By what authority (en poiai exousiai). This question in all three Gospels was a perfectly legitimate one. See on Mt 21:23-27 for discussion. Note pre...
Crucify him (Staurwson auton). Luke 23:21 repeats the verb. Matthew 27:22 has it, Let him be crucified. There was a chorus and a hubbub of confus...
The skull (to kranion). Probably because it looked like a skull. See on Mt 27:33; see also Mr 15:22. There they crucified him (ekei estaurwsan). Ther...
ZALMON zal'-mon (tsalmon; Selmon, oros Ermon; the King James Version Salmon (Psalms 68:14)): (1) From the slopes of Mt. Zalmon, Abimelech and his fol...
From the blood of Abel to the blood of Zachariah (apo aimato Abel ew aimato Zacariou). The blood of Abel is the first shed in the Old Testament ( Gen...
HURAI hu'-ri, hu'-ra-i, hu-ra'-i (churay, linen-weaver): One of David's mighty men mentioned in 1?Chronicles 11:32 as of the brooks of Gaash, i.e. fr...
To their own city Nazareth (ei polin eautwn Nazaret). See on Mt 2:23 about Nazareth. Luke tells nothing of the flight to Egypt and the reason for the...
SENIR se'-nir (senir; Saneir): This was the Amorite name of Mt. Hermon, according to Deuteronomy 3:9 (the King James Version Shenir).' But in 1?Chron...
Neither murmur ye (mhde gogguzete). Implying that some of them were murmuring. For this late picturesque onomatopoetic verb see on Mt 20:11. The refe...
In Hades (en twi Haidh). See on Mt 16:18 for discussion of this word. Lazarus was in Hades also for both Paradise (Abraham's bosom) and Gehenna are i...
Through the cornfields (dia twn sporimwn). See on Mt 12:1. So Matt. and Luke 6:1 . But Mark uses paraporeuesqai, to go along beside, unless diaporeu...
Looked one on another (eblepon ei allhlou). Inchoative imperfect of blepw, began to glance at one another in bewilderment (doubting, aporoumenoi, pre...
The Book of MatthewChapter 23Verses:23:1Then - Leaving all converse with his adversaries, whom he now left to the hardness of their hearts.23:2The scr...
When the day was now far spent (hdh wra pollh genomenh). Genitive absolute. Hwra used here for day-time (so Matthew 14:15 ) as in Polybius and late ...
See on Mt 20:23-28 for discussion on these memorable verses ( Colossians 39-45 ) identical in both Matthew and Mark. In particular in verse Colossia...
Was shed (execunneto). Imperfect passive of ekcunnw (see on Mt 23:35), was being shed. Witness (marturo). And martyr also as in Revelation 2:13 ; R...
The sixth hour (wra ekth). That is, noon (Jewish time), as the third hour was nine A.M. ( Mark 15:25 ). See on Mt 27:45 for discussion. Given also by...
The KJV New Testament Greek Lexicon Strong's Number: 1694 Browse Lexicon Original WordWord Origin?Emmanouhvlof Hebrew origin (06005)Transliterated W...
The NAS New Testament Greek Lexicon Strong's Number: 1694 Browse Lexicon Original WordWord Originemmanouelof Hebrew origin (06005)Transliterated Wor...
Wound (eneilhsen). This word is only here in the N.T. As entulissw is only in Matthew 27:59 ; Luke 23:53 ; John 20:7 . Both verbs occur in the pap...