Mark
Mark 8:24
24The man looked up and said, “I can see the people, but they look like trees walking around.”
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 29:18 · 1 Corinthians 13:9–12 · Isaiah 32:3 · Judges 9:36
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.