# The Jews therefore said among themselves

The "Jews" is a synecdoche that represents the leaders of the Jews who opposed Jesus. AT: "The Jewish leaders said among themselves" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

# the dispersion

This refers to the Jews that were spread all across the Greek world, outside of Palestine.

# What is this word that he said

This "word" is a metonym which stands for the meaning of the message that Jesus had shared, which the Jewish leaders had failed to understand. AT: "What is he talking about when he said" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/jew]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/greek]]