Strong's Greek · G4091

Πιλᾶτος

Pilâtos

Pilate

Definition

close-pressed, i.e. firm; Pilatus, a Roman

Derivation

of Latin origin;

Appears 55 times in Scripture

Matthew 27:24

When 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.”

Matthew 27:62

The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and Pharisees assembled before Pilate.

Matthew 27:22

“What then should I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” Pilate asked. They all answered, “Crucify Him!”

Matthew 27:17

So 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?”

Mark 15:1

Early 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.

Mark 15:2

So Pilate questioned Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.

Matthew 27:58

He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him.

Matthew 27:13

Then Pilate asked Him, “Do You not hear how many charges they are bringing against You?”

Luke 3:1

In 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,

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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