Luke 23:15

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

no, nor yet Herod: for he sent him back unto us; and behold, nothing worthy of death hath been done by him.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἀλλʼ, οὐδὲ Ἡρώδης: ἀνέπεμψα γὰρ ὑμᾶς πρὸς αὐτόν· καὶ, ἰδού, οὐδὲν, ἄξιον θανάτου ἐστὶν πεπραγμένον αὐτῷ.

Transliteration

All', oude Hērōdēs: anepempsa gar hymas pros auton; kai, idou, ouden, axion thanatou estin pepragmenon autō.

Grammar Details

*All'*: conjunction - but
*oude*: negative particle - neither/nor
*Hērōdēs*: nominative masculine singular - Herod
*anepempsa*: aorist active indicative, 1st person singular - I sent up/sent back
*gar*: postpositive conjunction - for
*hymas*: accusative 2nd person plural - you
*pros auton*: to him
*kai*: conjunction - and
*idou*: interjection - behold/look
*ouden*: nominative neuter singular - nothing
*axion*: nominative neuter singular - worthy
*thanatou*: genitive masculine singular - of death
*estin*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is
*pepragmenon*: perfect passive participle, nominative neuter singular - having been done
*autō*: dative masculine singular - by him/to him

Word Meanings

*anepempsa*: I sent up/I sent back/I referred
*axion*: worthy/deserving
*pepragmenon*: having been done/having been committed/having been performed

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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