Matthew 27:15
Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would.
KJV
Κατὰ δὲ ἑορτὴν εἰώθει ὁ ἡγεμὼν ἀπολύειν ἕνα τῷ ὄχλῳ δέσμιον ὃν ἤθελον.
Greek NT
Per diem autem solemnem consueverat præses populo dimittere unum vinctum, quem voluissent :
Vulgate
Now at the feast the governor was wont to release unto the multitude one prisoner, whom they would.
ASV
Now upon the solemn day the governor was accustomed to release to the people one prisoner, whom they would.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
12 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
δέσμιος
desmios
noun · 16×
εἷς
eis
adjective · 336×
θέλω
thelo
verb · 208×
κατά
kata
preposition · 470×
ἀπολύω
apoluo
verb · 67×
ἑορτή
eorte
noun · 25×
ἔθω
etho
verb · 4×
ἡγεμών
egemon
noun · 20×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὄχλος
ochlos
noun · 173×
ὅς
os
relative_pronoun · 1404×
Historic Christian voices
1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- John 18:39 — But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews?