Matt. 8:5 in context
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Matthew 8:5

[In Luke's longer description of the same event, which uses 186 words compared to Matthew's 124 words, it is clear that the officer does not speak directly to Jesus but uses messengers, see Luke 7:1–10. Matthew simplifies in the same way we do today when we say that a high-ranking person is talking to someone, without mentioning the messengers and interpreters who are present.]
As Jesus was entering Capernaum, a Roman officer (centurion, leader of eighty soldiers) approached him and asked for help:
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Nestle-Aland (NA)

Εἰσελθόντος   δὲ   αὐτοῦ   εἰς   Καφαρναοὺμ   προσῆλθεν   αὐτῷ   ἑκατόνταρχος   παρακαλῶν   αὐτὸν  

Textus Receptus (TR)

Εἰσελθόντος   δὲ   αὐτοῦ   τῷ   Ἰησοῦ   εἰς   Καφαρναοὺμ   προσῆλθεν   αὐτῷ   ἑκατόνταρχος   παρακαλῶν   αὐτὸν  

Manuscript comments

Both NA and TR have 10 words, however there are differences between the texts.


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Interlinear — table

Below is an interlinear version in table form that follows the word order of the original text. Clicking on the Strongs number will show the words in their basic form (note that sometimes the grammar causes not only the endings to change, but also the initial letters of the word).


Strongs nr Greek English Grammar Code
G1525
 Εἰσελθόντος (Eiselthontos)
 When was entering
VERB Verb
2nd aorist active part. second aorist active Participle
genitive sing. ♂ genitive singular masculine
V-2AAP-GSM
G1161
 δὲ (de)
 now
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G0846
 αὐτοῦ (aytoy)
 He,
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
gen. sing. ♂ genitive singular masculine
P-GSM
G1519
 εἰς (eis)
 into
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G2584
 Καφαρναοὺμ (Kapharnaoym)
 Capernaum,
Noun Noun
acc. sing. ♀ accusative singular feminine
Location (location)
 N-ASF-L
G4334
 προσῆλθεν (proselthen)
 came
VERB Verb
2nd aorist active ind. second aorist active indicative
sing. third person singular
V-2AAI-3S
G0846
 αὐτῷ (ayto)
 to Him
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
dative sing. ♂ dative singular masculine
P-DSM
G1543
 ἑκατόνταρχος (ekatontarchos)
 a centurion,
Noun Noun
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
N-NSM
G3870
 παρακαλῶν (parakalon)
 imploring
VERB Verb
pres. active part. present active Participle
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
V-PAP-NSM
G0846
 αὐτὸν (ayton)
 Him,
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
acc. sing. ♂ accusative singular masculine
P-ASM

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