Mark 15:17

17 et induunt eum purpuram et inponunt ei plectentes spineam coronam

Mark 15:17 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 15:17

And they clothed him with purple
Matthew calls it a "scarlet" robe; and the Persic version here renders it a "red garment": it was of a colour resembling purple; it was pretty near it, and therefore so called; which is what kings were used to wear; and so in derision of him, as a king, clothed him with this mock purple robe; and which was very likely one of the soldiers' old coats:

and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head;
for a crown, and also a reed in his hand, instead of a sceptre, as Matthew relates; (See Gill on Matthew 26:28), (See Gill on Matthew 26:29).

Mark 15:17 In-Context

15 Pilatus autem volens populo satisfacere dimisit illis Barabban et tradidit Iesum flagellis caesum ut crucifigeretur

16 milites autem duxerunt eum intro in atrium praetorii et convocant totam cohortem

17 et induunt eum purpuram et inponunt ei plectentes spineam coronam

18 et coeperunt salutare eum have rex Iudaeorum

19 et percutiebant caput eius harundine et conspuebant eum et ponentes genua adorabant eum