Pilatos · Pilate

What it means

Pilatos (Πιλᾶτος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “Pilate”.

Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Where it appears

• Matthew×9
• Mark×10
• Luke×12
• John×20
• Acts×3
• 1 Timothy×1

• Matthew 27:2

  And they bound him and led him away and handed him over to Pilate the governor.

• Matthew 27:13

  Then Pilate says to him, “Do you not hear how many things they testify against you?”

• Matthew 27:17

  So when they had gathered, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release for you, Jesus Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Messiah?”

• Matthew 27:22

  Pilate says to them, “Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Messiah?” They all say, “Let him be crucified!”

• Matthew 27:24

  When Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather an uproar was starting, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this blood; you will see to it.”

• Matthew 27:58

  This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him.

• Matthew 27:62

  Now on the next day, which is after the Preparation, the high priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate

• Matthew 27:65

  Pilate said to them, “You have a guard; go, make it secure as you know how.”

• Mark 15:1

  And at once, early in the morning, the high priests, having held a council with the elders and scribes and the whole council, bound Jesus, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate.

• Mark 15:2

  And Pilate questioned him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” And he answers him, saying, “You say so.”

• Mark 15:4

  And Pilate again was questioning him, saying, “Do you not answer anything? See how many things they are accusing you of.”

• Mark 15:5

  But Jesus no longer answered anything, so that Pilate was amazed.

• Mark 15:9

  And Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?”

• Mark 15:12

  And Pilate again answered and was saying to them, “What then do you want me to do with the one whom you call the King of the Jews?”

• Mark 15:14

  But Pilate was saying to them, “Why, what evil has he done?” But they cried out all the more, “Crucify him!”

• Mark 15:15

  And Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released Barabbas for them, and having flogged Jesus, he handed him over to be crucified.

• Mark 15:43

  Joseph of Arimathea, a respected member of the council, who was also himself waiting for the kingdom of God, came and took courage and went in to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

• Mark 15:44

  But Pilate was amazed that he was already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he had been dead long.

• Luke 3:1

  Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

• Luke 13:1

  Now there were present at that very time some who were reporting to him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.

• Luke 23:1

  And the whole multitude of them rose up and brought him before Pilate.

• Luke 23:3

  And Pilate asked him, saying, “Are you the King of the Jews?” And he answered him and said, “You say so.”

• Luke 23:4

  And Pilate said to the high priests and the crowds, “I find no guilt in this man.”

• Luke 23:6

  And when Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean.

• Luke 23:11

  And Herod also, with his soldiers, treated him with contempt and mocked him; and putting splendid clothing on him, he sent him back to Pilate.

• Luke 23:12

  And Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day, for they had previously been at enmity with each other.

• Luke 23:13

  And Pilate called together the high priests and the rulers and the people

• Luke 23:20

  But Pilate addressed them again, wanting to release Jesus;

• Luke 23:24

  And Pilate decided that their demand should be granted;

• Luke 23:52

  This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

• John 18:29

  So Pilate went outside to them and says, “What accusation do you bring against this man?”

• John 18:31

  So Pilate said to them, “Take him yourselves and judge him according to your law.” The Jews said to him, “It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death.”

• John 18:33

  So Pilate entered the praetorium again and called Jesus and said to him, “Are you the King of the Jews?”

• John 18:35

  Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the high priests handed you over to me. What have you done?”

• John 18:37

  So Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.”

• John 18:38

  Pilate says to him, “What is truth?” And having said this, he went out again to the Jews and says to them, “I find no ground for a charge in him.

• John 19:1

  So then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged.

• John 19:4

  And Pilate went outside again and says to them, “Look, I am bringing him out to you, so that you may know that I find no ground for a charge in him.”

• John 19:6

  So when the high priests and the officers saw him, they cried out, saying, “Crucify him, crucify him!” Pilate says to them, “Take him yourselves and crucify him, for I find no ground for a charge in him.”

• John 19:8

  So when Pilate heard this word, he was more afraid,

And 15 more times.