Luke 23:17
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Berean Study Bible


Young's Literal Translation
for it was necessary for him to release to them one at every feast,

King James Bible
(For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast. )

Greek
Now
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.

of necessity
Ἀνάγκην (Anankēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 318: Necessity, constraint, compulsion; there is need to; force, violence.

he had
εἴχεν (eichen)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2192: To have, hold, possess.

to release
ἀπολύειν (apolyein)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's 630: To release, let go, send away, divorce, to be rid; to depart.

to them
αὐτοῖς (autois)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same.

one
ἕνα (hena)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 1520: One.

at
κατὰ (kata)
Preposition
Strong's 2596: Genitive: against, down from, throughout, by; accusative: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.

[the] feast.
ἑορτὴν (heortēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1859: A festival, feast, periodically recurring.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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