Mark 8:23

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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?

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἐπιλαβόμενος τῆς χειρὸς τοῦ τυφλοῦ, ἐξήγαγεν αὐτὸν ἔξω τῆς κώμης· καὶ πτύσας εἰς τὰ ὄμματα αὐτοῦ, ἐπιθεὶς τὰς χεῖρας αὐτῷ, ἐπηρώτα αὐτὸν εἴ τι βλέπει.

Transliteration

And having epilabomenos the cheiros of the typhlou, he exēgagen him outside the kōmēs; and having ptysas into the ommata of him, having epitheis the cheiras to him, he epērōta him if anything he blepei.

Grammar Details

• *epilabomenos*: participle, aorist middle nominative singular - having taken hold
• *cheiros*: noun, feminine genitive singular - of hand
• *typhlou*: adjective used as noun, masculine genitive singular - of blind man
• *exēgagen*: verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he led out
• *kōmēs*: noun, feminine genitive singular - of village
• *ptysas*: participle, aorist active nominative singular - having spit
• *ommata*: noun, neuter accusative plural - eyes
• *epitheis*: participle, aorist active nominative singular - having laid upon
• *cheiras*: noun, feminine accusative plural - hands
• *epērōta*: verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - he was asking
• *blepei*: verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular - he sees

Word Meanings

• *epilabomenos*: having taken hold/grasped/taken
• *cheiros*: hand/arm
• *typhlou*: blind man/blind person
• *exēgagen*: he led out/brought out
• *kōmēs*: village/town
• *ptysas*: having spit/spat
• *ommata*: eyes/sight
• *epitheis*: having laid upon/placed on
• *cheiras*: hands/arms
• *epērōta*: he was asking/questioning
• *blepei*: he sees/perceives/notices

Referenced Verses

• Mark 7:33 : 33 And he took him aside {G2398} from the multitude privately, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat, and touched his tongue;
• Acts 9:8 : 8 And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw nothing; and they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.
• Mark 5:23 : 23 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.
• Heb 8:9 : 9 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers In the day that I took them by the hand to lead them forth out of the land of Egypt; For they continued not in my covenant, And I regarded them not, saith the Lord.
• Rev 3:18 : 18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold refined by fire, that thou mayest become rich; and white garments, that thou mayest clothe thyself, and [that] the shame of thy nakedness be not made manifest; and eyesalve to anoint thine eyes, that thou mayest see.
• John 9:6-7 : 6 When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and anointed {G1909} his eyes with the clay, 7 and said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam (which is by interpretation, Sent). He went away therefore, and washed, and came seeing.
• Isa 44:2 : 2 Thus saith Jehovah that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, who will help thee: Fear not, O Jacob my servant; and thou, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
• Isa 51:18 : 18 There is none to guide her among all the sons whom she hath brought forth; neither is there any that taketh her by the hand among all the sons that she hath brought up.
• Jer 31:32 : 32 not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was a husband unto them, saith Jehovah.