Luke 23:7

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at that time.

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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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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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 Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,
Luke 13:31 : 31 The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee.
Matt 14:1 : 1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,

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