Matthew 8:24

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ, ἰδοὺ, σεισμὸς μέγας ἐγένετο ἐν τῇ θαλάσσῃ, ὥστε τὸ πλοῖον καλύπτεσθαι ὑπὸ τῶν κυμάτων: αὐτὸς δὲ ἐκάθευδεν.

Transliteration

And, idou, seismos megas egeneto in the thalassē, so-that the ploion kaluptesthai by the kumatōn: he de ekatheuden.

Grammar Details

• *idou*: aorist middle imperative, 2nd person singular - behold/look
• *seismos*: nominative masculine singular - storm/tempest
• *megas*: nominative masculine singular adjective - great
• *egeneto*: aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular - became/happened
• ἐν: preposition + dative - in
• τῇ: dative feminine singular article - the
• *thalassē*: dative feminine singular - sea
• ὥστε: conjunction - so that
• τὸ: accusative neuter singular article - the
• *ploion*: accusative neuter singular - boat
• *kaluptesthai*: present passive infinitive - to be covered
• ὑπὸ: preposition + genitive - by
• τῶν: genitive neuter plural article - the
• *kumatōn*: genitive neuter plural - waves
• αὐτὸς: nominative masculine singular pronoun - he
• *de*: postpositive particle - but/and/now
• *ekatheuden*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was sleeping

Word Meanings

• *idou*: behold/look/see
• *seismos*: storm/tempest/shaking
• *megas*: great/large/mighty
• *egeneto*: became/happened/arose
• *thalassē*: sea/lake
• *ploion*: boat/ship/vessel
• *kaluptesthai*: to be covered/hidden/overwhelmed
• *kumatōn*: waves/billows
• *de*: but/and/now (adversative particle)
• *ekatheuden*: was sleeping/asleep

Referenced Verses

• Luke 8:23 : 23 But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy.
• John 6:17-18 : 17 And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them. 18 And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew.
• Jonah 1:4-5 : 4 But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. 5 Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But ah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.
• Mark 4:37-38 : 37 And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full. 38 And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?
• Acts 27:14-38 : 14 But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon. 15 And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive. 16 And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat: 17 Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven. 18 And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship; 19 And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tkling of the ship. 20 And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away. 21 But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss. 22 And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but of the ship. 23 For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, 24 Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee. 25 Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me. 26 Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island. 27 But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country; 28 And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms. 29 Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day. 30 And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship, 31 Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved. 32 Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off. 33 And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing. 34 Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you. 35 And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all: and when he had broken it, he began to eat. 36 Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took some meat. 37 And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls. 38 And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.
• 2 Cor 11:25-26 : 25 Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep; 26 In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren;
• Ps 107:23-27 : 23 They that go down to the sea in shi, that do business in great waters; 24 These see the works of the LORD, and his wonders in the deep. 25 For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof. 26 They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble. 27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end.
• Isa 54:11 : 11 O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.
• John 11:5-6 : 5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. 6 When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was.
• John 11:15 : 15 And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.