this Man = this fellow. Compare Joh_7:27; Joh_9:29.
Barabbas. Aramaic. App-94.
robber = bandit, highway robber. Greek. Mates. Compare Mar_11:17; Mar_14:48; Mar_15:27. Not kleptes. thief. The two words together in Joh_10:1, Joh_10:8. They chose the robber, and the robber has ruled over them to this day.