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Matthew 27:24

When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You bear the responsibility.”
Matthew 27:24
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Original language (Greek)

Ἰδὼν δὲ ὁ Πιλᾶτος ὅτι οὐδὲν ὠφελεῖ ἀλλὰ μᾶλλον θόρυβος γίνεται, λαβὼν ὕδωρ ἀπενίψατο τὰς χεῖρας ἀπέναντι τοῦ ὄχλου λέγων· ἀθῷός εἰμι ἀπὸ τοῦ αἵματος τούτου· ὑμεῖς ὄψεσθε.

  1. ἸδὼνIdōn“Having seen”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G1492H
  2. δὲde“now”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. ΠιλᾶτοςPilatos“Pilate”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Pilate” · Strong's G4091
  5. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  6. οὐδὲνouden“no [thing]”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter · from οὐδείς · “none” · Strong's G3762
  7. ὠφελεῖōphelei“it availed”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ὠφελέω · “to help” · Strong's G5623
  8. ἀλλὰalla“but”
    Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
  9. μᾶλλονmallon“rather”
    Adverb · “more” · Strong's G3123H
  10. θόρυβοςthorubos“a riot”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “commotion” · Strong's G2351
  11. γίνεται,ginetai“is arising,”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
  12. λαβὼνlabōn“having taken”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from λαμβάνω · “to take” · Strong's G2983
  13. ὕδωρhudōr“water”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὕδωρ, ὕδατος · “water” · Strong's G5204
  14. ἀπενίψατοapenipsato“he washed”
    Verb, aorist, middle, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀπονίπτω · “to wash off” · Strong's G0633
  15. τὰςtas“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. χεῖραςcheiras“hands”
    Noun, accusative, plural, feminine · from χείρ · “hand” · Strong's G5495
  17. ἀπέναντιapenanti“opposite”
    Preposition · “opposite” · Strong's G0561
  18. τοῦtou“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  19. ὄχλουochlou“crowd”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὄχλος · “crowd” · Strong's G3793
  20. λέγων·legōn“saying;”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  21. ἀθῷόςathōos“Guiltless”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀθῷος · “innocent” · Strong's G0121
  22. εἰμιeimi“I am”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  23. ἀπὸapo“of”
    Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
  24. τοῦtou“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  25. αἵματοςaimatos“blood”
    Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from αἷμα · “blood” · Strong's G0129G
  26. τούτου·toutou“of this;”
    Demonstrative pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  27. ὑμεῖςhumeis“For yourselves”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, nominative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  28. ὄψεσθε.opsesthe“you will behold.”
    Verb, future, middle (deponent), indicative, 2nd person plural · from ὁράω · “to see” · Strong's G3700G
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)