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- 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: en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_irony)