Mark 15:14

American Standard Version (1901)

And Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out exceedingly, Crucify him.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὁ δὲ Πιλάτος ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς, Τί γὰρ, κακὸν ἐποίησεν; Οἱ δὲ περισσοτέρως ἔκραξαν, Σταύρωσον αὐτόν.

Transliteration

The de Pilatos elegen to-them, What gar kakon he-epoiēsen? They de perissoterōs ekraxan, Staurōson him.

Grammar Details

• *de*: conjunction - but/and
• *Pilatos*: noun, nominative, masculine, singular - Pilate
• *elegen*: verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd, singular - was saying
• *gar*: conjunction - for/because
• *kakon*: adjective, accusative, neuter, singular - evil/bad
• *epoiēsen*: verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd, singular - he did/committed
• *perissoterōs*: adverb, comparative - more abundantly/more vehemently
• *ekraxan*: verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd, plural - cried out/shouted
• *Staurōson*: verb, aorist, active, imperative, 2nd, singular - crucify!

Word Meanings

• *elegen*: was saying/kept saying
• *kakon*: evil/bad/harm
• *epoiēsen*: did/committed/performed
• *perissoterōs*: more abundantly/more vehemently/all the more
• *ekraxan*: cried out/shouted/called out
• *Staurōson*: crucify!/nail to a cross!

Referenced Verses

• Luke 23:41 : 41 And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.
• Luke 23:47 : 47 And when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.
• John 18:38 : 38 Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find no crime in him.
• John 19:6 : 6 When therefore the chief priests and the officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify [him], crucify [him] ! Pilate saith unto them, Take him yourselves, and crucify him: for I find no crime in him.
• John 19:12-15 : 12 Upon this Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou release this man, thou art not Caesar's friend: every one that maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar. 13 When Pilate therefore heard these words, he brought Jesus out, and sat down on the judgment-seat at a place called The Pavement, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha. 14 Now it was the Preparation of the passover: it was about the sixth hour. And he saith unto the Jews, Behold, your King! 15 They therefore cried out, Away with [him], away with [him], crucify him! Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.
• Acts 7:54-57 : 54 Now when they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth. 55 But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God, 56 and said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing on the right hand of God. 57 But they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and rushed upon him with one accord;
• Acts 19:34 : 34 But when they perceived that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
• Acts 22:22-23 : 22 And they gave him audience unto this word; and they lifted up their voice, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live. 23 And as they cried out, and threw off their garments, and cast dust into the air,
• Heb 7:26 : 26 For such a high priest became us, holy, guileless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
• 1 Pet 1:19 : 19 but with precious blood, as of a lamb without spot, [even the blood] of Christ:
• Ps 69:4 : 4 They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head: They that would cut me off, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: That which I took not away I have to restore.
• Isa 53:3 : 3 He was despised, and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and as one from whom men hide their face he was despised; and we esteemed him not.
• Isa 53:9 : 9 And they made his grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in his death; although he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.
• Matt 27:4 : 4 saying, I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood. But they said, What is that to us? see thou [to it] .
• Matt 27:19 : 19 And while he was sitting on the judgment-seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that righteous man; for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.
• Matt 27:23-25 : 23 And he said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out exceedingly, saying, Let him be crucified. 24 So when Pilate saw that he prevailed nothing, but rather that a tumult was arising, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this righteous man; see ye [to it] . 25 And all the people answered and said, His blood [be] on us, and on our children.
• Matt 27:54 : 54 Now the centurion, and they that were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earthquake, and the things that were done, feared exceedingly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.
• Luke 23:4 : 4 And Pilate said unto the chief priests and the multitudes, I find no fault in this man.
• Luke 23:14-15 : 14 and said unto them, Ye brought unto me this man, as one that perverteth the people: and behold, I having examined him before you, found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him: 15 no, nor yet Herod: for he sent him back unto us; and behold, nothing worthy of death hath been done by him.
• Luke 23:21 : 21 but they shouted, saying, Crucify, crucify him.
• Luke 23:23-24 : 23 But they were urgent with loud voices, asking that he might be crucified. And their voices prevailed. 24 And Pilate gave sentence that what they asked for should be done.