KJV: When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:
YLT: And evening having come, there came a rich man, from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also himself was discipled to Jesus,
Darby: Now when even was come there came a rich man of Arimathaea, his name Joseph, who also himself was a disciple to Jesus.
ASV: And when even was come, there came a rich man from Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus disciple:
| Ὀψίας | Evening |
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Parse: Adjective, Genitive Feminine Singular Root: ὀψία Sense: late. |
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| δὲ | now |
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Parse: Conjunction Root: δέ Sense: but, moreover, and, etc. |
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| γενομένης | having arrived |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Participle Middle, Genitive Feminine Singular Root: γίνομαι Sense: to become, i. |
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| ἦλθεν | came |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: ἔρχομαι Sense: to come. |
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| ἄνθρωπος | a man |
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Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: ἄνθρωπος Sense: a human being, whether male or female. |
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| πλούσιος | rich |
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Parse: Adjective, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: πλούσιος Sense: wealthy, abounding in material resources. |
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| Ἁριμαθαίας | Arimathea |
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Parse: Noun, Genitive Feminine Singular Root: Ἁριμαθαία Sense: the name of several cities in Palestine The one mentioned in Mat. |
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| τοὔνομα | named |
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Parse: Adverb, Comparative Root: τοὔνομα Sense: by name. |
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| Ἰωσήφ | Joseph |
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Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: Ἰωσήφ Sense: the patriarch, the eleventh son of Jacob. |
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| καὶ | also |
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Parse: Conjunction Root: καί Sense: and, also, even, indeed, but. |
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| αὐτὸς | himself |
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Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Root: αὐτός Sense: himself, herself, themselves, itself. |
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| ἐμαθητεύθη | was discipled |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Passive, 3rd Person Singular Root: μαθητεύω Sense: to be a disciple of one. |
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| τῷ | - |
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Parse: Article, Dative Masculine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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| Ἰησοῦ | to Jesus |
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Parse: Noun, Dative Masculine Singular Root: Ἰησοῦς Sense: Joshua was the famous captain of the Israelites, Moses’ successor. |
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Greek Commentary for Matthew 27:57
It was the Preparation Παρασκευη Paraskeuē is the name in modern Greek today for Friday. The Jews were anxious that these bodies should be taken down before the sabbath began at 6 p.m. The request of Joseph of Arimathea for the body of Jesus was a relief to Pilate and to the Jews also. We know little about this member of the Sanhedrin save his name Joseph, his town Arimathea, that he was rich, a secret disciple, and had not agreed to the death of Jesus. Probably he now wished that he had made an open profession. But he has courage now when others are cowardly and asked for the personal privilege They were sitting opposite and looking in silence. [source]
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See on Matthew 27:57. [source]
Mark explains the term as meaning “the day before the sabbath” (προσαββατον prosabbaton), that is our Friday, which began at sunset. See discussion on Matthew 27:57. The Jews had already taken steps to get the bodies removed (John 19:31). [source]
A senator or member of the Sanhedrin of high standing, rich (Matthew 27:57). [source]
Periphrastic imperfect. Also Luke 23:51. The very verb used by Luke of Simeon and Anna (Luke 2:25, Luke 2:38). Matthew 27:57 calls him “Jesus‘ disciple” while John 19:38 adds “secretly for fear of the Jews.” He had evidently taken no public stand for Jesus before now.Boldly (τολμησας tolmēsas). Aorist (ingressive) active participle, becoming bold. It is the glory of Joseph and Nicodemus, secret disciples of Jesus, that they took a bold stand when the rest were in terror and dismay. That is love psychology, paradoxical as it may seem. [source]
This word is only here in the N.T. As εντυλισσω entulissō is only in Matthew 27:59; Luke 23:53; John 20:7. Both verbs occur in the papyri, Plutarch, etc. They both mean to wrap, wind, roll in. The body of Jesus was wound in the linen cloth bought by Joseph and the hundred pounds of spices brought by Nicodemus (John 19:39) for burying were placed in the folds of the linen and the linen was bound around the body by strips of cloth (Matthew 27:57-601). The time was short before the sabbath began and these two reverently laid the body of the Master in Joseph‘s new tomb, hewn out of a rock. The perfect passive participle For further details see 1713609202_30. Luke 23:53 and John 19:41 also tell of the new tomb of Joseph. Some modern scholars think that this very tomb has been identified in Gordon‘s Calvary north of the city. [source]
First aorist active participle of ματητευω mathēteuō from ματητης mathētēs a learner or disciple. Late verb in Plutarch, to be a disciple (Matthew 27:57 like John 19:38) and then to disciple (old English, Spenser), to make a disciple as in Matthew 28:19 and here. Paul and Barnabas were literally here obeying the command of Jesus in discipling people in this heathen city. They returned to Lystra and to Iconium, and to Antioch (υπεστρεπσαν εις την Λυστραν και εις Ικονιον και εις Αντιοχειαν hupestrepsan eis tēn Lustran kai eis Ikonion kai eis Antiocheian). Derbe was the frontier city of the Roman empire. The quickest way to return to Antioch in Syria would have been by the Cilician Gates or by the pass over Matthew. Taurus by which Paul and Silas will come to Derbe in the second tour (Acts 15:41-16:1), but difficult to travel in winter. But it was necessary to revisit the churches in Lystra, Iconium, Antioch in Pisidia and to see that they were able to withstand persecution. Paul was a Roman citizen though he had not made use of this privilege as yet for his own protection. Against mob violence it would count for little, but he did not hesitate. Paul had been stoned in Lystra, threatened in Iconium, expelled in Antioch. He shows his wisdom in conserving his work. [source]