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← Mark 15 · ← verse 5 · verse 7 →

Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired. (KJV)

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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.

κατὰkataAt

Lemma: κατά (kata) · Strong's: G2596

Parsing: Preposition (PREP)

Meaning: according to — κατά (bef. a vowel κατ᾽, καθ᾽; on the frequently neglect of elision, see Tdf., Pr., 95; WH, App., 146a), ; prep. with genitive, accusative, ; down, downwards. ; I. C. genitive (WM, §47, k; Bl., §42, 2). ; 1. C. genitive…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 483 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 2:19, Matthew 2:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2596; TFLSJ G2596; TAGNT Mark 15:6 word 1

δὲdethen

Lemma: δέ (de) · Strong's: G1161

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: then — δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), ; post-positive conjunctive particle; 1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff.,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 2921 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1161; TFLSJ G1161; TAGNT Mark 15:6 word 2

ἑορτὴνhe'ortēn[the] feast

Lemma: ἑορτή (heortē) · Strong's: G1859

Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)

Meaning: festival — ἑορτή, -ῆς, ἡ ; [in LXX for חַג (chiefly), מוֹעֵד ; ] ; a feast, festival: Luk.2:42, Jhn.5:1, Jhn.6:4 Jhn.7:37, Col.2:10; ἡ ἑ. τοῦ πάσχα, Luk.2:41, Jhn.13:1; τ. ἀζύμων, Luk.22:1; ἡ σκηνοπηγία, Jhn.7:2 (Deiss., LAE,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 27 times. Also: Matthew 26:5, Matthew 27:15, Mark 14:2, Luke 2:41, Luke 2:42, Luke 22:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1859; TFLSJ G1859; TAGNT Mark 15:6 word 3

ἀπέλυενapeluenhe was releasing

Lemma: ἀπολύω (apoluō) · Strong's: G0630G

Parsing: Verb · Imperfect · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-IAI-3S)

Meaning: to release: release — ἀπο-λύω ; [in LXX for שׁוּב, etc., frequently in 1-4 Mac ; ] ; 1. to set free, release: Luk.13:12, Jhn.19:10, al.; a debtor, Mat.18:27; metaphorically, of forgive­ness, Luk.6:37. ; 2. to let go, dismiss (Field, Notes, 9…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 54 times. Also: Matthew 14:15, Matthew 14:22, Matthew 14:23, Matthew 15:23, Matthew 15:32, Matthew 15:39 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0630G; TFLSJ G0630G; TAGNT Mark 15:6 word 4

αὐτοῖςautoisto them

Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846

Parsing: Personal pronoun · Dative · Plural · Masculine (P-DPM)

Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Mark 15:6 word 5

ἕναhenaone

Lemma: εἷς (ehis) · Strong's: G1520

Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (A-ASM)

Meaning: one — εἷς ; ιά, ἕν, genitive ἑνός, μιᾶς, ἑνός, ; cardinal numeral, one; 1. one, as opposite to many: Mat.25:15, Rom.5:12, 1Co.10:8, al.; as subst., Rom.5:15, Eph.2:14; id. with genitive partit., Mat.5:19, al.; before ἐκ (ἐξ),…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 357 times. Also: Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:30, Matthew 5:36, Matthew 5:41 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1520; TFLSJ G1520; TAGNT Mark 15:6 word 6

δέσμιονdesmionprisoner

Lemma: δέσμιος (desmios) · Strong's: G1198

Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (N-ASM)

Meaning: prisoner — δέσμιος, -ον (also -α, -ον; ; δεσμός), [in LXX for אסר; ] ; 1. binding. ; 2. bound, captive; ὁ δ., as subst., a prisoner: Mat.27:15, 16, Mrk.15:6, Act.16:25, 27 23:18 25:14, 27 28:16 (Rec.) 17, Heb.10:34 13:3; ὁ δ. τοῦ…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 17 times. Also: Matthew 27:15, Matthew 27:16, Acts 16:25, Acts 16:27, Acts 23:18, Acts 25:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1198; TFLSJ G1198; TAGNT Mark 15:6 word 7

ὃνhonwhich

Lemma: ὅς (hos, hē) · Strong's: G3739

Parsing: Relative pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (R-ASM)

Meaning: which — ὅς, ἥ, ὅ, ; the postpositive article (ἄρθρον ὑποτακτικόν). ; I. As demonstr. pron. = οὗτος, ὅδε, this, that, also for αὐτός, chiefly in nom.: ὅς δέ, but he (cf. ἦ δὲ ὅς, frequently in Plat.), Mrk.15:23, Jhn.5:11; ὃς μὲν…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT

Used 1433 times. Also: Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3739; TFLSJ G3739; TAGNT Mark 15:6 word 8

παρῃτοῦντο.parētountothey were requesting.

Lemma: παραιτέομαι (paraiteomai) · Strong's: G3868

Parsing: Verb · Imperfect · Middle or Passive Deponent · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-INI-3P)

Meaning: to refuse/excuse — παρ-αιτέομαι, -οῦμαι ; [in LXX for בָּקַשׁ pi., etc. ; ] ; 1. to beg of or from another: Mrk.15:6 (Rec. ὅνπερ ᾐτοῦντο, see Field, Notes, 43). ; 2. to deprecate; (a) prop., with neg., to entreat that not (Thuc., al.):…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT

Used 12 times. Also: Luke 14:18, Luke 14:19, Acts 25:11, 1 Timothy 4:7, 1 Timothy 5:11, 2 Timothy 2:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3868; TFLSJ G3868; TAGNT Mark 15:6 word 9

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Now {it was Pilate’s custom}→δέ G1161 then
at→κατά G2596 according to
[the] feast→ἑορτή G1859 festival
to release→ἀπολύω G0630G to release: release
to [the people]→αὐτός G0846 it/s/he
a→εἷς G1520 one
prisoner→δέσμιος G1198 prisoner
of their choosing→παραιτέομαι G3868 to refuse/excuse

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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