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Mark 15:19 — King James Version← Study notes

And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.


Mark 15:19Greek Interlinear

Greek · Mark 15:1915 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
ἔτυπτονetypton
they were strikingverbG5180
αὐτοῦautou
HispronounG846
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
κεφαλὴνkephalēn
headnounG2776
καλάμῳkalamō
with a reednounG2563
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἐνέπτυονeneptyon
were spittingverbG1716
αὐτῷautō
on HimpronounG846
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τιθέντεςtithentes
bendingverbG5087
τὰta
thearticleG3588
γόναταgonata
kneesnounG1119
προσεκύνουνprosekynoun
they were kneeling downverbG4352
αὐτῷautō
to HimpronounG846
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Mark 15:19

The vainglory of soldiers, ever rejoicing in disorder and in insult, here displayed what properly belonged to them.

Theophylact · 11th century

For since He had been called King of the Jews, and the scribes and priests had objected to Him as a crime that He usurped rule over the Jewish people, they in derision strip Him of His former garments, and put on Him a purple robe, which ancient kings used to wear.

Bede · 8th century

But we must understand that the words of Matthew, they 'put of Him a scarlet robe,' Mark expresses by 'clothed Him in purple'; for that scarlet robe was used by them in derision for the royal purple, and there is a sort of red purple, very like scarlet. It may also be that Mark mentions some purple which the robe had about it, though it was of a scarlet colour.

Augustine · 4th century · de Con. Evan., iii, 9
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