John 19:22

The chief priests ask Pilate to change the sign on the cross.

Greek

ἀπεκρίθηah-peh-KREE-thayὁhoΠιλᾶτος·pih-LAH-tosὋhoγέγραφαGEH-grah-fahγέγραφα.GEH-grah-fah

Latin

Responditres-PON-ditPīlātus:pee-LAH-tusQuodkwodscrīpsī,SKREEP-seescrīpsī.SKREEP-see

English

Pilate replied, “What I have written, I have written.”

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
ἀπεκρίθηfrom ἀποκρίνομαι, “to answer”	Responditfrom respondeō	ἀπεκρίθη: he answered. respondit.
ὁ Πιλᾶτοςfrom Πιλᾶτος, “Pilate”	Pīlātus	ὁ Πιλᾶτος: Pilate. Pīlātus.
Ὃfrom ὅς, “who, which”	Quodfrom quī	ὅ: what, the neuter of ὅς. Latin: quod.
γέγραφαfrom γράφω, “to write”	scrīpsīfrom scrībō	γέγραφα: I have written, the perfect of γράφω, to write. The perfect means the writing stands. Latin: scrīpsī, from scrībō.
γέγραφαfrom γράφω, “to write”	scrīpsīfrom scrībō	Again: γέγραφα, scrīpsī.

γράφω write

scrībō write

Greek core words met281 / 345 Latin core words met275 / 345

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