Matthew 12:23

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἐξίσταντο πάντες οἱ ὄχλοι, καὶ ἔλεγον, Μήτι οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ υἱὸς Δαυίδ;

Transliteration

And existanto all the ochloi, and elegon, Mēti this one estin the huios of David?

Grammar Details

*existanto*: imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person plural - were amazed
*ochloi*: nominative, masculine, plural - crowds/multitudes
*elegon*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - were saying
*Mēti*: interrogative particle expecting negative answer - surely not
*estin*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is/exists
*huios*: nominative, masculine, singular - son
*David*: genitive, masculine, singular - David

Word Meanings

*existanto*: were amazed/were astonished/were marveling
*ochloi*: crowds/multitudes/people
*elegon*: were saying/were speaking/kept saying
*Mēti*: surely not/could this be/perhaps [interrogative suggesting surprise]
*huios*: son/descendant

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Matt 9:27 : 27 And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us.
Matt 21:9 : 9 And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.
Matt 22:42-43 : 42 Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David. 43 He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,
John 4:29 : 29 Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?
John 7:40-42 : 40 Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet. 41 Others said, This is the Christ. But some said , Shall Christ come out of Galilee? 42 Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?
Matt 9:33 : 33 And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying , It was never so seen in Israel.
Matt 15:22 : 22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
Matt 15:30-31 : 30 And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them: 31 Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.

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