Matthew 12:23

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And all the multitudes were amazed, and said, Can this be the son of David?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἐξίσταντο πάντες οἱ ὄχλοι, καὶ ἔλεγον, Μήτι οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ υἱὸς Δαυίδ;

Transliteration

And existanto all the ochloi, and elegon, Mēti this one estin the huios of David?

Grammar Details

*existanto*: imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person plural - were amazed
*ochloi*: nominative, masculine, plural - crowds/multitudes
*elegon*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - were saying
*Mēti*: interrogative particle expecting negative answer - surely not
*estin*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is/exists
*huios*: nominative, masculine, singular - son
*David*: genitive, masculine, singular - David

Word Meanings

*existanto*: were amazed/were astonished/were marveling
*ochloi*: crowds/multitudes/people
*elegon*: were saying/were speaking/kept saying
*Mēti*: surely not/could this be/perhaps [interrogative suggesting surprise]
*huios*: son/descendant

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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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.
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 22:42-43 : 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,
John 4:29 : 29 Come, see a man, who told me all things that [ever] I did: can {G3385} this be the Christ?
John 7:40-42 : 40 [ Some] of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words, said, This is of a truth the prophet. 41 Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, What, doth the Christ come out of Galilee? 42 Hath not the scripture said that the Christ cometh of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?
Matt 9:33 : 33 And when the demon was cast out, the dumb man spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.
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 15:30-31 : 30 And there came unto him great multitudes, having with them the lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and they cast them down at his feet; and he healed them: 31 insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb speaking, the maimed whole, and lame walking, and the blind seeing: and they glorified the God of Israel.

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32And as they went forth, behold, there was brought to him a dumb man possessed with a demon.
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Matt 22:42-43
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37David himself {G3767} calleth him Lord; and whence is he his son? And the common people heard him gladly.
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Matt 15:30-31
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30And there came unto him great multitudes, having with them the lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and they cast them down at his feet; and he healed them:
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Luke 18:43
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