Matthew
Matthew 8:24–25
24Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves. But Jesus was sleeping. 25The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”
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 8:24
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suddenly | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| a violent | μέγας | megas | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3173 large, great |
| storm | σεισμὸς | seismos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4578 an earthquake, storm |
| came up | ἐγένετο | egeneto | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| on | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| the | τῇ | tē | Article - Dative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| sea | θαλάσσῃ | thalassē | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G2281 the sea, lake |
| so that | ὥστε | hōste | Conjunction | G5620 so that, therefore |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| boat | πλοῖον | ploion | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4143 a ship, vessel |
| was engulfed | καλύπτεσθαι | kalyptesthai | Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive | G2572 I veil, hide, conceal, envelop |
| by | ὑπὸ | hypo | Preposition | G5259 by, under, about |
| the | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| waves | κυμάτων | kymatōn | Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural | G2949 a wave |
| But | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| was sleeping | ἐκάθευδεν | ekatheuden | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2518 I sleep, am sleeping |
Matthew 8:25
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| went | προσελθόντες | proselthontes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4334 I come near, consent to |
| woke | ἤγειραν | ēgeiran | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1453 I wake, arouse, raise up |
| Him | αὐτὸν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| saying | λέγοντες | legontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3004 I say, speak |
| Lord | Κύριε | Kyrie | Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| save us | σῶσον | sōson | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G4982 I save, heal |
| We are perishing | ἀπολλύμεθα | apollymetha | Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 1st Person Plural | G622 I destroy, lose, am perishing |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Matthew 8:24 Luke 8:23 · Jonah 1:4–5 · Mark 4:37–38 · Psalm 107:23–27 · Acts 27:14–38 · Isaiah 54:11 · John 6:17–18 · 2 Corinthians 11:25–26 · John 11:15 · John 11:5–6
Matthew 8:25 Jonah 1:6 · 2 Chronicles 14:11 · Psalm 44:22–23 · Mark 4:38–39
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.