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Mark 15:6

Now it was Pilate’s custom at the feast to release to the people a prisoner of their choosing.
Mark 15:6
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Original language (Greek)

κατὰ δὲ ἑορτὴν ἀπέλυεν αὐτοῖς ἕνα δέσμιον ὃν παρῃτοῦντο.

  1. κατὰkata“At”
    Preposition · from κατά · “according to” · Strong's G2596
  2. δὲde“then”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. ἑορτὴνhe'ortēn“[the] feast”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἑορτή · “festival” · Strong's G1859
  4. ἀπέλυενapeluen“he was releasing”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀπολύω · “to release” · Strong's G0630G
  5. αὐτοῖςautois“to them”
    Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  6. ἕναhena“one”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, masculine · from εἷς · “one” · Strong's G1520
  7. δέσμιονdesmion“prisoner”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from δέσμιος · “prisoner” · Strong's G1198
  8. ὃνhon“which”
    Relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  9. παρῃτοῦντο.parētounto“they were requesting.”
    Verb, imperfect, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person plural · from παραιτέομαι · “to refuse/excuse” · Strong's G3868
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)