Mar 15:45 | RWP | e4.org | Granted the corpse ( εδωρησατο το πτωμα ). This official information was necessary before the burial. As a matter of fact Pilate was probably glad to turn the body over to Joseph else the body would go to the potter's field. This is the only instance when πτωμα ( cadaver , corpse) is applied to the body ( σωμα ) of Jesus, the term used in ; ; ).

‏ Mark 15:45

Granted the corpse ( εδωρησατο το πτωμα ). This official information was necessary before the burial. As a matter of fact Pilate was probably glad to turn the body over to Joseph else the body would go to the potter's field. This is the only instance when πτωμα (cadaver, corpse) is applied to the body ( σωμα ) of Jesus, the term used in Mt 27:59; Lu 23:53; Joh 19:40).