## the barracks ##

This is the place where the soldiers stayed.

## cohort ##

"large amount" or "many"

## They put a purple robe on Jesus ##

This was an act of mockery. Purple was a color attributed to royalty and by clothing him this way they were mocking his title, "King of the Jews."

## They began to salute him and said, "Hail, King of the Jews!" ##

Again, the soldiers were mocking Jesus because they did not believe that he was the King of the Jews. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-irony]])