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Mat 27:15. Κατὰ δὲ ἑορτὴν, κ.τ.λ., But at the feast, etc.) This [custom of releasing a prisoner at the Feast] accorded with the deliverance from Egypt.-ἑορτὴν, feast) St John calls it expressly the Passover.-εἰώθει, had been wont) Even political customs subserve Divine Providence.-ἓνα, one) i.e., one, and not more than one.