Matthew 9:23

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the flute-players, and the crowd making a tumult,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἐλθὼν ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν τοῦ ἄρχοντος, καὶ ἰδὼν τοὺς αὐλητὰς καὶ τὸν ὄχλον θορυβούμενον,

Transliteration

And having elthōn Iēsous into the oikian of the archontos, and having idōn the aulētas and the ochlon thoruboumenon,

Grammar Details

• *elthōn*: aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having come
• *Iēsous*: nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus
• *oikian*: accusative, feminine, singular - house
• *archontos*: genitive, masculine, singular - ruler
• *idōn*: aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having seen
• *aulētas*: accusative, masculine, plural - flute players
• *ochlon*: accusative, masculine, singular - crowd
• *thoruboumenon*: present passive participle, accusative, masculine, singular - being noisy/in tumult

Word Meanings

• *elthōn*: having come/coming/arriving
• *oikian*: house/home/household
• *archontos*: ruler/official/leader
• *idōn*: having seen/seeing
• *aulētas*: flute players/musicians
• *thoruboumenon*: being noisy/making a commotion/in tumult

Referenced Verses

• 2 Chr 35:25 : 25 And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and singing women spake of Josiah in their lamentations unto this day; and they made them an ordinance in Israel: and, behold, they are written in the lamentations.
• Mark 5:35-40 : 35 While he yet spake, they come from the ruler of the synagogue's [house] saying, {G3754} Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Teacher any further? 36 But Jesus, not heeding the word spoken, saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Fear not, {G5399} only believe. 37 And he suffered no man to follow with him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James. 38 And they come to the house of the ruler of the synagogue; and he beholdeth a tumult, and [many] weeping and wailing greatly. 39 And when he was entered in, he saith unto them, Why make ye a tumult, and weep? the child is not dead, but sleepeth. 40 And they laughed him to scorn. But he, having put them all forth, taketh the father of the child and her mother and them that were with him, and goeth in where the child {G345} was.
• Luke 8:49-51 : 49 While he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue's [house], saying, {G3754} Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Teacher. 50 But {G191} Jesus hearing it, answered him, {G3004} Fear not: only believe, and she shall be made whole. 51 And when he came to the house, he suffered not any man to enter in with him, save Peter, and John, and James, and the father of the maiden and her mother.
• Matt 9:18-19 : 18 While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live. 19 And Jesus arose, and followed him, and [so did] his disciples.
• Matt 11:17 : 17 and say, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance; we wailed, and ye did not mourn.
• Jer 9:17-20 : 17 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for the skilful women, that they may come: 18 and let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids gush out with waters. 19 For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, How are we ruined! we are greatly confounded, because we have forsaken the land, because they have cast down our dwellings. 20 Yet hear the word of Jehovah, O ye women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth; and teach your daughters wailing, and every one her neighbor lamentation.
• Acts 9:39 : 39 And Peter arose and went with them. And when he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.
• Luke 7:32 : 32 They are like unto children that sit in the marketplace, and call one to another; who say, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance; we wailed, {G5213} and ye did not weep.