Bible Verse Dictionary
Matthew 27:15 - Would
Verse | Strongs No. | Greek | |
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Now | G1161 | δέ |
[Conjunction] but and etc. |
at | G2596 | κατά |
[Preposition] (preposition) down (in place or time) in varied relations (according to the case [genitive dative or accusative] with which it is joined) |
that feast | G1859 | ἑορτή |
[Noun Feminine] a festival |
the | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
governor | G2232 | ἡγεμών |
[Noun Masculine] a leader that is chief person (or figuratively place) of a province |
was wont | G1486 | ἔθω |
[Verb] to be used (by habit or conventionality); neuter perfect participle usage |
to release | G630 | ἀπολύω |
[Verb] to free fully that is (literally) relieve release: dismiss (reflexively depart) or (figuratively) let die pardon or (specifically) divorce |
unto the | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
people | G3793 | ὄχλος |
[Noun Masculine] a throng (as borne along); by implication the rabble; by extension a class of people; figuratively a riot |
a | G1520 | εἷς |
a primary numeral; one |
prisoner | G1198 | δέσμιος |
[Adjective] a captive (as bound) |
whom | G3739 | ὅς |
the relative (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun who: which what that |
they would | G2309 | θέλω |
[Verb] apparently strengthened from the alternate form of G138; to determine (as an active voice option from subjective impulse; whereas G1014 properly denotes rather a passive voice acquiescence in objective considerations) that is choose or prefer (literally or figuratively); by implication to wish that is be inclined to (sometimes adverbially gladly); impersonally for the future tense to be about to; by Hebraism to delight in |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.