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Ἤρξαντο δὲ κατηγορεῖν αὐτοῦ λέγοντες· τοῦτον εὕρομεν διαστρέφοντα τὸ ἔθνος καὶ κωλύοντα Καίσαρι φόρους διδόναι, λέγοντα ἑαυτὸν Χριστὸν βασιλέα εἶναι. (Luke 23:2) The Opening Accusation: Legal Framing and Participial Precision

Luke 23:2 presents the fabricated charges brought against Jesus before Pontius Pilate. The religious leaders transition from theological opposition to political accusation. Their language is carefully crafted to stir Roman concern. But in the Greek, Luke lays bare the structure of the lie: a series of accusatory participles anchored to the verb εὕρομεν (“we found”). The grammar reveals how layered, methodical, and falsely legal the attack truly is.

Initiating the Charge: ἤρξαντο δὲ κατηγορεῖν αὐτοῦ λέγοντες

ἤρξαντο… κατηγορεῖν “And they began to accuse him”

ἤρξαντο is the aorist middle indicative, 3rd person plural of ἄρχομαι — “they began.”… Learn Koine Greek