Matthew 17:14

Geneva Bible (1560)

And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certaine man, and fell downe at his feete,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Καὶ ἐλθόντων αὐτῶν πρὸς τὸν ὄχλον, προσῆλθεν αὐτῷ ἄνθρωπος, γονυπετῶν αὐτῷ,

Transliteration

And elthontōn of them pros the ochlon, prosēlthen to him anthrōpos, gonypetōn to him,

Grammar Details

• *elthontōn*: aorist, active, participle, genitive, masculine, plural - coming/having come
• *pros*: preposition with accusative - to/toward
• *ochlon*: accusative, masculine, singular - crowd
• *prosēlthen*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd singular - came to/approached
• *anthrōpos*: nominative, masculine, singular - man/person
• *gonypetōn*: present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - kneeling/bending the knee

Word Meanings

• *elthontōn*: coming/having come/when they came
• *ochlon*: crowd/multitude/throng
• *prosēlthen*: came to/approached/came near to
• *anthrōpos*: man/person/human being
• *gonypetōn*: kneeling/bending the knee/kneeling before

Referenced Verses

• Matt 17:14-19 : 14 And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certaine man, and fell downe at his feete, 15 And saide, Master, haue pitie on my sonne: for he is lunatike, and is sore vexed: for oft times he falleth into the fire, & oft times into the water. 16 And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not heale him. 17 Then Iesus answered, and said, O generation faithlesse, and crooked, how long now shall I be with you! Howe long nowe shall I suffer you! Bring him hither to me. 18 And Iesus rebuked the deuill, and he went out of him: and the childe was healed at that houre. 19 Then came the disciples to Iesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out?
• Mark 1:40 : 40 And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, & kneeled downe vnto him, & said to him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me cleane.
• Mark 9:14-29 : 14 And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the Scribes disputing with them. 15 And straightway all the people, when they behelde him, were amased, and ranne to him, and saluted him. 16 Then hee asked the Scribes, What dispute you among your selues? 17 And one of the companie answered, and said, Master, I haue brought my sonne vnto thee, which hath a dumme spirit: 18 And wheresoeuer he taketh him, he teareth him, and he fometh, and gnasheth his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples, that they should cast him out, and they could not. 19 Then he answered him, & said, O faithlesse generation, how long now shall I be with you! how long now shall I suffer you! Bring him vnto me. 20 So they brought him vnto him: & assoone as the spirit sawe him, hee tare him, and hee fell downe on the ground walowing and foming. 21 Then he asked his father, How long time is it since he hath bin thus? And he said, Of a childe. 22 And oft times he casteth him into the fire, & into the water to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, helpe vs, and haue compassion vpo vs. 23 And Iesus said vnto him, If thou canst beleeue it, al things are possible to him that beleeueth. 24 And straightway the father of the childe crying with teares, saide, Lorde, I beleeue: helpe my vnbeliefe. 25 When Iesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the vncleane spirit, saying vnto him, Thou domme & deafe spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, & enter no more into him. 26 Then the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out, and he was as one dead, in so much that many said, He is dead. 27 But Iesus tooke his hande, and lift him vp, and he arose. 28 And when hee was come into the house, his disciples asked him secretly, Why could not we cast him out? 29 And he saide vnto them, This kinde can by no other meanes come foorth, but by prayer and fasting.
• Mark 10:17 : 17 And when hee was gone out on the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I doe, that I may possesse eternall life?
• Luke 9:37-43 : 37 And it came to passe on the next day, as they came downe from the mountaine, much people met him. 38 And beholde, a man of the companie cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, beholde my sonne: for he is all that I haue. 39 And loe, a spirit taketh him, and suddenly he crieth, and he teareth him, that he fometh, and hardly departeth from him, when he hath bruised him. 40 Nowe I haue besought thy disciples to cast him out, but they could not. 41 Then Iesus answered, & said, O generation faithlesse, and crooked, howe long now shall I be with you, and suffer you? bring thy sonne hither. 42 And whiles he was yet comming, the deuill rent him, and tare him: and Iesus rebuked the vncleane spirite, and healed the childe, and deliuered him to his father. 43 And they were all amased at the mightie power of God: & while they all wondered at al things, which Iesus did, he said vnto his disciples,
• Acts 10:25-26 : 25 And it came to passe as Peter came in, that Cornelius met him, and fell downe at his feete, and worshipped him. 26 But Peter tooke him vp, saying, Stand vp: for euen I my selfe am a man.