Mark

Mark 15:6–11

⁶Now it was Pilate’s custom at the feast to release to the people^b a prisoner of their choosing. ⁷And a man named Barabbas was imprisoned with the rebels who had committed murder during the insurrection. ⁸So the crowd went up and began asking Pilate to keep his custom.

⁹“Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?” Pilate asked. ¹⁰For he knew it was out of envy that the chief priests had handed Jesus over.

¹¹But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas to them instead.

Footnotes

b 15:6 Literally Now at the feast he would release to them

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Mark 15:6

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
at	Κατὰ	Kata	Preposition	G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
feast	ἑορτὴν	heortēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1859 a festival, feast
to release	ἀπέλυεν	apelyen	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G630 I release, let go, send away, divorce
to	αὐτοῖς	autois	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
a	ἕνα	hena	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular	G1520 one
prisoner	δέσμιον	desmion	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G1198 one bound, a prisoner
of their choosing	παρῃτοῦντο	parētounto	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural	G3868 I make excuse, refuse, reject

Mark 15:7

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
named	λεγόμενος	legomenos	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3004 I say, speak
Barabbas	Βαραββᾶς	Barabbas	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G912 Barabbas
was	ἦν	ēn	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
imprisoned	δεδεμένος	dedemenos	Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1210 I bind
with	μετὰ	meta	Preposition	G3326 with, after
the	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3588 the
rebels	στασιαστῶν	stasiastōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G4955 a fellow insurgent
who	οἵτινες	hoitines	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3748 whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever
had committed	πεποιήκεισαν	pepoiēkeisan	Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G4160 I do, make
murder	φόνον	phonon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G5408 murder, slaughter
during	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
the	τῇ	tē	Article - Dative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
insurrection	στάσει	stasei	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G4714 standing, place, dissension

Mark 15:8

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
crowd	ὄχλος	ochlos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3793 a crowd
went up	ἀναβὰς	anabas	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G305 I go up, mount, ascend
began	ἤρξατο	ērxato	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G756 I begin
asking	αἰτεῖσθαι	aiteisthai	Verb - Present Infinitive Middle	G154 I ask, request, beg, petition
to keep his custom	καθὼς	kathōs	Adverb	G2531 just as, as

Mark 15:9

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do you want	Θέλετε	Thelete	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G2309 I will, wish, desire
me to release	ἀπολύσω	apolysō	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular	G630 I release, let go, send away, divorce
to you	ὑμῖν	hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
King	Βασιλέα	Basilea	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G935 a king, ruler, emperor
of the	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3588 the
Jews	Ἰουδαίων	Ioudaiōn	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural	G2453 Jewish
Pilate	Πιλᾶτος	Pilatos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4091 Pilate
asked	ἀπεκρίθη	apekrithē	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G611 I answer, reply

Mark 15:10

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
he knew	ἐγίνωσκεν	eginōsken	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1097 I come to know, learn, realize
out of	διὰ	dia	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of
envy	φθόνον	phthonon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G5355 envy, a grudge
that	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
the	οἱ	hoi	Article - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
chief priests	ἀρχιερεῖς	archiereis	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G749 high priest, chief priest
had handed	παραδεδώκεισαν	paradedōkeisan	Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G3860 I hand over, deliver, betray

Mark 15:11

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
the	Οἱ	Hoi	Article - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
chief priests	ἀρχιερεῖς	archiereis	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G749 high priest, chief priest
stirred up	ἀνέσεισαν	aneseisan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G383 I shake up, stir up, excite
the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
crowd	ὄχλον	ochlon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3793 a crowd
to	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
have him release	ἀπολύσῃ	apolysē	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G630 I release, let go, send away, divorce
Barabbas	Βαραββᾶν	Barabban	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G912 Barabbas
to them	αὐτοῖς	autois	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
instead	μᾶλλον	mallon	Adverb	G3123 more, rather