Mark 10:47

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And when he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἀκούσας ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ὁ Ναζωραῖός ἐστιν, ἤρξατο κράζειν, καὶ λέγειν, Ὁ Ὑιὸς Δαυίδ, Ἰησοῦ, ἐλέησόν με.

Transliteration

And having akousas that Iēsous the Nazōraios estin, he ērxato to krazein, and to legein, The Huios of David, Iēsou, eleēson me.

Grammar Details

*akousas*: aorist participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having heard
*Iēsous*: nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus (personal name)
*Nazōraios*: nominative, masculine, singular - Nazarene/of Nazareth
*estin*: present indicative, 3rd singular - is/exists
*ērxato*: aorist indicative, 3rd singular, middle - began/started
*krazein*: present infinitive, active - to cry out/shout
*legein*: present infinitive, active - to say/speak
*Huios*: nominative, masculine, singular - Son
*David*: genitive, masculine, singular - of David
*Iēsou*: vocative, masculine, singular - Jesus (direct address)
*eleēson*: aorist imperative, 2nd singular, active - have mercy/show compassion

Word Meanings

*akousas*: having heard/when he heard
*Nazōraios*: Nazarene/from Nazareth
*ērxato*: began/started
*krazein*: to cry out/shout/call loudly
*legein*: to say/speak/declare
*Huios David*: Son of David (Messianic title)
*eleēson*: have mercy/pity/show compassion

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Referenced Verses

Matt 9:27 : 27 And as Jesus passed by from thence, two blind men followed him, crying out, and saying, Have mercy on us, thou son of David.
Luke 18:36-37 : 36 and hearing a multitude going by, he inquired what this meant. 37 And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by.
Mark 1:24 : 24 saying, {G1436} What have we to do with thee, Jesus thou Nazarene? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.
Luke 4:16 : 16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and he entered, as his custom was, into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up to read.
Isa 9:6-7 : 6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 7 Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of Jehovah of hosts will perform this.
Isa 11:1 : 1 And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots shall bear fruit.
Jer 23:5-6 : 5 Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. 6 In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely; and this is his name whereby he shall be called: Jehovah our righteousness.
Matt 1:1 : 1 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
Matt 2:23 : 23 and came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets, that he should be called a Nazarene.
John 1:46 : 46 And Nathanael said unto him, Can any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.
John 7:41 : 41 Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, What, doth the Christ come out of Galilee?
John 7:52 : 52 They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and see that out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.
John 19:19 : 19 And Pilate wrote a title also, and put it on the cross. And there was written, JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Acts 6:14 : 14 for we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered unto us.
Acts 13:22-23 : 22 And when he had removed him, he raised up {G846} David to be their king; to whom also he bare witness and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who shall do all my will. 23 Of this man's seed hath God according to promise brought unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus;
Rom 1:3-4 : 3 concerning his Son, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh, 4 who was declared [to be] the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead; [even] Jesus Christ our Lord,
Rev 22:16 : 16 I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things for the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright, the morning star.
Matt 12:23 : 23 And all the multitudes were amazed, and said, Can this be the son of David?
Matt 15:22 : 22 And behold, a Canaanitish woman came out from those borders, and cried, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a demon.
Matt 20:30 : 30 And behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying, Lord, have mercy on us, thou son of David.
Matt 21:9 : 9 And the multitudes that went before him, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed [is] he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.
Matt 21:11 : 11 And the multitudes said, This is the prophet, Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.
Matt 22:42-45 : 42 saying, What think ye of the Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, [The son] of David. 43 He saith unto them, How then doth David in the Spirit call him Lord, saying, 44 The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, Till I put thine enemies underneath thy feet? 45 If David then calleth him Lord, how is he his son?
Matt 26:71 : 71 And when he was gone out into the porch, another [maid] saw him, and saith unto them that were there, This man also was with Jesus of Nazareth.

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