Greek Interlinear

Matthew 27:15 Interlinear

“at Now that feast was wont the governor to release a unto the people prisoner whom they would”

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Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	Κατὰ	G2596	at	(prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined)
2	δὲ	G1161	Now	but, and, etc
3	ἑορτὴν	G1859	that feast	a festival
4	εἰώθει	G1486	was wont	to be used (by habit or conventionality); neuter perfect participle usage
5	ὁ	G3588		the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
6	ἡγεμὼν	G2232	the governor	a leader, i.e., chief person (or figuratively, place) of a province
7	ἀπολύειν	G630	to release	to free fully, i.e., (literally) relieve, release, dismiss (reflexively, depart), or (figuratively) let die, pardon or (specially) divorce
8	ἕνα	G1520	a	one
9	τῷ	G3588		the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
10	ὄχλῳ	G3793	unto the people	a throng (as borne along); by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot
11	δέσμιον	G1198	prisoner	a captive (as bound)
12	ὃν	G3739	whom	the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
13	ἤθελον	G2309	they would	to determine (as an active option from subjective impulse; whereas g1014 properly denotes rather a passive acquiescence in objective considerations),

Matthew 27:15 (current)at Now that feast was wont the governor to release a unto the people prisoner whom they would