What language did Pilate speak with Jesus?

Aramaic
Pilate begins in Aramaic and Jesus answers in Latin. This greatly surprises Pilate, who continues the conversation in Latin.

Is Hebrew and Aramaic the same language?

Aramaic and Hebrew are from the same family; the former’s script likely informed both written Hebrew and Arabic. Like most languages, Aramaic spread through centuries of conquest, spurred by the invasions of the Assyrian and later Persian empires.

What language does Greece speak?

Greek
Greece/Official languages

What nationality was Pontius Pilate?

Roman
Pontius Pilate/Nationality

According to the traditional account of his life, Pilate was a Roman equestrian (knight) of the Samnite clan of the Pontii (hence his name Pontius). He was appointed prefect of Judaea through the intervention of Sejanus, a favourite of the Roman emperor Tiberius.

Did Jesus speak Aramaic to Pontius Pilate?

When Pilate dealt with Jews, he knew that they all spoke Aramaic and probably learned the language in order to do so. If Jesus actually addressed Pontius Pilate, it was in Greek. There is no doubt about that.

Did Pontius Pilate have an interpreter?

Most probably Pilate had an interpreter, who translated his words into whatever language Jesus spoke, and translated Jesus’ answer back to Pilate. That is the usual way of doing it, and Pilate would need an interpreter on many other occasions. But the interpreter is seldom mentioned.

Did Jesus speak Latin in the New Testament?

There is no evidence Jesus spoke Latin in the New Testament. d. The scene where Jesus speaks to Pilate is sometimes appealed to as evidence that Jesus spoke Latin to Pilate. The problem with this theory, is that Pilate as the governor of Judea, would most certainly have been fluent in both Aramaic and Greek.

What language is the title of the Cross written in?

Let us not forget that Pilate’s inscription on the Title of the Cross was written in Latin, Greek and Hebrew. “This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was near to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin.”