Mark 15:7

KJV1611 – Modern English

And there was one named Barabbas, who was bound with those who had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἦν δὲ ὁ λεγόμενος Βαραββᾶς, μετὰ τῶν συστασιαστῶν δεδεμένος, οἵτινες ἐν τῇ στάσει φόνον πεποιήκεισαν.

Transliteration

Ēn de the legomenos Barabbas, with the systasiastōn dedemenos, hoitines in the stasei phonon pepoiēkeisan.

Grammar Details

• *Ēn*: verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd, singular - was/there was
• *de*: conjunction - but/and
• *legomenos*: participle, present, passive, nominative, masculine, singular - being called/named
• *Barabbas*: noun, nominative, masculine, singular - Barabbas
• *systasiastōn*: noun, genitive, masculine, plural - insurrectionists/rebels
• *dedemenos*: participle, perfect, passive, nominative, masculine, singular - having been bound/imprisoned
• *hoitines*: relative pronoun, nominative, masculine, plural - who/which
• *stasei*: noun, dative, feminine, singular - insurrection/rebellion
• *phonon*: noun, accusative, masculine, singular - murder
• *pepoiēkeisan*: verb, pluperfect, active, indicative, 3rd, plural - had committed/done

Word Meanings

• *legomenos*: being called/named/designated
• *systasiastōn*: insurrectionists/rebels/fellow revolutionaries
• *dedemenos*: bound/imprisoned/chained
• *stasei*: insurrection/rebellion/uprising
• *phonon*: murder/killing/homicide
• *pepoiēkeisan*: had committed/had done/had perpetrated

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  There was a man named Barabbas who was in prison with rebels who had committed murder during an uprising.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And there was one called Barabbas, [lying] bound with them that had made insurrection, men who in the insurrection had committed murder.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And ther was one named Barrabas which laye bounde with the that made insurreccion and in the insurreccion comitted murther.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  There was i preson with the sedicious, one called Barrabas, which in the vproure had committed murthur.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then there was one named Barabbas, which was bounde with his fellowes, that had made insurrection, who in the insurrection had committed murther.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And there was one, that was named Barabbas, which lay bounde, with them that made insurrection: Which men had committed murther also in the insurrection.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And there was [one] named Barabbas, [which lay] bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  There was one called Barabbas, bound with those who had made insurrection, men who in the insurrection had committed murder.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and there was `one' named Barabbas, bound with those making insurrection with him, who had in the insurrection committed murder.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And there was one called Barabbas, `lying' bound with them that had made insurrection, men who in the insurrection had committed murder.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And there was one called Barabbas, [lying] bound with them that had made insurrection, men who in the insurrection had committed murder.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And there was one named Barabbas, in prison with those who had gone against the government and in the fight had taken life.

• World English Bible (2000)

  There was one called Barabbas, bound with those who had made insurrection, men who in the insurrection had committed murder.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  A man named Barabbas was imprisoned with rebels who had committed murder during an insurrection.

Referenced Verses

• Matt 27:16 : 16 And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.
• Luke 23:18-19 : 18 And they all cried out at once, saying, Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas: 19 (who had been thrown into prison for a certain rebellion made in the city, and for murder.)
• Luke 23:25 : 25 And he released to them the one who had been thrown into prison for rebellion and murder, whom they had asked for; but he delivered Jesus to their will.