Matthew 9:18

Geneva Bible (1560)

While hee thus spake vnto them, beholde, there came a certaine ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is nowe deceased, but come and laie thine hande on her, and shee shall liue.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Ταῦτα αὐτοῦ λαλοῦντος αὐτοῖς, ἰδού, ἄρχων εἷς ἐλθὼν, προσεκύνει αὐτῷ, λέγων, ὅτι Ἡ θυγάτηρ μου ἄρτι ἐτελεύτησεν: ἀλλὰ ἐλθὼν ἐπίθες τὴν χεῖρά σου ἐπʼ αὐτήν, καὶ ζήσεται.

Transliteration

These things of him lalountos to them, idou, archōn one having elthōn, prosekynei to him, legōn, that The thygatēr of me just now eteleutēsen: but having elthōn epithes the cheira of you upon her, and she will zēsetai.

Grammar Details

• *lalountos*: present active participle, genitive, masculine, singular - speaking
• *idou*: aorist imperative - behold/look
• *archōn*: nominative, masculine, singular - ruler
• *elthōn*: aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having come
• *prosekynei*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was worshiping/bowing down
• *legōn*: present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - saying
• *thygatēr*: nominative, feminine, singular - daughter
• *eteleutēsen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - died
• *epithes*: aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular - place/lay
• *cheira*: accusative, feminine, singular - hand
• *zēsetai*: future middle indicative, 3rd person singular - will live

Word Meanings

• *lalountos*: speaking/talking
• *idou*: behold/look/see
• *archōn*: ruler/official/leader
• *prosekynei*: was worshiping/was bowing down to/was paying homage to
• *thygatēr*: daughter
• *eteleutēsen*: died/ended life
• *epithes*: place/lay/put
• *zēsetai*: will live/will be alive

