King James Version
Matthew 27:50 in the King James Version says “Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.” — study this verse from Matthew chapter 27 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.”
Matthew 27:50 · KJV
And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.
The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him.
Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.
And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;
And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Jesus”
G2424jesus (i.e., jehoshua), the name of our lord and two (three) other israelites
“again”
G3825(adverbially) anew, i.e., (of place) back, (of time) once more, or (conjunctionally) furthermore or on the other hand
“when he had cried”
G2896properly, to "croak" (as a raven) or scream, i.e., (genitive case) to call aloud (shriek, exclaim, intreat)
“voice”
G5456a tone (articulate, bestial or artificial); by implication, an address (for any purpose), saying or language
“the ghost”
G4151a current of air, i.e., breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e., (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital prin
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