John 19:3
Context| NETBible | They 1 came up to him again and again 2 and said, “Hail, king of the Jews!” 3 And they struck him repeatedly 4 in the face. |
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| NET © Notes |
1 tn Grk “And they.” The conjunction καί (kai, “and”) has not been translated here in keeping with the tendency of contemporary English style to use shorter sentences. 2 tn The words “again and again” are implied by the (iterative) imperfect verb ἤρχοντο (hrconto). 3 tn Or “Long live the King of the Jews!” sn The greeting used by the soldiers, “Hail, King of the Jews!”, is a mockery based on the standard salutation for the Roman emperor, “Ave, Caesar!” (“Hail to Caesar!”). 4 tn The word “repeatedly” is implied by the (iterative) imperfect verb ἐδιδοσαν (edidosan). |
