Matthew 27:54

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Now the centurion, and they that were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earthquake, and the things that were done, feared exceedingly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὁ δὲ ἑκατόνταρχος, καὶ οἱ μετʼ αὐτοῦ, τηροῦντες τὸν Ἰησοῦν, ἰδόντες τὸν σεισμὸν, καὶ τὰ γενόμενα, ἐφοβήθησαν σφόδρα, λέγοντες, Ἀληθῶς Θεοῦ Υἱὸς ἦν οὗτος.

Transliteration

The de hekatontarchos, and those with him, tērountes the Iēsoun, idontes the seismon, and the things genomena, ephobēthēsan sphodra, legontes, Alēthōs Theou Huios ēn this one.

Grammar Details

*de*: conjunction, postpositive particle - but/and/now
*hekatontarchos*: nominative, masculine, singular - centurion
*tērountes*: present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - watching/guarding
*Iēsoun*: accusative, masculine, singular - Jesus
*idontes*: aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having seen
*seismon*: accusative, masculine, singular - earthquake/shaking
*genomena*: aorist middle participle, accusative, neuter, plural - having happened/having occurred
*ephobēthēsan*: aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural - were frightened/were afraid
*sphodra*: adverb - exceedingly/greatly
*legontes*: present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - saying
*Alēthōs*: adverb - truly/indeed
*Theou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of God
*Huios*: nominative, masculine, singular - Son
*ēn*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was

Word Meanings

*hekatontarchos*: centurion/captain of one hundred
*tērountes*: guarding/keeping watch over/observing
*seismon*: earthquake/shaking
*ephobēthēsan*: were frightened/feared/were terrified
*sphodra*: exceedingly/greatly/very much
*Alēthōs*: truly/certainly/indeed/really

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Matt 27:36 : 36 and they sat and watched him there.
Mark 15:39 : 39 And when the centurion, who stood by over against him, saw that he so gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
Matt 27:43 : 43 He trusteth on God; let him deliver him now, if he desireth him: for he said, I am the Son of God.
Matt 4:3 : 3 And the tempter came and said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.
Matt 8:5 : 5 And when he was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
Luke 23:47-49 : 47 And when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man. 48 And all the multitudes that came together to this sight, when they beheld the things that were done, returned smiting their breasts. 49 And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed with him from Galilee, stood afar off, seeing these things.
Acts 23:23 : 23 And he called unto him two of the centurions, and said, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night:
Acts 27:1 : 1 And when it was determined that we should sail for Italy, they delivered {G5037} Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the Augustan band.
Acts 27:43 : 43 But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, stayed them from their purpose; and commanded that they who could swim should cast themselves overboard, and get first to the land;
Rom 1:4 : 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 11:13 : 13 And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell; and there were killed {G3686} in the earthquake seven thousand persons: and the rest were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.
John 19:7 : 7 The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by that law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.
Acts 2:37 : 37 Now when they heard [this,] they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and the rest of the apostles, {G435} Brethren, what shall we do?
Acts 10:1 : 1 Now [there] [was] a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of the band called the Italian [band],
Acts 16:29-30 : 29 And he called for lights and sprang in, and, {G1096} trembling for fear, fell down before Paul and Silas, 30 and brought them out and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
Acts 21:32 : 32 And forthwith he took soldiers and centurions, and ran down upon them: and they, when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, left off beating Paul.
Acts 23:17 : 17 And Paul called unto him one of the centurions, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain; for he hath something to tell him.
Matt 26:63 : 63 But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou art the Christ, the Son of God.
Matt 27:40 : 40 and saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself: if thou art the Son of God, come down from the cross.
2 Kgs 1:13-14 : 13 And again he sent the captain of a third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight. 14 Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and consumed the two former captains of fifty with their fifties; but now let my life be precious in thy sight.
Luke 22:70 : 70 And they all said, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them, Ye say that I am.

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