John 19:24

24They saidεἶπανthereforeοὖνtoπρὸςone anotherἀλλήλους·NotΜὴlet us tear upσχίσωμενitαὐτόν,butἀλλὰlet us cast lotsλάχωμενforπερὶitαὐτοῦwhoseτίνοςit will beἔσται·thatἵναtheἡScriptureγραφὴmight be fulfilledπληρωθῇthe oneἡsaysλέγουσα·They dividedΔιεμερίσαντοtheτὰgarmentsἱμάτιάof Meμουamong themἑαυτοῖςandκαὶforἐπὶtheτὸνclothingἱματισμόνof Meμουthey castἔβαλονa lotκλῆρον.TheΟἱindeedμὲνthereforeοὖνsoldiersστρατιῶταιthese thingsταῦταdidἐποίησαν.

Therefore they said to one another, “Let us not tear it, but let us cast a lot for it, whose it will be,” so that the Scripture would be fulfilled, the one saying: “They divided My garments among them, and for My clothing they cast a lot.” Therefore indeed the soldiers did these things.

Vocab difficulty

54.6

Rare words

  • λάχωμεν

    λαγχάνω

    (a) I obtain (receive) by lot, my lot (turn) is, (b) I draw lots.