King James Version

Mark 15:14

Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him.

Study

Greek

Tap a word to see its meaning.

The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “excessively” (περισσῶς) before they shouted here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “more excessively” (περισσοτέρως) before they shouted here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeThenδέconjunction — “Then”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.ThenΠιλᾶτοςpilatosPilateΠιλᾶτοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Pilate”, the subject formG4091Pilate.Pilateἔλεγενelegensaidλέγω (legō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “said”, an ongoing action in the pastG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.saidαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themΤίtiwhatτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “what”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.whatγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἐποίησενepoiēsenhath he doneποιέω (poieō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “hath he done”, a single actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.hath he doneκακόνkakonevilκακός (kakos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “evil”, the object formG2556bad, evil, in the widest sense.This verse uses “evil”.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲde? Andδέconjunction — “? And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.? Andπερισσῶςperissōsmore exceedinglyπερισσῶςadverb — “more exceedingly”G4057greatly, exceedingly, abundantly, vehemently.This verse uses “exceedingly”.the more exceedinglyἔκραξανekraxanto cryκράζω (krazō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to cry”, a single actionG2896I cry aloud, shriek.ΣταύρωσονstaurōsonCrucifyσταυρόω (stauroō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “Crucify”, a single actionG4717I fix to the cross, crucify; fig: I destroy, mortify.Crucifyαὐτόνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.him

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

περισσοτέρωςperissoterōsmore exceedinglyπερισσοτέρωςadverb — “more exceedingly”G4056more-abundantly

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And Pilate said to them, 'Why — what evil did he?' and they cried out the more vehemently, 'Crucify him;'

Compare Public-Domain Translations

The King James Version remains the text of this page and the canonical URL.

American Standard Version (1901)

And Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out exceedingly, Crucify him.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Pilate said to them, 'Why — what evil did he?' and they cried out the more vehemently, 'Crucify him;'

World English Bible

Pilate said to them, “Why, what evil has he done?” But they cried out exceedingly, “Crucify him!”

Darby Translation

And Pilate said to them, What evil then has he done? But they cried out the more urgently, Crucify him.

Douay-Rheims

And Pilate saith to them: Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more: Crucify him.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Analytics Cookies