Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would.
* Now at that feaſt the Gouernor was woont to releaſe vnto the people a priſoner, whom they would.
κατὰ δὲ ἑορτὴν εἰώθει ὁ ἡγεμὼν ἀπολύειν ἕνα τῷ ὄχλῳ δέσμιον, ὃν ἤθελον.
Κατὰ δὲ ἑορτὴν εἰώθει ὁ ἡγεμὼν ἀπολύειν ἕνα τῷ ὄχλῳ δέσμιον, ὃν ἤθελον.
ἀπολύω , verb, apolyō — to set free, release (value 1381)
G630,
ἀπολύω apolýō, ap-ol-oo'-o; from G575 and G3089; to free fully, i.e. (literally) relieve, release, dismiss (reflexively, depart), or (figuratively) let die, pardon or (specially) divorce:—(let) depart, dismiss, divorce, forgive, let go, loose, put (send) away, release, set at liberty.to set free
to let go, dismiss, (to detain no longer)
a petitioner to whom liberty to depart is given by a decisive answer
to bid depart, send away
to let go free, release
a captive i.e. to loose his bonds and bid him depart, to give him liberty to depart
to acquit one accused of a crime and set him at liberty
indulgently to grant a prisoner leave to depart
to release a debtor, i.e. not to press one's claim against him, to remit his debt
used of divorce, to dismiss from the house, to repudiate. The wife of a Greek or Roman may divorce her husband.
to send one's self away, to depart
Used in 63 Verses, 6 Books 69  Occurrence Count
δέ , conjunction, de — but, and, now, (a connective or adversative particle) (value 9)
G1161,
δέ dé, deh; a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:—also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).Used in 2568 Verses, 26 Books 2882  Occurrence Count
δέσμιος , adjective, desmios — binding, bound (value 529)
G1198,
δέσμιος désmios, des'-mee-os; from G1199; a captive (as bound):—in bonds, prisoner.bound, in bonds, a captive, a prisoner
Used in 16 Verses, 7 Books 16  Occurrence Count
ἔθω , verb, ethō — to be accustomed, custom (value 814)
G1486,
†ἔθω éthō, eth'-o; a primary verb; to be used (by habit or conventionality); neuter perfect participle usage:—be custom (manner, wont).to be accustomed, used, wont
that which is wont
usage, custom
Used in 4 Verses, 4 Books 4  Occurrence Count
εἷς , numeral, heis — one (value 215)
G1520,
εἷς heîs, hice; a primary numeral; one:—a(-n, -ny, certain), + abundantly, man, one (another), only, other, some. See also G1527, G3367, G3391, G3762.Used in 237 Verses, 20 Books 276  Occurrence Count
ἑορτή , feminine noun, heortē — a feast, a festival (value 483)
G1859,
ἑορτή heortḗ, heh-or-tay'; of uncertain affinity; a festival:—feast, holyday.Used in 25 Verses, 6 Books 27  Occurrence Count
ἡγεμών , masculine noun, hēgemōn — a leader, governor (value 906)
G2232,
ἡγεμών hēgemṓn, hayg-em-ohn'; from G2233; a leader, i.e. chief person (or figuratively, place) of a province:—governor, prince, ruler.a leader of any kind, a guide, ruler, prefect, president, chief, general, commander, sovereign
a "legatus Caesaris", an officer administering a province in the name and with the authority of the Roman emperor
the governor of a province
a procurator, an officer who was attached to a proconsul or a proprietor and had charge of the imperial revenues
in causes relating to these revenues he administered justice. In the smaller provinces also, which were so to speak appendages of the greater, he discharged the functions of governor of the province; and such was the relation of the procurator of Judaea to the governor of Syria.
first, leading, chief
of a principal town as the capital of the region
Used in 21 Verses, 5 Books 22  Occurrence Count
θέλω , verb, thelō — to will, wish (value 844)
G2309,
†θέλω thélō, thel'-o; apparently strengthened from the alternate form of G138; to determine (as an active option from subjective impulse; whereas G1014 properly denotes rather a passive acquiescence in objective considerations), i.e. choose or prefer (literally or figuratively); by implication, to wish, i.e. be inclined to (sometimes adverbially, gladly); impersonally for the future tense, to be about to; by Hebraism, to delight in:—desire, be disposed (forward), intend, list, love, mean, please, have rather, (be) will (have, -ling, - ling(-ly)).to will, have in mind, intend
to be resolved or determined, to purpose
to desire, to wish
to love
to like to do a thing, be fond of doing
to take delight in, have pleasure
Used in 201 Verses, 22 Books 210  Occurrence Count
κατά , preposition, kata — down, against, according to (value 322)
G2596,
κατά katá, kat-ah'; a primary particle; (prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined):—about, according as (to), after, against, (when they were) × alone, among, and, × apart, (even, like) as (concerning, pertaining to touching), × aside, at, before, beyond, by, to the charge of, (charita-)bly, concerning, + covered, (dai-)ly, down, every, (+ far more) exceeding, × more excellent, for, from … to, godly, in(-asmuch, divers, every, -to, respect of), … by, after the manner of, + by any means, beyond (out of) measure, X mightily, more, × natural, of (up-)on (X part), out (of every), over against, (+ your) × own, + particularly, so, through(-oughout, -oughout every), thus, (un-)to(-gether, -ward), × uttermost, where(-by), with.down from, through out
according to, toward, along
Used in 437 Verses, 26 Books 481  Occurrence Count
ὁ , article, ho — the (value 70)
G3588,
ὁ ho, ho; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):—the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than "the" counted
Used in 7051 Verses, 27 Books 20257  Occurrence Count
ὅς , pronoun, hos — usually rel. who, which, that, also demonstrative this, that (value 270)
G3739,
ὅς hós, hos; probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article G3588); the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that:—one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what, which, who(-m, -se), etc. See also G3757.Used in 1221 Verses, 27 Books 1406  Occurrence Count
ὄχλος , masculine noun, ochlos — a crowd, multitude, the common people (value 970)
G3793,
ὄχλος óchlos, okh'los; from a derivative of G2192 (meaning a vehicle); a throng (as borne along); by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot:—company, multitude, number (of people), people, press.a crowd
a casual collection of people
a multitude of men who have flocked together in some place
a throng
a multitude
the common people, as opposed to the rulers and leading men
with contempt: the ignorant multitude, the populace
a multitude
the multitudes, seems to denote troops of people gathered together without order
Used in 170 Verses, 6 Books 175  Occurrence Count
| Matthew 27:15Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would. |
| Original Text (TR 1894)Stephanus 1550 (Total 6672) |
| κατὰ δὲ ἑορτὴν εἰώθει ὁ ἡγεμὼν ἀπολύειν ἕνα τῷ ὄχλῳ δέσμιον, ὃν ἤθελον. |
| Verse #24145 (Ch. #956) — 13 words, 57 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Greek |
Value |
| Now |
G1161de |
δέ |
9 |
| at |
G2596kata |
κατά |
322 |
| that feast |
G1859heortē |
ἑορτή |
483 |
| the governor |
G2232hēgemōn |
ἡγεμών |
906 |
| was wont |
G1486ethō |
ἔθω |
814 |
| to release |
G630apolyō |
ἀπολύω |
1381 |
| unto |
G1520heis |
εἷς |
215 |
| the people |
G3793ochlos |
ὄχλος |
970 |
| a prisoner, |
G1198desmios |
δέσμιος |
529 |
| whom |
G3739hos |
ὅς |
270 |
| they would. |
G2309thelō |
θέλω |
844 |
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