The Meaning of Matthew 27:30 Explained

Matthew 27:30

KJV: And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.

YLT: And having spit on him, they took the reed, and were smiting on his head;

Darby: And having spit upon him, they took the reed and beat him on his head.

ASV: And they spat upon him, and took the reed and smote him on the head.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And  they spit  upon  him,  and took  the reed,  and  smote  him  on  the head. 

What does Matthew 27:30 Mean?

Context Summary

Matthew 27:22-31 - The Stain Water Could Not Wash Away
No judge ought to have asked the crowd what he should do. But every man has to do with Christ. He is ever standing before the bar of conscience, and each of us must accept or condemn, do homage or crucify. If we do not pronounce for Him, we pronounce against Him; and there is a moment when our verdict becomes irrevocable. "What I have written, I have written." We are all writing our legend, and affixing it to the Cross for the universe to read, and a day comes when it is irreversible.
We may wash our hands after the deed of treachery is done, but water will not avail for Pilate, for Lady Macbeth, or for us. We need the blood of Christ, ere we can be cleansed from all sin, 1 John 5:6.
The King of men must wear a crown of the thorns with which sin is so closely identified. See Genesis 3:18. Only thus can the crown of universal empire be won! The robe of mockery must precede His Ascension vesture. The reed is appropriate, for it is through such that he wins and rules. See Isaiah 42:3; Isaiah 57:15. [source]

Chapter Summary: Matthew 27

1  Jesus is delivered bound to Pilate
3  Judas hangs himself
19  Pilate, admonished of his wife,
20  and being urged by the multitude, washes his hands, and releases Barabbas
27  Jesus is mocked and crowned with thorns;
33  crucified;
39  reviled;
50  dies, and is buried;
62  his tomb is sealed and watched

What do the individual words in Matthew 27:30 mean?

And having spit upon Him they took the reed kept striking [Him] on the head of Him
καὶ ἐμπτύσαντες εἰς αὐτὸν ἔλαβον τὸν κάλαμον ἔτυπτον εἰς τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ

ἐμπτύσαντες  having  spit 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Plural
Root: ἐμπτύω  
Sense: to spit upon.
εἰς  upon 
Parse: Preposition
Root: εἰς  
Sense: into, unto, to, towards, for, among.
ἔλαβον  they  took 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Plural
Root: λαμβάνω  
Sense: to take.
κάλαμον  reed 
Parse: Noun, Accusative Masculine Singular
Root: κάλαμος  
Sense: a reed.
ἔτυπτον  kept  striking  [Him] 
Parse: Verb, Imperfect Indicative Active, 3rd Person Plural
Root: τύπτω  
Sense: to strike, beat, smite.
κεφαλὴν  head 
Parse: Noun, Accusative Feminine Singular
Root: κεφαλή  
Sense: the head, both of men and often of animals.
αὐτοῦ  of  Him 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Root: αὐτός  
Sense: himself, herself, themselves, itself.