Mark 8:24

The man looked up and said, “I can see the people, but they look like trees walking around.”
Mark 8:24
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Original language (Greek)

καὶ ἀναβλέψας ἔλεγεν· βλέπω τοὺς ἀνθρώπους ὅτι ὡς δένδρα ὁρῶ περιπατοῦντας.

  1. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. ἀναβλέψαςanablepsas“having looked up”
    Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀναβλέπω · “to look up/see again” · Strong's G0308
  3. ἔλεγεν·elegen“he was saying;”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  4. βλέπωblepō“I see”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · “to see” · Strong's G0991
  5. τοὺςtous“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. ἀνθρώπουςanthrōpous“men”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
  7. ὅτιhoti“for”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  8. ὡςhōs“as”
    Particle · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
  9. δένδραdendra“trees”
    Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from δένδρον · “tree” · Strong's G1186
  10. ὁρῶhorō“I see [them]”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from ὁράω · “to see” · Strong's G3708
  11. περιπατοῦντας.peripatountas“walking.”
    Verb, present, active, participle, accusative, plural, masculine · from περιπατέω · “to walk” · Strong's G4043
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)