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And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
εἶχονeichonThey were holding
Lemma: ἔχω (echō) · Strong's: G2192
Parsing: Verb · Imperfect · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-IAI-3P)
Meaning: to have/be — ἔχω, ; [in LXX for אָצֵל (ἐχόμενος), יֵשׁ,בַּעַל, etc., 59 words in all ; ] ; (on the Aktionsart of the various tenses, see M, Pr., 110, 145, 150, 183), to have, as in cl., in various senses and constructions. ; I.…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 715 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 3:4, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 4:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2192; TFLSJ G2192; TAGNT Matthew 27:16 word 1
δὲdenow
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 Matthew 27:16 word 2
τότεtoteat that time
Lemma: τότε (tote) · Strong's: G5119
Parsing: Adverb (ADV)
Meaning: then — τότε, demonstr. adv. of time, correlat. of ὅτε, ; then, at that time; (a) of concurrent events: Mat.2:17 3:5 and freq., Rom.6:21; before ptcp., Mat.2:16, Gal.4:8; opposite to νῦν, Gal.4:29, Heb.12:26; ὁ τ. κόσμος,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 161 times. Also: Matthew 2:7, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 2:17, Matthew 3:5, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5119; TFLSJ G5119; TAGNT Matthew 27:16 word 3
δέσμιονdesmiona prisoner
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, Mark 15:6, Acts 16:25, Acts 16:27, Acts 23:18, Acts 25:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1198; TFLSJ G1198; TAGNT Matthew 27:16 word 4
ἐπίσημονepisēmonnotable
Lemma: ἐπίσημος (episēmos) · Strong's: G1978
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (A-ASM)
Meaning: notable — ἐπίσημος, -ον; (σῆμα, a mark), [in LXX: Gen.30:42 (קָשַׁר), Est.5:4 8:13, 1Ma.11:37 1Mac 14:48, 2Ma.15:36, 3Ma.6:1 * ; ] ; 1. bearing a mark; of money, stamped, coined. ; 2. Metaphorical, ; (a) in good sense, notable,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2 times. Also: Romans 16:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1978; TFLSJ G1978; TAGNT Matthew 27:16 word 5
λεγόμενονlegomenonbeing named
Lemma: λέγω (legō) · Strong's: G3004H
Parsing: Verb · Present · Passive · Participle · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (V-PPP-ASM)
Meaning: to say: call — λέγω, ; [in LXX very freq., chiefly for אמר; λέγει for נְאֻם, Gen.22:16, al. ; ] ; 1. in Hom., to pick out, gather, reckon, recount.; 2. In Hdt. and Att., to say, speak, affirm, declare: absol., Act.13:15, 24:10; before…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 47 times. Also: Matthew 1:16, Matthew 2:23, Matthew 4:18, Matthew 9:9, Matthew 10:2, Matthew 13:55 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3004H; TFLSJ G3004H; TAGNT Matthew 27:16 word 6
ἸησοῦνIēsounJesus
Lemma: Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous) · Strong's: G2424H
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine · Individual (N-ASM-P)
Meaning: Jesus — Ἰησοῦς, -οῦ, dative, voc. -οῦ, accusative, -οῦν (Heb. יֵשׁוּעַ ,יְהֹשֻׁעַ ,יְהוֹשׁוּעַ), ; 1. JESUS: Mat.1:21, al.; ὁ Ἰ, ib. 3:13, al.; Ἰ. Χριστός, ib. 1:1, Mrk.1:1, al.; Χρ. Ἰ., Rom.2:26, al.; κύριος Ἰ., Act.28:31,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2424H; TFLSJ G2424H; TAGNT Matthew 27:16 word 7
Βαραββᾶν.BarabbanBarabbas.
Lemma: Βαραββᾶς (Barabbas) · Strong's: G0912
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine · Individual (N-ASM-P)
Meaning: Barabbas — Βαραββᾶς, -ᾶ, ὁ (Aram. בַּר־אַבָּא, lit., son of a father, i.e. accusative to Jerome, filius magistri), ; Barabbas: Mat.27:16, 17 20, 21, 26, Mrk.15:7, 11 15, Luk.23:18, Jhn.18:40. (In Mat.27:16, some MSS. read Ἰησοῦν…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 11 times. Also: Matthew 27:17, Matthew 27:20, Matthew 27:21, Matthew 27:26, Mark 15:7, Mark 15:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0912; TFLSJ G0912; TAGNT Matthew 27:16 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| At that time | → | τότε G5119 then |
| they were holding | → | ἔχω G2192 to have/be |
| a notorious | → | ἐπίσημος G1978 notable |
| prisoner | → | δέσμιος G1198 prisoner |
| named | → | λέγω G3004H to say: call |
| Barabbas | → | Βαραββᾶς G0912 Barabbas |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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