Matthew
Matthew 8:2–3
2Suddenly a lepera came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
3Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
Footnotes
- a 8:2 A leper was one afflicted with a skin disease. See Leviticus 13.
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.
Matthew 8:2
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suddenly | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| a leper | λεπρὸς | lepros | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3015 a leper |
| came | προσελθὼν | proselthōn | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4334 I come near, consent to |
| knelt before | προσεκύνει | prosekynei | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4352 I worship |
| Him | αὐτῷ | autō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| saying | λέγων | legōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| Lord | Κύριε | Kyrie | Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| if | ἐὰν | ean | Conjunction | G1437 if |
| You are willing | θέλῃς | thelēs | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular | G2309 I will, wish, desire |
| You can | δύνασαί | dynasai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular | G1410 I am powerful, am able |
| make me clean | καθαρίσαι | katharisai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G2511 I make clean |
Matthew 8:3
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| touched | ἥψατο | hēpsato | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G680 I touch or handle |
| I am willing | Θέλω | Thelō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G2309 I will, wish, desire |
| He said | λέγων | legōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| Be clean | καθαρίσθητι | katharisthēti | Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Singular | G2511 I make clean |
| And | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| immediately | εὐθέως | eutheōs | Adverb | G2112 immediately, soon |
| his | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| leprosy | λέπρα | lepra | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3014 leprosy |
| was cleansed | ἐκαθαρίσθη | ekatharisthē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G2511 I make clean |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Matthew 8:2 Mark 1:40–45 · Matthew 15:25 · Matthew 18:26 · Luke 17:12–19 · Leviticus 13:44–46 · Acts 10:25 · Luke 5:12–14 · John 9:38 · Matthew 28:17 · 1 Corinthians 14:25 · Mark 9:22–24 · Numbers 5:2–3
Matthew 8:3 Luke 5:13 · Psalm 33:9 · 2 Kings 5:14 · Matthew 11:4–5 · Mark 1:41 · John 5:21 · Genesis 1:3 · Mark 4:39 · 2 Kings 5:11 · John 11:43 · Mark 9:25 · Mark 5:41
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.