This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.John 18:32
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
ἵνα ὁ λόγος τοῦ Ἰησοῦ πληρωθῇ ὃν εἶπεν σημαίνων ποίῳ θανάτῳ ἤμελλεν ἀποθνῄσκειν.
- ἵναina“that”Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
- ὁho“the”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- λόγοςlogos“word”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “word” · Strong's G3056
- τοῦtou“<the>”Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἸησοῦIēsou“of Jesus”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Ἰησοῦς · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
- πληρωθῇplērōthēa“may be fulfilled”Verb, aorist, passive, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from πληρόω · “to fulfill” · Strong's G4137
- ὃνhon“which”Relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
- εἶπενeipen“He had spoken”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
- σημαίνωνsēmainōn“signifying”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from σημαίνω · “to signify” · Strong's G4591
- ποίῳpoiō“as what”Interrogative pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from ποῖος · “what?” · Strong's G4169
- θανάτῳthanatō“death”Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from θάνατος · “death” · Strong's G2288
- ἤμελλενēmellen“He was about”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from μέλλω · “to ensue” · Strong's G3195
- ἀποθνῄσκειν.apothnēskein“to die.”Verb, present, active, infinitive · from ἀποθνήσκω · “to die” · Strong's G0599
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)