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AndδὲHerodὅ ἩρῴδηςandκαὶPilateὁ Πιλᾶτοςbecameἐγένοντοfriendsφίλοιwithμετ’each otherἀλλήλωνthat veryαὐτῇday,ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳforγὰρthey had previously beenπροϋπῆρχον ὄντεςatἐνenmityἔχθρᾳwithπρὸςeach other.αὑτούς
Luke 23:12
Study it in the app“And Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day, for they had previously been at enmity with each other.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 23:12, word by word
- HerodἩρῴδηςHērōidēs
Herod
Herod, the name of several rulers of one family under Rome: Herod the Great, king of Judea when Jesus was born; his son Herod Antipas, who ruled Galilee; and his grandson Herod Agrippa I.
Where else “Hērōidēs” appears- PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatos
Pilate
Pilate: Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea.
Where else “Pilatos” appears- becameἐγένοντοegenonto
become
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “egenonto” appears- friendsφίλοιphiloi
friend
Friend.
Where else “philoi” appears- each otherἀλλήλωνallēlōn
one another
One another, each other.
Where else “allēlōn” appears- dayἡμέρᾳhēmerai
day
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmerai” appears- they had previously beenπροϋπῆρχονproypērchon
be before
Be before, have been previously.
Where else “proypērchon” appears- they had previously beenὄντεςontes
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ontes” appears- enmityἔχθρᾳechthrai
hostility
Hostility, enmity.
Where else “echthrai” appears
The context
11And Herod also, with his soldiers, treated him with contempt and mocked him; and putting splendid clothing on him, he sent him back to Pilate.
12 · This verse (above)
13And Pilate called together the high priests and the rulers and the people
To study Luke 23 in a group
1. What it says
What does Pilate say about Jesus, what does the crowd demand, and whom do they release? (vv. 13-25)
2. What it means
On the cross Jesus says, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing” (v. 34). What does he say to one of the criminals? (vv. 39-43)
3. How I live it
Jesus asked forgiveness for those who treated him badly (v. 34). Who has hurt you, and what good could you wish for that person today?