God & Savior

Matthew 27:21

“Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked the governor. “Barabbas,” they replied.
Matthew 27:21
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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)

Ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ ἡγεμὼν εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· τίνα θέλετε ἀπὸ τῶν δύο ἀπολύσω ὑμῖν; οἱ δὲ εἶπαν· τὸν Βαραββᾶν.

  1. ἈποκριθεὶςApokritheis“Answering”
    Verb, aorist, passive (deponent), participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀποκρίνω · “to answer” · Strong's G0611
  2. δὲde“now”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. ἡγεμὼνhēgemōn“governor”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἡγεμών · “ruler” · Strong's G2232
  5. εἶπενeipen“said”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  6. αὐτοῖς·autois“to them;”
    Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  7. τίναtina“Which”
    Interrogative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from τίς · “which?” · Strong's G5101
  8. θέλετεthelete“do you desire”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from θέλω · “to will/desire” · Strong's G2309
  9. ἀπὸapo“of”
    Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
  10. τῶνtōn“the”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. δύοduo“two”
    Adjective, number · “two” · Strong's G1417
  12. ἀπολύσωapolusō“I may release”
    Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 1st person singular · from ἀπολύω · “to release” · Strong's G0630G
  13. ὑμῖν;humin“to you?”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  14. οἱhoi“<the>”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  15. δὲde“And”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  16. εἶπαν·eipan“they said;”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  17. τὸνton“<the>”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  18. Βαραββᾶν.Barabban“Barabbas.”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from Βαραββᾶς · “Barabbas” · Strong's G0912
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)