Mark 8:23

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Taking the blind man by the hand, he led him out of the village. After spitting on his eyes and laying his hands on him, he asked him, 'Do you see anything?'

📖 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

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And he took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw anything.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G2532} he took{G1949} hold of the blind man{G5185} by the hand,{G5495} and brought{G1806} him{G846} out of{G1854} the village;{G2968} and{G2532} when he had spit{G4429} on{G1519} his{G846} eyes,{G3659} and laid{G2007} his hands{G5495} upon him,{G846} he asked{G1905} him,{G846} {G1487} Seest{G991} thou aught?{G5100}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G2532} he took{G1949}{(G5637)} the blind man{G5185} by the hand{G5495}, and led{G1806}{(G5627)} him{G846} out of{G1854} the town{G2968}; and{G2532} when he had spit{G4429}{(G5660)} on{G1519} his{G846} eyes{G3659}, and put{G2007}{(G5631)} his hands{G5495} upon him{G846}, he asked{G1905}{(G5707)} him{G846} if{G1536} he saw{G991}{(G5719)} ought{G1536}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And he caught the blynde by the honde and leade him out of the toune and spat in his eyes and put his hondes apon him and axed him whether he saw ought.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And he toke the blynde by the hande, aud led him out of the towne, and spat in his eyes, and layed his handes vpon him, and axed him whether he sawe ought.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then he tooke the blinde by the hand, and ledde him out of the towne, and spat in his eyes, and put his handes vpon him, and asked him, if he sawe ought.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he caught the blinde by the hand, and led him out of the towne: and whe he had spyt in his eyes, & put his handes vpon him, he asked him if he saw ought.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He took hold of the blind man by the hand, and brought him out of the village. When he had spit on his eyes, and laid his hands on him, he asked him if he saw anything.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and having taken the hand of the blind man, he led him forth without the village, and having spit on his eyes, having put `his' hands on him, he was questioning him if he doth behold anything:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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, Seest thou aught?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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, Seest thou aught?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he took the blind man by the hand, and went with him out of the town; and when he had put water from his mouth on his eyes, and put his hands on him, he said, Do you see anything?

• World English Bible (2000)

  He took hold of the blind man by the hand, and brought him out of the village. When he had spit on his eyes, and laid his hands on him, he asked him if he saw anything.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He took the blind man by the hand and brought him outside of the village. Then he spit on his eyes, placed his hands on his eyes and asked,“Do you see anything?”

Referenced Verses

• Mark 7:33 : 33 Taking him aside from the crowd in private, He put His fingers into the man's ears, spit, and touched his tongue.
• Acts 9:8 : 8 Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes, he could see nothing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.
• Mark 5:23 : 23 He pleaded with Him earnestly, saying, 'My little daughter is dying. Please come and place Your hands on her, so that she may be healed and live.'
• Heb 8:9 : 9 It will not be like the covenant I made with their ancestors on the day I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, because they did not remain faithful to my covenant, and so I turned away from them, declares the Lord.
• Rev 3:18 : 18 I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire so that you may become rich; white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not be exposed; and ointment to anoint your eyes so that you may see.
• John 9:6-7 : 6 After saying this, He spit on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and spread it on the man's eyes. 7 He said to him, 'Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam' (which means 'Sent'). So the man went and washed, and he came back able to see.
• Isa 44:2 : 2 This is what the LORD says—your Maker and the One who formed you from the womb, who helps you: 'Do not fear, my servant Jacob, and Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.'
• Isa 51:18 : 18 There is no one to guide her among all the sons she has borne, and no one to take her by the hand among all the sons she has raised.
• Jer 31:32 : 32 It will not be like the covenant that I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant they broke, though I was a husband to them, declares the LORD.