Matthew 27:17
When therefore they were gathered together, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release to you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?”This verse in the real world
In what words
- ΒαραββᾶςBarabbâsson of Abba; Bar-abbas, an Israelite
- ΠιλᾶτοςPilâtosclose-pressed, i.e. firm; Pilatus, a Roman
- ἀπολύωapolýōto free fully, i.e. (literally) relieve, release, dismiss (reflexively, depart), or (figur
- συνάγωsynágōto lead together, i.e. collect or convene; specially, to entertain (hospitably)
- θέλωthélōto determine (as an active option from subjective impulse; whereas G1014 (βούλομαι) proper
- ἤḗdisjunctive, or; comparative, than
- τίςtísan interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
- ὁhothe (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
+6 more words in this verse
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
1Ki 18:21, Jhn 19:15, Jos 24:15, Mrk 15:9–12, Mat 27:21–22, Mat 1:16