Mark
Mark 4:37–38
37Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped. 38But Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. So they woke Him and said, “Teacher, don’t You care that we are perishing?”
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Mark 4:37
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soon | Καὶ | Kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| a violent | μεγάλη | megalē | Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3173 large, great |
| windstorm | λαῖλαψ | lailaps | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G2978 a sudden storm, squall |
| came up | γίνεται | ginetai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | τὰ | ta | Article - Nominative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| waves | κύματα | kymata | Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural | G2949 a wave |
| were breaking | ἐπέβαλλεν | epeballen | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1911 I throw upon, lay, strike upon |
| over | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| boat | πλοῖον | ploion | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4143 a ship, vessel |
| so that | ὥστε | hōste | Conjunction | G5620 so that, therefore |
| was being swamped | γεμίζεσθαι | gemizesthai | Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive | G1072 I fill, load |
Mark 4:38
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| was | ἦν | ēn | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| the | τῇ | tē | Article - Dative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| stern | πρύμνῃ | prymnē | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G4403 the stern of a ship |
| sleeping | καθεύδων | katheudōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2518 I sleep, am sleeping |
| on | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| cushion | προσκεφάλαιον | proskephalaion | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4344 a pillow or cushion |
| they woke | ἐγείρουσιν | egeirousin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1453 I wake, arouse, raise up |
| Him | αὐτὸν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| said | λέγουσιν | legousin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G3004 I say, speak |
| Teacher | Διδάσκαλε | Didaskale | Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular | G1320 a teacher |
| don’t You care | μέλει | melei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3199 it is a care, it concerns |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| we are perishing | ἀπολλύμεθα | apollymetha | Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 1st Person Plural | G622 I destroy, lose, am perishing |
Cross-references
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Mark 4:37 Matthew 8:23–24 · Job 1:19 · Luke 8:22–23 · Jonah 1:4 · Psalm 107:23–31 · Job 1:12 · Acts 27:14–20
Mark 4:38 1 Peter 5:7 · Hebrews 4:15 · Isaiah 54:6–8 · Matthew 8:25 · Luke 8:24 · Isaiah 40:27–28 · 1 Kings 18:27–29 · Isaiah 51:9–10 · Isaiah 49:14–16 · Psalm 77:7–10 · Isaiah 64:12 · Job 8:5–6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.