What Does Luke 23:2 Mean?

“they began”

to commence (in order of time)

“And”

but, and, etc

“to accuse”

to be a plaintiff, i.e., to charge with some offence

“him”

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

“saying”

properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an

“this”

this (person, as objective of verb or preposition)

“We found”

to find (literally or figuratively)

“fellow perverting”

to distort, i.e., (figuratively) misinterpret, or (morally) corrupt

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“the nation”

a race (as of the same habit), i.e., a tribe; specially, a foreign (non-jewish) one (usually, by implication, pagan)

“and”

and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words

“forbidding”

to estop, i.e., prevent (by word or act)

“to Caesar”

caesar, a title of the roman emperor

“tribute”

a load (as borne), i.e., (figuratively) a tax (properly, an individual assessment on persons or property; whereas g5056 is usually a general toll on g

“to give”

to give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection)

“saying”

properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an

“that he himself”

(him- her-, it-, them-, my-, thy-, our-, your-)self (selves), etc

“Christ”

anointed, i.e., the messiah, an epithet of jesus

“a King”

a sovereign (abstractly, relatively, or figuratively)

“is”

to exist