Mark 15:6

Mark explains a custom of Pilate’s at the Passover festival.

Greek

Κατὰkah-TAHδὲdehἑορτὴνheh-or-TAYNἀπέλυενah-PEH-loo-enαὐτοῖςow-TOYSἕναHEH-nahδέσμιονDES-mih-onὃνhonπαρῃτοῦντο.pah-ray-TOON-to

Latin

PerperdiemDEE-emautemOW-temfestumFES-tumsolēbatso-LAY-batdīmitteredee-MIH-teh-rehillīsIH-leesūnumOO-numexexvinctīs,WINK-teesquemcumquekwem-KUMK-wehpetīssent.peh-TEE-sent

English

Now at each festival he would release one prisoner to them, the one they requested.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
Κατὰ δὲ ἑορτὴνfrom ἑορτή, “feast, festival”	Per diem autem festumfrom diēs	κατὰ δὲ ἑορτήν: now at each festival. Latin: per diem autem festum, on each feast day, with per, through, and diēs, day.
ἀπέλυενfrom ἀπολύω, “to release, send away”	solēbat dīmitterefrom dīmittō	ἀπέλυεν: he would release, from ἀπολύω, an imperfect of habit. Latin: solēbat dīmittere, he used to release, from soleō and dīmittō.
αὐτοῖςfrom αὐτός, “he, she, it; self”	illīsfrom ille	αὐτοῖς: to them. Latin, illīs.
ἕνα δέσμιονfrom δέσμιος, “prisoner”	ūnum ex vinctīsfrom vinciō	ἕνα δέσμιον: one prisoner. Latin: ūnum ex vinctīs, one of the bound.
ὃν παρῃτοῦντοfrom παραιτέομαι, “to ask for; refuse”	quemcumque petīssentfrom quīcumque	ὃν παρῃτοῦντο: the one they requested. Latin: quemcumque petīssent, whomever they had asked for, from quīcumque, whoever, and petō, to ask.

New core words

Greek

ἀπολύω release, send away

Latin

per through, throughout; by means of; by (oaths)diēs day; time dīmittō sendaway, dismiss; let go; forgive quīcumque whoever, whatever, any … that petō ask, seek, request

Greek core words met124 / 345 Latin core words met134 / 345

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