KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
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“(The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) he was of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom of God.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Greek | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Greek word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Greek word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “(The same” | οὗτος | The he (she or it), i.e., this or that (often with article repeated) | same |
| “had” | ἦν | I (thou, etc.) was (wast or were) | had |
| “not” | οὐκ | The absolute negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not | not |
| “consented” | συγκατατεθειμένος | To deposit (one's vote or opinion) in company with, i.e., (figuratively) to accord with | consented |
| “to” | βουλῇ | Volition, i.e., (objectively) advice, or (by implication) purpose | to |
| “the” | τῇ | The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) | the |
| “counsel” | βουλῇ | Volition, i.e., (objectively) advice, or (by implication) purpose | counsel |
| “and” | καὶ | And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words | and |
| “deed” | πράξει | Practice, i.e., (concretely) an act; by extension, a function | deed |
| “of them;)” | αὐτῶν | The reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons | of them |
| “he was” | (No Greek definition. English implied.) | ||
| “of” | ἀπὸ | "off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative) | of |
| “Arimathaea,” | Ἁριμαθαίας | Arimathaea (or Ramah), a place in Palestine | Arimathaea |
| “a city” | πόλεως | A town (properly, with walls, of greater or less size) | city |
| “of” | Ἰουδαίων | Judaean, i.e., belonging to Jehudah | of |
| “the” | τῶν | The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) | the |
| “Jews:” | Ἰουδαίων | Judaean, i.e., belonging to Jehudah | Jews |
| “who” | ὃς | The relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that | who |
| “also” | καὶ | And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words | also |
| “himself” | αὐτὸς | The reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons | himself |
| “waited for” | προσεδέχετο | To admit (to intercourse, hospitality, credence, or (figuratively) endurance); by implication, to await (with confidence or patience) | waited |
| “the” | τὴν | The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) | the |
| “kingdom” | βασιλείαν | Properly, royalty, i.e., (abstractly) rule, or (concretely) a realm (literally or figuratively) | kingdom |
| “of” | θεοῦ | A deity, especially (with G3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by Hebraism) | of |
| “God.” | θεοῦ | A deity, especially (with G3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by Hebraism) | God |
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49 And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.
50 And, behold, there was a man named Joseph, a counseller; and he was a good man, and a just:
51 (The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) he was of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom of God.
52 This man went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.
53 And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid.
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