God & Savior

Mark 15:43

Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent Council member who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God, boldly went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.
Mark 15:43
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

ἐλθὼν Ἰωσὴφ ὁ ἀπὸ Ἁριμαθαίας, εὐσχήμων βουλευτὴς ὃς καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν προσδεχόμενος τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ, τολμήσας εἰσῆλθεν πρὸς τὸν Πιλᾶτον καὶ ᾐτήσατο τὸ σῶμα τοῦ Ἰησοῦ.

  1. ἐλθὼνelthōn“coming”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
  2. ἸωσὴφIōsēph“Joseph”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Ἰωσήφ · “Joseph” · Strong's G2501I
  3. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. ἀπὸapo“from”
    Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
  5. Ἁριμαθαίας,Harimathaias“Arimathea,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from Ἀριμαθαία · “Arimathea” · Strong's G0707
  6. εὐσχήμωνeuschēmōn“a prominent”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “proper” · Strong's G2158
  7. βουλευτὴςbouleutēs“Council member”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from βουλευτής · “member of a council” · Strong's G1010
  8. ὃςhos“who”
    Relative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  9. καὶkai“also”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  10. αὐτὸςautos“himself”
    Personal pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  11. ἦνēn“was”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  12. προσδεχόμενοςprosdechomenos“waiting for”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from προσδέχομαι · “to wait for/welcome” · Strong's G4327
  13. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  14. βασιλείανbasileian“kingdom”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from βασιλεία · “kingdom” · Strong's G0932
  15. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. θεοῦ,theou“of God,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  17. τολμήσαςtolmēsas“having boldness”
    Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from τολμάω · “be bold” · Strong's G5111
  18. εἰσῆλθενeisēlthen“he went in”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰσέρχομαι · “to enter” · Strong's G1525
  19. πρὸςpros“to”
    Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
  20. τὸνton“<the>”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  21. ΠιλᾶτονPilaton“Pilate”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from Πιλᾶτος · “Pilate” · Strong's G4091
  22. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  23. ᾐτήσατοētēsato“asked for”
    Verb, aorist, middle, indicative, 3rd person singular · from αἰτέω · “to ask” · Strong's G0154
  24. τὸto“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  25. σῶμαsōma“body”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “body” · Strong's G4983
  26. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  27. Ἰησοῦ.Iēsou“of Jesus.”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Ἰησοῦς · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)