John 18:23
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me?”
περί
properly, through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period)
Ἰησοῦς
Jesus;
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Ἰησοῦς
Jesus. Iesous. The Greek form of Yeshua meaning the LORD saves. The name given before His birth. In His name is salvation healing and authority over every power of darkness.
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κακός
evil;
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κακός
worthless (intrinsically, such; whereas G4190 (πονηρός) properly refers to effects), i.e. (subjectively) depraved, or (objectively) injurious
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μαρτυρέω
do bear witness
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μαρτυρέω
To testify, to bear witness. We speak what we know and testify to what we have seen. Christian witness is personal experience not opinion.
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λαλέω
I spoke,
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λαλέω
To speak, to talk, to utter. He spoke and it was done. The word of God is not silent. It is always speaking.
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τίς
why
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τίς
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
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δέρω
strike you?
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δέρω
properly, to flay, i.e. (by implication) to scourge, or (by analogy) to thrash
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κακῶς
evil
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κακῶς
badly (physically or morally)
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εἰ
If
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εἰ
if, whether, that, etc.
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καλῶς
rightly,
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καλῶς
well (usually morally)
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