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AndδὲwhenἀκούσαςPilateΠιλᾶτοςheard this,ἀκούσαςhe askedἐπηρώτησενwhetherεἰthe manὁ ἄνθρωποςwasἐστινa Galilean.Γαλιλαῖός
Luke 23:6
Study it in the app“And when Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 23:6, word by word
- whenἀκούσαςakousas
hear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “akousas” appears- PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatos
Pilate
Pilate: Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea.
Where else “Pilatos” appears- he askedἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsen
ask
Ask, question.
Where else “epērōtēsen” appears- the manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos
person
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpos” appears- wasἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- a GalileanΓαλιλαῖόςGalilaios
Galilean
Galilean, from Galilee.
Where else “Galilaios” appears
The context
5But they kept insisting, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, and beginning from Galilee as far as here.”
6 · This verse (above)
7And learning that he was from Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him up to Herod, who was himself also in Jerusalem in those days.
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?