King James Version

Matthew 27:28

And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐκδύσαντεςekdusantesthey strippedἐκδύω (ekduō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “they stripped”, a single actionG1562I put off, take off, strip off, with acc. of person or garment or both.they strippedαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himχλαμύδαchlamudarobeχλαμύς (chlamus)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “robe”, the object formG5511a short cloak, worn by military officers and soldiers.robeκοκκίνηνkokkinēnscarletκόκκινος (kokkinos)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “scarlet”, the object formG2847crimson, scarlet, dyed with Kermes (coccum), the female coccus of the Kermes oak.περιέθηκανperiethēkanto put onπεριτίθημι (peritithēmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to put on”, a single actionG4060I place or put around, clothe; fig: I bestow, confer.αὐτῷautōheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and having unclothed him, they put around him a crimson cloak,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.

Young’s Literal Translation

and having unclothed him, they put around him a crimson cloak,

World English Bible

They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him.

Darby Translation

and having taken off his garment, put on him a scarlet cloak;

Douay-Rheims

And stripping him, they put a scarlet cloak about him.

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