The man looked up and said, “I can see the people, but they look like trees walking around.”Mark 8:24
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
καὶ ἀναβλέψας ἔλεγεν· βλέπω τοὺς ἀνθρώπους ὅτι ὡς δένδρα ὁρῶ περιπατοῦντας.
- καὶkai“And”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἀναβλέψαςanablepsas“having looked up”Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀναβλέπω · “to look up/see again” · Strong's G0308
- ἔλεγεν·elegen“he was saying;”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
- βλέπωblepō“I see”Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · “to see” · Strong's G0991
- τοὺςtous“the”Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἀνθρώπουςanthrōpous“men”Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
- ὅτιhoti“for”Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
- ὡςhōs“as”Particle · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
- δένδραdendra“trees”Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from δένδρον · “tree” · Strong's G1186
- ὁρῶhorō“I see [them]”Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from ὁράω · “to see” · Strong's G3708
- 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)