John 18:31

“You take Him and judge Him by your own law,” Pilate told them. “We are not permitted to execute anyone,” the Jews replied.
John 18:31
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

εἶπεν οὖν αὐτοῖς ὁ Πιλᾶτος· λάβετε αὐτὸν ὑμεῖς καὶ κατὰ τὸν νόμον ὑμῶν κρίνατε αὐτόν. εἶπον αὐτῷ οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι· ἡμῖν οὐκ ἔξεστιν ἀποκτεῖναι οὐδένα·

  1. εἶπενeipen“Said”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  2. οὖνoun“therefore”
    Conjunction · “therefore/then” · Strong's G3767
  3. αὐτοῖςautois“to them”
    Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  4. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. Πιλᾶτος·Pilatos“Pilate;”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Πιλᾶτος · “Pilate” · Strong's G4091
  6. λάβετεlabete“do take”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from λαμβάνω · “to take” · Strong's G2983
  7. αὐτὸνauton“Him”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  8. ὑμεῖςhumeis“yourselves”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, nominative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  9. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  10. κατὰkata“according to”
    Preposition · from κατά · “according to” · Strong's G2596
  11. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. νόμονnomon“law”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from νόμος · “law” · Strong's G3551
  13. ὑμῶνhumōn“of you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  14. κρίνατεkrinate“do judge”
    Verb, aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from κρίνω · “to judge” · Strong's G2919
  15. αὐτόν.auton“Him.”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  16. εἶπονeipon“Said”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  17. αὐτῷautō“to him”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  18. οἱhoi“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  19. Ἰουδαῖοι·Ioudaioi“Jews;”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from Ἰουδαῖος · “Jewish” · Strong's G2453
  20. ἡμῖνhēmin“To us”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, dative, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  21. οὐκouk“not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  22. ἔξεστινexestin“it is permitted”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔξεστι, ἐξόν · “it is permitted” · Strong's G1832
  23. ἀποκτεῖναιapokteinai“to put to death”
    Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from ἀποκτείνω · “to kill” · Strong's G0615
  24. οὐδένα·oudena“no [one];”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, masculine · from οὐδείς · “none” · Strong's G3762
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)