ἐν

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 ἐν

   en

   in
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 ἐγὼ γὰρ οὐχ εὑρίσκω ἐν αὐτῷ αἰτίαν.

   e-GÔ GAR oukh heu-RI-skô en au-TÔ ai-TI-an

   for I not find guilt in him
3. clause🔊 Λάβετε αὐτὸν ὑμεῖς καὶ σταυρώσατε, ἐγὼ γὰρ οὐχ εὑρίσκω ἐν αὐτῷ αἰτίαν.

   LA-be-te au-TON HY-MEIS KAI stau-RÔ-sa-te e-GÔ GAR oukh heu-RI-skô en au-TÔ ai-TI-an

   take him you yourselves and crucify for I not find guilt in him
4. sentence🔊 λέγει αὐτοῖς ὁ Πιλᾶτος· Λάβετε αὐτὸν ὑμεῖς καὶ σταυρώσατε, ἐγὼ γὰρ οὐχ εὑρίσκω ἐν αὐτῷ αἰτίαν.

   LE-yei au-TOIS ho pi-LA-tos LA-be-te au-TON HY-MEIS KAI stau-RÔ-sa-te e-GÔ GAR oukh heu-RI-skô en au-TÔ ai-TI-an

   {the} Pilate {he} said to them take him you yourselves and crucify for I not find guilt in him

Exegesis

The explanatory clause introduced by gar {γάρ | gar} ‘for’ states Pilate’s rationale: ego gar ouch heurisko {ἐγὼ γὰρ οὐχ εὑρίσκω | e-gṓ gar oukh heu-rís-kō} ‘for I do not find’, followed by the prepositional phrase en auto {ἐν αὐτῷ | en au-tôi} ‘in him’ and the object aitian {αἰτίαν | ai-tí-an} ‘charge’. This structure underscores both the crowd’s insistence and Pilate’s judicial declaration of the absence of a legal basis for execution.

Root and etymology

mastigoo🔊 μαστιγόωmu–alpha–sigma–tau–iota–gamma–omicron–omega

“to whip, scourge”

• 🔊 μάστιξmu–alpha–sigma–tau–iota–xiwhip, lash