TBESG · G4091
Πιλᾶτος · Pilatos · Pilate
Πειλᾶτος (Rec. Πιλάτος, Tr., -ᾶτος, see WH, App., 155), -ου, ὁ, Pontius Pilate: Mat.27:2, Mrk.15:1, Luk.3:1, Jhn.18:29, Act.3:13, 1Ti.6:13, al (AS)
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Πιλᾶτος (Pilatos) means “Pilate” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: pil-at'-os Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
Πιλᾶτος · Pilatos · Pilate
Πειλᾶτος (Rec. Πιλάτος, Tr., -ᾶτος, see WH, App., 155), -ου, ὁ, Pontius Pilate: Mat.27:2, Mrk.15:1, Luk.3:1, Jhn.18:29, Act.3:13, 1Ti.6:13, al (AS)
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Pilate.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| pilate | 50 |
| to pilate | 4 |
| pilates | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| pilate | 44 |
| to pilate | 3 |
| of pilate | 1 |
| unto pilate | 1 |
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They bound Him, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate the governor.
Read word by wordThen Pilate asked Him, “Do You not hear how many charges they are bringing against You?”
Read word by wordSo when the crowd had assembled, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?”
Read word by word“What then should I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” Pilate asked. They all answered, “Crucify Him!”
Read word by wordWhen Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You bear the responsibility.”
Read word by wordHe went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him.
Read word by wordThe next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and Pharisees assembled before Pilate.
Read word by word“You have a guard,” Pilate said. “Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.”
Read word by wordEarly in the morning, the chief priests, elders, scribes, and the whole Sanhedrin devised a plan. They bound Jesus, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate.
Read word by wordSo Pilate questioned Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.
Read word by wordThen Pilate questioned Him again, “Have You no answer? Look how many charges they are bringing against You!”
Read word by wordBut to Pilate’s amazement, Jesus made no further reply.
Read word by word“Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?” Pilate asked.
Read word by wordSo Pilate asked them again, “What then do you want me to do with the One you call the King of the Jews?”
Read word by word“Why?” asked Pilate. “What evil has He done?” But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!”
Read word by wordAnd wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.
Read word by wordJoseph of Arimathea, a prominent Council member who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God, boldly went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.
Read word by wordPilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead, so he summoned the centurion to ask if this was so.
Read word by wordIn the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
Read word by wordAt that time some of those present told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.
Read word by wordThen the whole council rose and led Jesus away to Pilate.
Read word by wordSo Pilate asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.
Read word by wordThen Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no basis for a charge against this man.”
Read word by wordWhen Pilate heard this, he asked if the man was a Galilean.
Read word by wordAnd even Herod and his soldiers ridiculed and mocked Him. Dressing Him in a fine robe, they sent Him back to Pilate.
Read word by wordThen Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people,
Read word by wordWanting to release Jesus, Pilate addressed them again,
Read word by wordSo Pilate sentenced that their demand be met.
Read word by wordHe went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.
Read word by wordSo Pilate went out to them and asked, “What accusation are you bringing against this man?”
Read word by word“You take Him and judge Him by your own law,” Pilate told them. “We are not permitted to execute anyone,” the Jews replied.
Read word by wordPilate went back into the Praetorium, summoned Jesus, and asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?”
Read word by word“Am I a Jew?” Pilate replied. “Your own people and chief priests handed You over to me. What have You done?”
Read word by word“Then You are a king!” Pilate said. “You say that I am a king,” Jesus answered. “For this reason I was born and have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to My voice.”
Read word by word“What is truth?” Pilate asked. And having said this, he went out again to the Jews and told them, “I find no basis for a charge against Him.
Read word by wordThen Pilate took Jesus and had Him flogged.
Read word by wordOnce again Pilate came out and said to the Jews, “Look, I am bringing Him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against Him.”
Read word by wordAs soon as the chief priests and officers saw Him, they shouted, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!” “You take Him and crucify Him,” Pilate replied, “for I find no basis for a charge against Him.”
Read word by wordWhen Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid,
Read word by wordSo Pilate said to Him, “Do You refuse to speak to me? Do You not know that I have authority to release You and authority to crucify You?”
Read word by wordFrom then on, Pilate tried to release Him, but the Jews kept shouting, “If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who declares himself a king is defying Caesar.”
Read word by wordWhen Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat on the judgment seat at a place called the Stone Pavement, which in Hebrew is Gabbatha.
Read word by wordAt this, they shouted, “Away with Him! Away with Him! Crucify Him!” “Shall I crucify your King?” Pilate asked. “We have no king but Caesar,” replied the chief priests.
Read word by wordPilate also had a notice posted on the cross. It read: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Read word by wordSo the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but only that He said, ‘I am the King of the Jews.’”
Read word by wordPilate answered, “What I have written, I have written.”
Read word by wordIt was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.
Read word by wordAfterward, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate to let him remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and removed His body.
Read word by wordThe God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus. You handed Him over and rejected Him before Pilate, even though he had decided to release Him.
Read word by wordIn fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed.
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