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Andκαὶthrowingῥίψαςthe pieces of silverτὰ ἀργύριαintoεἰςthe sanctuary,τὸν ναὸνhe left,ἀνεχώρησενandκαὶhe went awayἀπελθὼνand hanged himself.ἀπήγξατο
Matthew 27:5
Study it in the app“And throwing the pieces of silver into the sanctuary, he left, and he went away and hanged himself.”
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 27:5, word by word
- throwingῥίψαςrhipsas
throw, cast down
Throw, cast, hurl down; in the passive, lie thrown down, abandoned.
Where else “rhipsas” appears- the pieces of silverἀργύριαargyria
money
Coins for paying or buying; what is given as payment.
Where else “argyria” appears- the sanctuaryναὸνnaon
sanctuary
God's house inside the temple.
Where else “naon” appears- he leftἀνεχώρησενanechōrēsen
withdraw
Withdraw, go away, leave.
Where else “anechōrēsen” appears- he went awayἀπελθὼνapelthōn
go away
To leave where one is for another place, leaving something or someone behind.
Where else “apelthōn” appears- and hanged himselfἀπήγξατοapēnxato
hang oneself
Hang oneself.
Where else “apēnxato” appears
The context
4saying, “I have sinned by handing over innocent blood.” But they said, “What is that to us? You will see to it.”
5 · This verse (above)
6But the high priests, taking the pieces of silver, said, “It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, since it is the price of blood.”
To study Matthew 27 in a group
1. What it says
What did Pilate ask Jesus, and how did Jesus answer (v. 11)?
2. What it means
What happened when Jesus died, and what did the centurion and those with him say (vv. 50–54)?
3. How I live it
Joseph of Arimathea asked for Jesus' body and buried it with care (vv. 57–60). What gesture of respect can you offer someone grieving?