Mark 5:23

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

and beseecheth him much, saying, My little daughter is at the point of death: [I pray thee], that thou come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be made whole, and live.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ παρεκάλει αὐτὸν πολλά, λέγων, ὅτι Τὸ θυγάτριόν μου ἐσχάτως ἔχει: ἵνα ἐλθὼν ἐπιθῇς αὐτῇ τὰς χεῖρας, ὅπως σωθῇ· καὶ ζήσεται.

Transliteration

And parekalei him polla, legōn, that The thygatrion of me eschatōs echei: that elthōn you might epithēs on her the cheiras, so that she might be sōthē; and she will zēsetai.

Grammar Details

• *parekalei*: imperfect, 3rd singular - was begging/beseeching
• *polla*: accusative, neuter, plural - many things/greatly
• *legōn*: present participle, nominative, masculine, singular - saying
• *thygatrion*: nominative, neuter, singular - little daughter
• *eschatōs*: adverb - at the extremity/at the point of death
• *echei*: present, 3rd singular - has/is
• *elthōn*: aorist participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having come
• *epithēs*: aorist subjunctive, 2nd singular - you might lay
• *cheiras*: accusative, feminine, plural - hands
• *sōthē*: aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd singular - she might be saved/healed
• *zēsetai*: future, 3rd singular - she will live

Word Meanings

• *parekalei*: was begging/beseeching/imploring
• *polla*: greatly/earnestly/much
• *thygatrion*: little daughter/young daughter
• *eschatōs echei*: is at the point of death/is critically ill
• *elthōn*: having come/coming
• *epithēs*: lay/place/put
• *cheiras*: hands
• *sōthē*: might be saved/healed/made well
• *zēsetai*: will live/survive/recover

Referenced Verses

• Mark 16:18 : 18 they shall take up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall in no wise hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
• Luke 13:13 : 13 And he laid his hands upon her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.
• Luke 4:40 : 40 And when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.
• Acts 28:8 : 8 And it was so, that the father of Publius lay sick of fever and dysentery: unto whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laying his hands on him healed him.
• Mark 7:32 : 32 And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to lay his hand upon him.
• Mark 8:23 : 23 And he took hold of the blind man by the hand, and brought him out of the village; and when he had spit on his eyes, and laid his hands upon him, he asked him, {G1487} Seest thou aught?
• 2 Sam 12:15-16 : 15 And Nathan departed unto his house. And Jehovah struck the child that Uriah's wife bare unto David, and it was very sick. 16 David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.
• 2 Kgs 5:11 : 11 But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of Jehovah his God, and wave his hand over the place, and recover the leper.
• Ps 50:15 : 15 And call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
• Ps 107:19 : 19 Then they cry unto Jehovah in their trouble, And he saveth them out of their distresses.
• Matt 8:3 : 3 And he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou made clean. And straightway his leprosy was cleansed.
• Mark 6:5-6 : 5 And he could {G3756} there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them. 6 And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages teaching.
• Mark 6:13 : 13 And they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.
• Mark 7:25-27 : 25 But straightway a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having heard of him, came and fell down at his feet. 26 Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by race. And she besought him that he would cast forth the demon out of her daughter. 27 And he said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs.
• Mark 9:21-22 : 21 And he asked his father, How long time is it since this hath come unto him? And he said, From a child. 22 And oft-times it hath cast him both into the fire and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do anything, have compassion on us, and help us.
• Luke 4:38 : 38 And he rose up from the synagogue, and entered into the house of Simon. And Simon's wife's mother was holden with a great fever; and they besought him for her.
• John 4:46-47 : 46 {G3767} He came therefore again unto Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum. 47 When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought [him] that he would come down, and heal his son; for he was at the point of death.
• John 11:3 : 3 The sisters therefore sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.
• Acts 6:6 : 6 whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands upon them.
• Acts 9:17 : 17 And Ananias departed, and entered into the house; and laying his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, [even] Jesus, who appeared unto thee in the way which thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mayest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit.
• Jas 5:14-15 : 14 Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: 15 and the prayer of faith shall save him that is sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, it shall be forgiven him.
• Luke 7:2-3 : 2 And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was sick and at the point of death. 3 And when he heard concerning Jesus, he sent unto him elders of the Jews, asking him that he would come and save his servant.
• Luke 7:12 : 12 Now when he drew near to the gate of the city, behold, there was carried out one that was dead, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.