ὁ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 ὁ

   ho

   {the}
2. sentence🔊 ἦν δὲ ὁ Βαραββᾶς λῃστής.

   ÊN DE ho ba-rab-BAS lÊI-STÊS

   now {the} Barabbas {He} was a robber

Exegesis

The narrative aside ēn de ho Barabbas leistes {ἦν δὲ ὁ Βαραββᾶς λῃστής | ên dè ho Barabbâs lēistḗs} uses the imperfect of eimi to describe Barabbas’s ongoing or well-known status as a robber, while de {δὲ | dè} lightly shifts from the dialogue back to authorial comment. English renderings keep the inferential link (“Therefore” / “Then”), preserve the direct speech, and represent the final clause as an explanatory sentence that orients the reader to the character of Barabbas.

Root and etymology

erchomai🔊 ἔρχομαιepsilon rho chi omicron mu alpha iota

“to go out, come forth”