Matthew

Matthew 27:57–58

⁵⁷When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus. ⁵⁸He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him.

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Matthew 27:57

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
it was	γενομένης	genomenēs	Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1096 I come into being, am born
evening	Ὀψίας	Opsias	Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3798 late
there came	ἦλθεν	ēlthen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2064 I come, go
a rich	πλούσιος	plousios	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4145 rich
man	ἄνθρωπος	anthrōpos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G444 a man, one of the human race
from	ἀπὸ	apo	Preposition	G575 from, away from
Arimathea	Ἁριμαθαίας	Harimathaias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G707 Arimathea
named	τοὔνομα	tounoma	Adverb - Comparative	G5122 by name
Joseph	Ἰωσήφ	Iōsēph	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2501 Joseph
who	ὃς	hos	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
himself	αὐτὸς	autos	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
was a disciple	ἐμαθητεύθη	emathēteuthē	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G3100 I make disciples, make into disciples
of Jesus	Ἰησοῦ	Iēsou	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2424 Jesus

Matthew 27:58

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He	οὗτος	houtos	Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
went	προσελθὼν	proselthōn	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4334 I come near, consent to
to Pilate	Πιλάτῳ	Pilatō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G4091 Pilate
to ask for	ᾐτήσατο	ētēsato	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G154 I ask, request, beg, petition
the	τὸ	to	Article - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
body	σῶμα	sōma	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G4983 body, flesh
of Jesus	Ἰησοῦ	Iēsou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2424 Jesus
and	τότε	tote	Adverb	G5119 then
Pilate	Πιλᾶτος	Pilatos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4091 Pilate
ordered that	ἐκέλευσεν	ekeleusen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2753 I command, order
it be given to him	ἀποδοθῆναι	apodothēnai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive	G591 I give back, return, sell

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Matthew 27:57 John 19:38–42

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