Matthew 27:21
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And the governor answering, said to them: Whether will you of the two to be released unto you? But they said: Barabbas.

Context
The Crowd Chooses Barabbas
20But the chief priests and ancients persuaded the people that they should ask Barabbas and make Jesus away. 21And the governor answering, said to them: Whether will you of the two to be released unto you? But they said: Barabbas. 22Pilate saith to them: What shall I do then with Jesus that is called Christ? They say all: Let him be crucified.…
Cross References
Matthew 27:20
But the chief priests and ancients persuaded the people that they should ask Barabbas and make Jesus away.

Matthew 27:22
Pilate saith to them: What shall I do then with Jesus that is called Christ? They say all: Let him be crucified.

Lexicon
“Which
Τίνα (Tina)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.

of
ἀπὸ (apo)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses.

the
τῶν (tōn)
Article - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

two
δύο (dyo)
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 1417: Two. A primary numeral; 'two'.

do you want
θέλετε (thelete)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2309: To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design.

me to release
ἀπολύσω (apolysō)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 630: From apo and luo; to free fully, i.e. relieve, release, dismiss, or let die, pardon or divorce.

to you?”
ὑμῖν (hymin)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

asked
Ἀποκριθεὶς (Apokritheis)
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 611: From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.

the
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

governor.
ἡγεμὼν (hēgemōn)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2232: From hegeomai; a leader, i.e. Chief person of a province.

“Barabbas,”
Βαραββᾶν (Barabban)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 912: Barabbas. Of Chaldee origin; son of Abba; Bar-abbas, an Israelite.

they replied.
εἶπαν (eipan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.


Additional Translations
“Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked the governor. “Barabbas,” they replied.

And the governor answering said to them, "Which of the two do you desire that I release to you?" And they said, "Barabbas."

The governor answered and said to them, Whether of the two will you that I release to you? They said, Barabbas.

But the governor answered and said unto them, Which of the two will ye that I release unto you? And they said, Barabbas.

And the governor answering said to them, Which of the two will ye that I release unto you? And they said, Barabbas.

But the governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? And they said, Barabbas.

The governor answered and said to them, Which of the two will ye that I release to you? They said, Barabbas.

So when the Governor a second time asked them, "Which of the two shall I release to you?" --they cried, "Barabbas!"

But the governor answered them, "Which of the two do you want me to release to you?" They said, "Barabbas!"

and the governor answering said to them, 'Which of the two will ye that I shall release to you?' And they said, 'Barabbas.'
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