Matthew

Matthew 14:30–31

³⁰But when he saw the strength of the wind,^c he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”

³¹Immediately Jesus reached out His hand and took hold of Peter. “You of little faith,” He said, “why did you doubt?”

Footnotes

c 14:30 Literally when he saw the strong wind; NE and WH do not include strong.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
when he saw	βλέπων	blepōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G991 I look, see
the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
strength	ἰσχυρὸν	ischyron	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2478 strong, mighty, powerful
of the wind	ἄνεμον	anemon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G417 the wind
he was afraid	ἐφοβήθη	ephobēthē	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G5399 I fear, am terrified
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
beginning	ἀρξάμενος	arxamenos	Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular	G756 I begin
to sink	καταποντίζεσθαι	katapontizesthai	Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive	G2670 I sink in the sea, am drowned
cried out	ἔκραξεν	ekraxen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2896 I cry aloud, shriek
Lord	Κύριε	Kyrie	Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
save	σῶσόν	sōson	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G4982 I save, heal
me	με	me	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Immediately	Εὐθέως	Eutheōs	Adverb	G2112 immediately, soon
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς	Iēsous	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2424 Jesus
reached out	ἐκτείνας	ekteinas	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1614 I stretch out, cast forth
hand	χεῖρα	cheira	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G5495 a hand
took hold	ἐπελάβετο	epelabeto	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G1949 I seize, take hold of
of	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
of little faith	Ὀλιγόπιστε	Oligopiste	Adjective - Vocative Masculine Singular	G3640 of little faith
He said	λέγει	legei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3004 I say, speak
why	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
did you doubt	ἐδίστασας	edistasas	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G1365 I waver, doubt

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Matthew 14:30 Lamentations 3:54–57 · 2 Timothy 4:16–17 · Mark 14:38 · Matthew 8:24–25 · Jonah 2:2–7 · Psalm 69:1–2 · Luke 22:54–61 · Psalm 107:27–30 · Psalm 116:3–4 · Psalm 3:7 · John 18:25–27 · Mark 14:66–72

Matthew 14:31 James 1:6–8 · Psalm 138:7 · Genesis 22:14 · Luke 22:31–32 · Matthew 17:20 · Matthew 8:26 · Mark 5:41 · Matthew 6:30 · Matthew 16:8 · Mark 1:31 · Isaiah 63:12 · Mark 11:23

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.