Matthew 27:33

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, The place of a skull,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἐλθόντες εἰς τόπον λεγόμενον Γολγοθᾶ, ὅ ἐστιν λεγόμενος, κρανίου τόπος,

Transliteration

And elthontes into topon legomenon Golgotha, which is legomenos, kraniou topos,

Grammar Details

• *elthontes*: aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having come/arrived
• *topon*: accusative, masculine, singular - place/location
• *legomenon*: present passive participle, accusative, masculine, singular - being called/named
• *Golgotha*: accusative, neuter - proper name [Aramaic]
• *legomenos*: present passive participle, nominative, masculine, singular - being called/named
• *kraniou*: genitive, neuter, singular - of skull
• *topos*: nominative, masculine, singular - place/location

Word Meanings

• *elthontes*: having come/arrived/reached
• *topon*: place/location/spot
• *legomenon*: being called/named/said
• *Golgotha*: Aramaic term meaning 'skull'
• *kraniou topos*: place of skull/skull place

Referenced Verses

• Mark 15:22-32 : 22 And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull. 23 And they offered him wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not. 24 And they crucify him, and part his garments among them, casting lots upon them, what each should take. 25 And it was the third hour, and they crucified him. 26 And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS. 27 And with him they crucify two robbers; one on his right hand, and one on his left. 29 And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ha! Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, 30 save thyself, and come down from the cross. 31 In like manner also the chief priests mocking [him] among themselves with the scribes said, He saved others; himself he {G1410} cannot save. 32 Let the Christ, the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reproached him.
• Mark 15:34 : 34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
• John 19:17-19 : 17 They took Jesus therefore: and he went out, bearing the cross for himself, unto the place called The place of a skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha: 18 where they crucified him, and with him two others, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst. 19 And Pilate wrote a title also, and put it on the cross. And there was written, JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
• John 19:23-24 : 23 The soldiers therefore, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also the coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top {G1223} throughout. 24 They said therefore one to another, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my garments among them, And upon my vesture did they cast lots.
• Luke 23:44 : 44 And it was now about the sixth hour, and a darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour,