Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Mark 15:2 - 15:2

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Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Mark 15:2 - 15:2


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2. Σὺ εἶ ὁ βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἰουδαίων; The question is identical in all four. The Jews themselves say “King of Israel” (Mar 15:32), but to Pilate they would say “King of the Jews.” The σύ is emphatic and expressive of surprise; He certainly did not look like one who would claim kingly power. For ἀποκριθεὶς λέγει see on Mar 3:33 and Mar 8:29.

Σὺ λέγεις. Christ recognizes Pilate’s authority and his right to ask, and His Σύ also is emphatic; “That is thy statement.” Christ neither affirms nor denies it; He gives what Theophylact calls ἀμφίβολος ἀπόκρισις. He could not say that He was not King of the Jews; on the other hand He was not a king in Pilate’s sense. But the reply is probably nearer to assent than to denial; see on Mar 14:62. Σὺ λέγε ς is in all three; not in Jn.