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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)

And they began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man misleading the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ, a king.”

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”).… Learn Koine Greek