 Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done? 36 Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence. 37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice. 38 Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all.
• John 19:19-22 : 19 And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS. 20 This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin. 21 Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews. 22 Pilate answered, What I have written I have written.