15:18 They began to salute him: “Hail, king of the Jews!” 1 15:19 Again and again 2 they struck him on the head with a staff 3 and spit on him. Then they knelt down and paid homage to him.
1 tn Or “Long live the King of the Jews!”
2 tn The verb here has been translated as an iterative imperfect.
3 tn Or “a reed.” The Greek term can mean either “staff” or “reed.” See BDAG 502 s.v. κάλαμος 2.