Luke 3:1

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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,

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Ἐν ἔτει δὲ πεντεκαιδεκάτῳ τῆς ἡγεμονίας Τιβερίου Καίσαρος, ἡγεμονεύοντος Ποντίου Πιλάτου τῆς Ἰουδαίας, καὶ τετραρχοῦντος τῆς Γαλιλαίας Ἡρώδου, Φιλίππου δὲ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ τετραρχοῦντος τῆς Ἰτουραίας καὶ Τραχωνίτιδος χώρας, καὶ Λυσανίου τῆς Ἀβιληνῆς τετραρχοῦντος,

Transliteration

In etei de pentekaidekato of-the hegemonias of-Tiberiou Kaisaros, hegemoneuontos Pontiou Pilatou of-the Ioudaias, and tetrarchountos of-the Galilaias Herodou, Philippou de the adelphou of-him tetrarchountos of-the Itouraias and Trachōnitidos chōras, and Lysaniou of-the Abilenes tetrarchountos,

Grammar Details

*etei*: dative, neuter, singular - in year
*de*: postpositive particle - and/but/now
*pentekaidekato*: dative, neuter, singular, ordinal number - fifteenth
*hegemonias*: genitive, feminine, singular - rule/governorship
*Tiberiou Kaisaros*: genitive, masculine, singular - of Tiberius Caesar
*hegemoneuontos*: genitive, masculine, singular, present active participle - governing/being governor
*Pontiou Pilatou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of Pontius Pilate
*Ioudaias*: genitive, feminine, singular - of Judea
*tetrarchountos*: genitive, masculine, singular, present active participle - being tetrarch
*Galilaias*: genitive, feminine, singular - of Galilee
*Herodou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of Herod
*Philippou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of Philip
*adelphou*: genitive, masculine, singular - brother
*Itouraias*: genitive, feminine, singular - of Iturea
*Trachōnitidos*: genitive, feminine, singular - of Trachonitis
*chōras*: genitive, feminine, singular - region/territory
*Lysaniou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of Lysanias
*Abilenes*: genitive, feminine, singular - of Abilene

Word Meanings

*etei*: year/time period
*hegemonias*: rule/governorship/leadership
*hegemoneuontos*: governing/being governor/ruling
*tetrarchountos*: being tetrarch/ruling as tetrarch
*chōras*: region/territory/country

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Referenced Verses

Matt 27:2 : 2 And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.
Matt 14:1 : 1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,
Luke 2:1 : 1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.
Luke 3:19 : 19 But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,
Luke 9:7 : 7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from the dead;
Acts 4:27 : 27 For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,
Acts 23:26 : 26 Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix sendeth greeting.
Acts 24:27 : 27 But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix' room: and Felix, willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound.
Acts 26:30 : 30 And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:
Gen 49:10 : 10 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
Luke 23:1-4 : 1 And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate. 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. 4 Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man.
Luke 23:6-9 : 6 When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galilaean. 7 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. 8 And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him. 9 Then he questioned with him in many words; but he answered him nothing. 10 And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him. 11 And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.
Luke 23:24 : 24 And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required.
Matt 14:3 : 3 For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife.
Mark 6:17 : 17 For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife: for he had married her.

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