KJV: And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.
YLT: And it was, as it were, the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land till the ninth hour,
Darby: And it was about the sixth hour, and there came darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
ASV: And it was now about the sixth hour, and a darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour,
| ἦν | it was |
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Parse: Verb, Imperfect Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: εἰμί Sense: to be, to exist, to happen, to be present. |
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| ἤδη | now |
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Parse: Adverb Root: ἤδη Sense: now, already. |
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| ὡσεὶ | about |
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Parse: Adverb Root: ὡσεί Sense: as it were, (had been), as though, as, like as, like. |
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| ὥρα | [the] hour |
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Parse: Noun, Nominative Feminine Singular Root: ὥρα Sense: a certain definite time or season fixed by natural law and returning with the revolving year. |
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| ἕκτη | sixth |
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Parse: Adjective, Nominative Feminine Singular Root: ἕκτος Sense: the sixth. |
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| σκότος | darkness |
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Parse: Noun, Nominative Neuter Singular Root: σκότος Sense: darkness. |
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| ἐγένετο | came |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Middle, 3rd Person Singular Root: γίνομαι Sense: to become, i. |
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| ἐφ’ | over |
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Parse: Preposition Root: ἐπί Sense: upon, on, at, by, before. |
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| γῆν | land |
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Parse: Noun, Accusative Feminine Singular Root: γῆ Sense: arable land. |
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| ἕως | until |
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Parse: Preposition Root: ἕως Sense: till, until. |
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| ὥρας | [the] hour |
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Parse: Noun, Genitive Feminine Singular Root: ὥρα Sense: a certain definite time or season fixed by natural law and returning with the revolving year. |
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| ἐνάτης | ninth |
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Parse: Adjective, Genitive Feminine Singular Root: ἔνατος Sense: ninth. |
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Greek Commentary for Luke 23:44
Midday. [source]
See on Matthew 27:46. [source]
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Luke 23:44
Curiously enough McNeile takes this to mean the trial before Pilate (John 18:14). But clearly John uses Roman time, writing at the close of the century when Jewish time was no longer in vogue. It was six o‘clock in the morning Roman time when the trial occurred before Pilate. The crucifixion began at the third hour (Mark 15:25) Jewish time or nine a.m. The darkness began at noon, the sixth hour Jewish time and lasted till 3 p.m. Roman time, the ninth hour Jewish time (Mark 15:33; Matthew 27:45; Luke 23:44). The dense darkness for three hours could not be an eclipse of the sun and Luke (Luke 23:45) does not so say, only “the sun‘s light failing.” Darkness sometimes precedes earthquakes and one came at this time or dense masses of clouds may have obscured the sun‘s light. One need not be disturbed if nature showed its sympathy with the tragedy of the dying of the Creator on the Cross (Romans 8:22), groaning and travailing until now. [source]
That is, noon (Jewish time), as the third hour was nine a.m. (Mark 15:25). See Matthew 27:45 for discussion. Given also by Luke 23:44. Mark gives the Aramaic transliteration as does B in Matthew 27:45, which see for discussion. [source]
Nothing out of place Old word, three times in the N.T. (Luke 23:44; Acts 28:6; 2 Thessalonians 3:2). This can only mean that this robber accepts the claims of Jesus to be true. He is dying for claiming to be Messiah, as he is. [source]