Luke 23:3:9Luke.23.3.W9TAB
ὁ
ho
“the”
- Transliteration
- ho
- Extended
- hoh
- IPA
- /ho/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
- word
ho
- clause
SY EI ho ba-si-LEUS tôn iou-dai-ŌN
- sentence
ho de pi-LA-tos ê-RO-tê-sen au-TON LE-gōn SY EI ho ba-si-LEUS tôn iou-dai-ŌN
Exegesis
The verse begins with the subject phrase ho de Pilatos {ὁ δὲ Πιλᾶτος | ho dè Pilâtos} introducing Pilate with the postpositive conjunction dé, which signals a narrative development while leaving Pilate as the grammatical subject.
The interrogative clause Sy ei ho basileus tōn Ioudaion {Σὺ εἶ ὁ βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἰουδαίων | sỳ eî ho basileús tōn Ioudaíōn} fronts the pronoun sý for emphasis, highlighting Pilate’s focus on Jesus’ claimed identity; the genitive phrase tōn Ioudaion specifies the realm of this kingship.
The response is introduced by a participial clause ho de apokritheis autō ephē {ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς αὐτῷ ἔφη | ho dè apokritheìs autôi éphē}, a common narrative formula where the aorist participle apokritheìs presents the answering as a completed act preceding the main verb ephē, which reports the speech itself.
Root and etymology
apokrinomai (verb stem)alpha–pi–omicron–kappa–rho–iota–nu–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to answer, respond, give a reply”
In context — Luke 23:3
And Pilate asked Him , saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?” And He answered him and said, “You say so.”
About this coordinate
Luke 23:3:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Luke 23:3, so the Greek word ὁ (ho) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Luke.23.3.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.23.3.W9.S1) and character.