John 18:35
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done?”
παραδίδωμι
To hand over, to betray, to deliver up. He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification. The delivering of Jesus was the saving of the world.
Ἰουδαῖος
a Jew
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Ἰουδαῖος
Jewish, belonging to Judah. Ioudaios. Salvation is from the Jews. God chose a people to bring the Messiah into the world. His choice of Israel was for the benefit of all nations.
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ἔθνος
nation
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ἔθνος
Nation, people group, Gentile. Ethnos. Go and make disciples of all nations. Every people group on earth is included in God's redemptive plan. None are excluded.
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τίς
What
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τίς
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
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ποιέω
did You do?
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ποιέω
to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
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Πιλᾶτος
Pilate;
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Πιλᾶτος
close-pressed, i.e. firm; Pilatus, a Roman
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εἰμί
am?
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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μήτι
surely not ever
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μήτι
whether at all
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