Mark
Mark 4:37
37Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.