Luke 23:2

And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding payment of taxes to Caesar, and proclaiming Himself to be Christ, a King.”
Luke 23:2
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Original language (Greek)

Ἤρξαντο δὲ κατηγορεῖν αὐτοῦ λέγοντες· τοῦτον εὕραμεν διαστρέφοντα τὸ ἔθνος ἡμῶν καὶ κωλύοντα φόρους Καίσαρι διδόναι καὶ λέγοντα ἑαυτὸν χριστὸν βασιλέα εἶναι.

  1. ἬρξαντοĒrxanto“They began”
    Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἄρχω · “be first” · Strong's G0757
  2. δὲde“then”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. κατηγορεῖνkatēgorein“to accuse”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from κατηγορέω · “to accuse” · Strong's G2723
  4. αὐτοῦautou“Him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  5. λέγοντες·legontes“saying;”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  6. τοῦτονtouton“This [man]”
    Demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  7. εὕραμενheuramen“we found”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 1st person plural · from εὑρίσκω · “to find/meet” · Strong's G2147
  8. διαστρέφονταdiastrephonta“misleading”
    Verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, masculine · from διαστρέφω · “to pervert” · Strong's G1294
  9. τὸto“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. ἔθνοςethnos“nation”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “Gentile nation” · Strong's G1484
  11. ἡμῶνhēmōn“of us”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  12. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  13. κωλύονταkōluonta“forbidding”
    Verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, masculine · from κωλύω · “to prevent” · Strong's G2967
  14. φόρουςphorous“tribute”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from φόρος · “tax” · Strong's G5411
  15. ΚαίσαριKaisari“to Caesar”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from Καῖσαρ · “Caesar” · Strong's G2541J
  16. διδόναιdidonai“to be given”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from δίδωμι · “to give” · Strong's G1325
  17. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  18. λέγονταlegonta“declaring”
    Verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, masculine · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  19. ἑαυτὸνhe'auton“Himself”
    Reflexive pronoun, 3rd person, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἑαυτοῦ · “my/your/him-self” · Strong's G1438
  20. χριστὸνchriston“Christ”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from Χριστός · “Christ” · Strong's G5547
  21. βασιλέαbasilea“a king”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from βασιλεύς · “king” · Strong's G0935
  22. εἶναι.einai“to be.”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1511
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)