And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them.
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “seeing” (ἰδὼν) before them here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “he saw” (εἶδεν) before them here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (καὶ) before He was here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.
καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἰδὼνidōnseeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).he sawαὐτοὺςautousthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themβασανιζομένουςbasanizomenoustoilingβασανίζω (basanizō)verb, present passive participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “toiling”, an ongoing or repeated actionG928I examine, as by torture; I torment; I buffet, as of waves.toilingἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐλαύνεινelauneinto rowingἐλαύνω (elaunō)verb, present active infinitive — “to rowing”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1643(a) trans: I drive (on), propel, (b) intrans: I row.rowingἦνēnwasεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “was”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.wasγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἄνεμοςanemoswindἄνεμοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “wind”, the subject formG417the wind; fig: applied to empty doctrines.ἐναντίοςenantioscontraryἐναντίοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “contrary”, the subject formG1727opposite, opposed, contrary; the adversary.This verse uses “contrary”.contraryαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themπερὶperiaboutπερίpreposition — “about”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.This verse uses “about”.aboutτετάρτηνtetartēnfourthτέταρτος (tetartos)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “fourth”, the object formG5067fourth.the fourthφυλακὴνphulakēnwatchφυλακή (phulakē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “watch”, the object formG5438a watching, keeping guard; a guard, prison; imprisonment.watchτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.νυκτὸςnuktosof the nightνύξ (nux)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of the night”, the of-formG3571the night, night-time.This verse uses “the night”.of the nightἔρχεταιerchetaihe comethἔρχομαι (erchomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “he cometh”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2064I come, go.he comethπρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoαὐτοὺςautousthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themπεριπατῶνperipatōnwalkingπεριπατέω (peripateō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “walking”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4043I walk, hence Hebraistically (in an ethical sense): I conduct my life, live.walkingἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.uponτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θαλάσσηςthalassēsseaθάλασσα (thalassa)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “sea”, the of-formG2281(a) the sea, in contrast to the land, (b) a particular sea or lake, e.g. the sea of Galilee (Tiberias), the Red Sea.the seaκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἤθελενēthelenwouldθέλω (thelō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “would”, an ongoing action in the pastG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.wouldπαρελθεῖνpareltheinto have passed byπαρέρχομαι (parerchomai)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to have passed by”, a single actionG3928I pass by, pass away, pass out of sight; I am rendered void, become vain, neglect, disregard.have passed byαὐτούςautousthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.them
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
εἶδενeidenhe sawεἴδω (eidō)verb, second aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he saw”, a single actionG1492I know, remember, appreciate.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
and he saw them harassed in the rowing, for the wind was against them, and about the fourth watch of the night he doth come to them walking on the sea, and wished to pass by them.
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American Standard Version (1901)
And seeing them distressed in rowing, for the wind was contrary unto them, about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking on the sea; and he would have passed by them:
Young’s Literal Translation
and he saw them harassed in the rowing, for the wind was against them, and about the fourth watch of the night he doth come to them walking on the sea, and wished to pass by them.
World English Bible
Seeing them distressed in rowing, for the wind was contrary to them, about the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea; and he would have passed by them,
Darby Translation
And seeing them labouring in rowing, for the wind was contrary to them, about the fourth watch of the night he comes to them walking on the sea, and would have passed them by.
Douay-Rheims
And seeing them labouring in rowing, (for the wind was against them,) and about the fourth watch of the night, he cometh to them walking upon the sea, and he would have passed by them.
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