but when they saw Him walking on the sea, they cried out, thinking He was a ghost—Mark 6:49
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
Οἱ δὲ ἰδόντες αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τῆς θαλάσσης περιπατοῦντα ἔδοξαν ὅτι φάντασμά ἐστιν, καὶ ἀνέκραξαν·
- ΟἱHoi“<the>”Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- δὲde“And”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- ἰδόντεςidontes“having seen”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G1492H
- αὐτὸνauton“Him”Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ἐπὶepi“on”Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
- τῆςtēs“the”Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- θαλάσσηςthalassēs“sea”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from θάλασσα · “sea” · Strong's G2281
- περιπατοῦνταperipatounta“walking”Verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, masculine · from περιπατέω · “to walk” · Strong's G4043
- ἔδοξανedoxan“they thought”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from δοκέω · “to think” · Strong's G1380
- ὅτιhoti“that”Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
- φάντασμάphantasma“a ghost”Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · from φάντασμα · “ghost” · Strong's G5326
- ἐστιν,estin“[it] is,”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἀνέκραξαν·anekraxan“cried out;”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἀνακράζω · “to yell” · Strong's G0349
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)