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Andδὲhe questionedἐπηρώταhimαὐτὸνwithἐνmanyἱκανοῖςwords,λόγοιςbutδὲheαὐτὸςansweredἀπεκρίνατοhimαὐτῷnothing.οὐδὲν
Luke 23:9
Study it in the app“And he questioned him with many words, but he answered him nothing.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 23:9, word by word
- he questionedἐπηρώταepērōta
ask
Ask, question.
Where else “epērōta” appears- manyἱκανοῖςhikanois
considerable
A considerable amount of people, time or money.
Where else “hikanois” appears- wordsλόγοιςlogois
word
What someone says or teaches.
Where else “logois” appears- answeredἀπεκρίνατοapekrinato
answer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “apekrinato” appears
The context
8And when Herod saw Jesus he was very glad, for he had been wanting to see him for a long time, because he had heard about him, and he was hoping to see some sign done by him.
9 · This verse (above)
10And the high priests and the scribes stood there vehemently accusing him.
To study Luke 23 in a group
1. What it says
What does Pilate say about Jesus, what does the crowd demand, and whom do they release? (vv. 13-25)
2. What it means
On the cross Jesus says, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing” (v. 34). What does he say to one of the criminals? (vv. 39-43)
3. How I live it
Jesus asked forgiveness for those who treated him badly (v. 34). Who has hurt you, and what good could you wish for that person today?