Referenced Verses

• Luke 8:41-56 : 41 And beholde, there came a man named Iairus, & he was the ruler of the Synagogue, who fell downe at Iesus feete, and besought him that he would come into his house. 42 For he had but a daughter onely, about twelue yeeres of age, and she lay a dying (and as he went, the people thronged him. 43 And a woman hauing an yssue of blood, twelue yeeres long, which had spent all her substance vpon physicians, and could not be healed of any: 44 When she came behind him, she touched the hemme of his garment, and immediatly her yssue of blood stanched. 45 Then Iesus sayd, Who is it that hath touched me? When euery man denied, Peter sayd and they that were with him, Master, the multitude thrust thee, and tread on thee, & sayest thou, Who hath touched me? 46 And Iesus sayde, Some one hath touched me: for I perceiue that vertue is gone out of me. 47 When the woman sawe that she was not hid, she came trembling, and fell downe before him, and tolde him before all the people, for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediatly. 48 And he said vnto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath saued thee: go in peace.) 49 While he yet spake, there came one from the ruler of the Synagogues house, which sayde to him, Thy daughter is dead: disease not the Master. 50 When Iesus heard it, he answered him, saying, Feare not: beleeue onely, and she shall be saued. 51 And when he went into the house, he suffered no man to goe in with him, saue Peter, and Iames, and Iohn, and the father and mother of the maide. 52 And all wept, and sorowed for her: but he sayd, Weepe not: for she is not dead, but sleepeth. 53 And they laught him to scorne, knowing that she was dead. 54 So he thrust them all out, and tooke her by the hand, and cryed, saying, Maide, arise. 55 And her spirite came againe, and she rose straightway: and he comanded to giue her meate. 56 Then her parents were astonied: but hee commaunded them that they should tell no man what was done.
• Mark 5:22-43 : 22 And beholde, there came one of the rulers of the Synagogue, whose name was Iairus: and when he sawe him, he fell downe at his feete, 23 And besought him instantly, saying, My litle daughter lyeth at point of death: I pray thee that thou wouldest come and lay thine hands on her, that she may be healed, and liue. 24 Then hee went with him, and a great multitude folowed him, and thronged him. 25 ( And there was a certaine woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelue yeeres, 26 And had suffred many things of many physicions, and had spent all that she had, and it auailed her nothing, but she became much worse. 27 When she had heard of Iesus, shee came in the preasse behinde, and touched his garment. 28 For she said, If I may but touch his clothes, I shalbe whole. 29 And straightway the course of her blood was dried vp, and she felt in her body, that she was healed of that plague. 30 And immediatly when Iesus did knowe in himselfe the vertue that went out of him, he turned him round about in the preasse, and said, Who hath touched my clothes? 31 And his disciples said vnto him, Thou seest the multitude throng thee, and sayest thou, Who did touche me? 32 And he looked round about, to see her that had done that. 33 And the woman feared and trembled: for she knewe what was done in her, and shee came and fell downe before him, and tolde him the whole trueth. 34 And hee saide to her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole: go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.) 35 While hee yet spake, there came from the same ruler of the Synagogues house certaine which said, Thy daughter is dead: why diseasest thou the Master any further? 36 Assoone as Iesus heard that word spoken, he said vnto the ruler of the Synagogue, Be not afraide: onely beleeue. 37 And he suffered no man to folow him saue Peter and Iames, and Iohn the brother of Iames. 38 So hee came vnto the house of the ruler of the Synagogue, and sawe the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly. 39 And he went in, and said vnto them, Why make ye this trouble, and weepe? the childe is not dead, but sleepeth. 40 And they laught him to scorne: but hee put them all out, and tooke the father, and the mother of the childe, and them that were with him, and entred in where the childe lay, 41 And tooke the childe by the hand, & saide vnto her, Talitha cumi, which is by interpretation, Mayden, I say vnto thee, arise. 42 And straightway the mayden arose, and walked: for shee was of the age of twelue yeeres, and they were astonied out of measure. 43 And he charged them straitly that no man should knowe of it, and commaunded to giue her meate.
• Matt 8:2 : 2 And loe, there came a Leper and worshipped him, saying, Master, if thou wilt, thou canst make me cleane.
• Matt 9:24 : 24 He said vnto them, Get you hence: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth; they laughed him to scorne.
• Luke 13:14 : 14 And the ruler of the Synagogue answered with indignation, because that Iesus healed on the Sabbath day, and said vnto the people, There are sixe dayes in which men ought to worke: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day.
• 2 Kgs 5:11 : 11 But Naaman was wroth and went away, and sayde, Beholde, I thought with my selfe, Hee will surely come out, and stande, and call on the Name of the Lorde his God and put his hand on the place, and heale the leprosie.
• Luke 17:15-16 : 15 Then one of them, when hee sawe that hee, was healed, turned backe, and with a loude voyce praised God, 16 And fell downe on his face at his feete, and gaue him thankes: and he was a Samaritan.
• Luke 18:18 : 18 Then a certaine ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what ought I to doe, to inherite eternall life?
• John 4:47-49 : 47 When he heard that Iesus was come out of Iudea into Galile, he went vnto him, and besought him that he would goe downe, and heale his sonne: for he was euen ready to die. 48 Then saide Iesus vnto him, Except ye see signes and wonders, ye will not beleeue. 49 The ruler said vnto him, Syr, goe downe before my sonne dye.
• John 11:21-22 : 21 Then said Martha vnto Iesus, Lord, if thou hadst bene here, my brother had not bene dead. 22 But now I know also, that whatsoeuer thou askest of God, God will giue it thee.
• John 11:25 : 25 Iesus saide vnto her, I am the resurrection and the life: he that beleeueth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he liue.
• John 11:32 : 32 Then when Mary was come where Iesus was, and sawe him, she fell downe at his feete, saying vnto him, Lord, if thou haddest bene here, my brother had not bene dead.
• 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.
• Acts 13:15 : 15 And after the lecture of the Law & Prophets, the rulers of ye Synagogue sent vnto them, saying, Ye men & brethren, if ye haue any word of exhortation for the people, say on.
• Matt 14:33 : 33 Then they that were in the ship, came and worshipped him, saying, Of a trueth thou art the Sonne of God.
• Matt 15:25 : 25 Yet she came, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, helpe me.
• Matt 17:14 : 14 And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certaine man, and fell downe at his feete,
• Matt 20:20 : 20 Then came to him the mother of Zebedeus children with her sonnes, worshipping him, and desiring a certaine thing of him.
• Matt 28:17 : 17 And when they sawe him, they worshipped him: but some douted.
• Matt 8:8-9 : 8 But the Centurion answered, saying, Master, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come vnder my roofe: but speake the worde onely, and my seruant shall be healed. 9 For I am a man also vnder the authoritie of an other, and haue souldiers vnder me: and I say to one, Goe, and he goeth: and to another, Come, and he commeth: and to my seruant, Doe this, and he doeth it.
• Luke 7:2 : 2 And a certaine Ceturions seruant was sicke and readie to die, which was deare vnto him.