King James Version

Matthew 27:15

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

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Κατὰkataatκατάpreposition — “at”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.atδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἑορτὴνheortēnthat feastἑορτή (heortē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “that feast”, the object formG1859a festival, feast, periodically recurring.This verse uses “feast”.that feastεἰώθειeiōtheiwas wontεἴωθα (eiōtha)verb, pluperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “was wont”, a completed action before another past momentG1486I am accustomed, custom, what was customary.was wontὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἡγεμὼνhēgemōnrulerἡγεμώνnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “ruler”, the subject formG2232a leader, guide; a commander; a governor (of a province); plur: leaders.ἀπολύεινapolueinto 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”.to releaseἕναhenaaεἷς (heis)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “a”, the object formG1520one.aτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ὄχλῳochlōcrowdὄχλος (ochlos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “crowd”, the to- or for-formG3793a crowd, mob, the common people.δέσμιονdesmionprisonerδέσμιος (desmios)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “prisoner”, the object formG1198one bound, a prisoner.prisonerὃνhonwhomὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “whom”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.whomἤθελονēthelonthey wouldθέλω (thelō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they would”, an ongoing action in the pastG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.they would

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And at the feast the governor had been accustomed to release one to the multitude, a prisoner, whom they willed,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now at the feast the governor was wont to release unto the multitude one prisoner, whom they would.

Young’s Literal Translation

And at the feast the governor had been accustomed to release one to the multitude, a prisoner, whom they willed,

World English Bible

Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release to the multitude one prisoner whom they desired.

Darby Translation

Now at [the] feast the governor was accustomed to release one prisoner to the crowd, whom they would.

Douay-Rheims

Now upon the solemn day the governor was accustomed to release to the people one prisoner, whom they would.

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