King James Version

Matthew 27:23

And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “governor” (ἡγεμὼν) before was saying here.

ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeAndδέconjunction — “And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.Andἔφηephēsaidφημί (phēmi)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “said”, an ongoing action in the pastG5346I say, declare.saidΤίtiwhatτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “what”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.whatγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.κακὸνkakonevilκακός (kakos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “evil”, the object formG2556bad, evil, in the widest sense.This verse uses “evil”.evilἐποίησενepoiēsenhath 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 doneοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲde? Butδέconjunction — “? But”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.? Butπερισσῶςperissōsmoreπερισσῶςadverb — “more”G4057greatly, exceedingly, abundantly, vehemently.the moreἔκραζονekrazonto cryκράζω (krazō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to cry”, an ongoing action in the pastG2896I cry aloud, shriek.λέγοντεςlegontessayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “saying”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.sayingΣταυρωθήτωstaurōthētōLet him be crucifiedσταυρόω (stauroō)verb, aorist passive imperative, 3rd person singular — “Let him be crucified”, a single actionG4717I fix to the cross, crucify; fig: I destroy, mortify.Let him be crucified

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἡγεμὼνhēgemōngovernorἡγεμώνnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “governor”, the subject formG2232a leader, guide; a commander; a governor (of a province); plur: leaders.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And the governor said, 'Why, what evil did he?' and they were crying out the more, saying, 'Let be crucified.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out exceedingly, saying, Let him be crucified.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the governor said, 'Why, what evil did he?' and they were crying out the more, saying, 'Let be crucified.'

World English Bible

But the governor said, “Why? What evil has he done?” But they cried out exceedingly, saying, “Let him be crucified!”

Darby Translation

And the governor said, What evil then has he done? But they cried more than ever, saying, Let him be crucified.

Douay-Rheims

The governor said to them: Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying: Let him be crucified.

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