Mark
Mark 8:24–25
24The man looked up and said, “I can see the people, but they look like trees walking around.”
25Once again Jesus placed His hands on the man’s eyes, and when he opened them his sight was restored, and he could see everything clearly.
Word by word
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Mark 8:24
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| looked up | ἀναβλέψας | anablepsas | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G308 I look up, recover my sight |
| said | ἔλεγεν | elegen | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| I can see | Βλέπω | Blepō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G991 I look, see |
| the | τοὺς | tous | Article - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| people | ἀνθρώπους | anthrōpous | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G444 a man, one of the human race |
| they look | ὁρῶ | horō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G3708 I see, look upon, experience |
| like | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| trees | δένδρα | dendra | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G1186 a tree |
| walking around | περιπατοῦντας | peripatountas | Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural | G4043 I walk, conduct my life |
Mark 8:25
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Once again | Εἶτα | Eita | Adverb | G1534 then, thereafter, next |
| placed | ἐπέθηκεν | epethēken | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2007 I put, place upon, lay on |
| hands | χεῖρας | cheiras | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G5495 a hand |
| on | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| eyes | ὀφθαλμοὺς | ophthalmous | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3788 the eye |
| and when | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| he opened them | διέβλεψεν | dieblepsen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1227 I see through, see clearly |
| was restored | ἀπεκατέστη | apekatestē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G600 I restore, give back |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| he could see | ἐνέβλεπεν | eneblepen | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1689 I look into, look upon |
| everything | ἅπαντα | hapanta | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G537 all, the whole |
| clearly | τηλαυγῶς | tēlaugōs | Adverb | G5081 clearly, distinctly |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Mark 8:24 Isaiah 29:18 · 1 Corinthians 13:9–12 · Isaiah 32:3 · Judges 9:36
Mark 8:25 Proverbs 4:18 · Philippians 1:6 · 1 Peter 2:9 · 2 Peter 3:18 · Matthew 13:12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.