Mark 2:4

Since they were unable to get to Jesus through the crowd, they uncovered the roof above Him, made an opening, and lowered the paralytic on his mat.
Mark 2:4
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Original language (Greek)

καὶ μὴ δυνάμενοι προσενέγκαι αὐτῷ διὰ τὸν ὄχλον ἀπεστέγασαν τὴν στέγην ὅπου ἦν καὶ ἐξορύξαντες χαλῶσιν τὸν κράβαττον ὅπου ὁ παραλυτικὸς κατέκειτο.

  1. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. μὴmē“not”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  3. δυνάμενοιdunamenoi“being able”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from δύναμαι · “be able” · Strong's G1410
  4. προσενέγκαιprosenegkai“to bring to”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, infinitive · from προσφέρω · “to bring to” · Strong's G4374
  5. αὐτῷautō“to Him”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  6. διὰdia“on account of”
    Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
  7. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. ὄχλονochlon“crowd”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὄχλος · “crowd” · Strong's G3793
  9. ἀπεστέγασανapestegasan“they removed”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἀποστεγάζω · “to unroof” · Strong's G0648
  10. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. στέγηνstegēn“roof”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from στέγη · “roof” · Strong's G4721
  12. ὅπουhopou“where”
    Preposition · “where(-ever)” · Strong's G3699
  13. ἦνēn“He was”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  14. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  15. ἐξορύξαντεςexoruxantes“having broken up [it]”
    Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἐξορύσσω · “to dig through/out” · Strong's G1846
  16. χαλῶσινchalōsin“they let down”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from χαλάω · “to lower” · Strong's G5465
  17. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  18. κράβαττονkrabatton“pallet”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from κράββατος · “bed” · Strong's G2895
  19. ὅπουhopou“where”
    Preposition · “where(-ever)” · Strong's G3699
  20. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  21. παραλυτικὸςparalutikos“paralytic”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from παραλυτικός · “paralytic” · Strong's G3885
  22. κατέκειτο.katekeito“was lying.”
    Verb, imperfect, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from κατάκειμαι · “to recline” · Strong's G2621
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)