King James Version

Luke 23:17

(For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)

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This verse is not in the SBL Greek New Testament. The King James follows the Textus Receptus.

ἀνάγκηνanankēnof necessityἀνάγκη (anankē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “of necessity”, the object formG318necessity, constraint, compulsion; there is need to; force, violence.This verse uses “necessity”.of necessityδέdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.εἶχενeichenhe mustἔχω (echō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he must”, an ongoing action in the pastG2192I have, hold, possess.he mustἀπολύεινapolueinto releaseἀπολύω (apoluō)verb, present active infinitive — “to release”, an ongoing or repeated actionG630I release, let go, send away, divorce, am rid; mid: I depart.This verse uses “release”.releaseαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themκατὰkataatκατάpreposition — “at”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.atἑορτὴνheortēnfeastἑορτή (heortē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “feast”, the object formG1859a festival, feast, periodically recurring.This verse uses “feast”.the feastἕναhenaoneεἷς (heis)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “one”, the object formG1520one.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for it was necessary for him to release to them one at every feast,

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Young’s Literal Translation

for it was necessary for him to release to them one at every feast,

World English Bible

Now he had to release one prisoner to them at the feast.

Darby Translation

(Now he was obliged to release one for them at the feast.)

Douay-Rheims

Now of necessity he was to release unto them one upon the feast day.

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