Matthew 8:23

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And when he had got into a boat, his disciples went after him.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἐμβάντι αὐτῷ εἰς τὸ πλοῖον, ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ.

Transliteration

And embanti to-him into the ploion, ēkolouthēsan to-him the mathētai of-him.

Grammar Details

• *embanti*: aorist active participle, dative masculine singular - having entered
• αὐτῷ: dative masculine singular pronoun - to him
• εἰς: preposition + accusative - into
• τὸ: accusative neuter singular article - the
• *ploion*: accusative neuter singular - boat
• *ēkolouthēsan*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - followed
• οἱ: nominative masculine plural article - the
• *mathētai*: nominative masculine plural - disciples
• αὐτοῦ: genitive masculine singular pronoun - of him

Word Meanings

• *embanti*: having entered/gone into/embarked
• *ploion*: boat/ship/vessel
• *ēkolouthēsan*: followed/accompanied
• *mathētai*: disciples/followers/students

Referenced Verses

• Luke 8:22-25 : 22 Now it came about on one of those days that he got into a boat with his disciples; and he said to them, Let us go over to the other side of the water: and they put out the boat. 23 But while they were sailing he went to sleep: and a storm of wind came down on the sea, and the boat became full of water and they were in danger. 24 Then they came to him and, awaking him out of his sleep, said, Master, Master, destruction is near. And he, when he was awake, gave orders to the wind and the rolling waves, and the storm came to an end, and all was calm. 25 And he said to them, Where is your faith? And fear and wonder overcame them, and they said to one another, Who then is this, who gives orders even to the winds and the water and they do what he says?
• Mark 4:36-41 : 36 And going away from the people, they took him with them, as he was, in the boat. And other boats were with him. 37 And a great storm of wind came up, and the waves came into the boat, so that the boat was now becoming full. 38 And he himself was in the back of the boat, sleeping on the cushion: and they, awaking him, said, Master, is it nothing to you that we are in danger of destruction? 39 And he came out of his sleep, and gave strong orders to the wind, and said to the sea, Peace, be at rest. And the wind went down, and there was a great calm. 40 And he said to them, Why are you full of fear? have you still no faith? 41 And their fear was great, and they said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea do his orders?
• Matt 9:1 : 1 And he got into a boat and went across and came to his town.
• Luke 7:22 : 22 And answering them he said, Go back and give news to John of what you have seen, and the things which have come to your ears; the blind now see, those who had no power in their legs are walking, lepers are made clean, those who had no hearing now have their ears open, dead men come to life again, and the poor have the good news given to them.