Luke 23:3...Thou sayest it.

KJV: 

Luke 23:3 ...Thou sayest it.

LISTENERS HEARD: 

You yourself say.

GREEK (Each Word Explained Bottom of Page): 

LOST IN TRANSLATION: 

This is Christ's response to Pilate when he was asked if he was the King of the Jews. It matches IMatthew 27:11 and

The "you" used here is an actual pronoun, uses as a subject. Since this information is part of the noun in Greek, the pronoun is only used to emphasize it. The sense is "you yourself". It is singular.

The word translated as "sayest" is the most common word that means "to say," and "to speak," but it also means "to teach," which seems to be the way Christ uses it more frequently. It also has many ancillary meanings such as "to count" ("to number" or like we might say, "to recount" a story) or "to choose for yourself." Christ usually uses this word to refer to his own speaking or teaching.

COMPARISON: GREEK to KJV : 

Σὺ (pron 2nd sg nom) "Thou" is from su which means "you" and "your." ​

λέγεις. (verb 2nd sg pres ind act) "Sayst" is from lego, which means "to recount", "to tell over", "to say", "to speak", "to teach", "to mean", "boast of", "tell of", "recite," nominate," and "command." It has a secondary meaning "pick out," "choose for oneself", "pick up", "gather", "count," and "recount." A less common word that is spelt the same means "to lay", "to lay asleep" and "to lull asleep."

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Mar 1 2019