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Matthew 8:27

But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!

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οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeButδέconjunction — “But”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.Butἄνθρωποιanthrōpoimenἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “men”, the subject formG444a man, one of the human race.the menἐθαύμασανethaumasanmarvelledθαυμάζω (thaumazō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “marvelled”, a single actionG2296(a) intrans: I wonder, marvel, (b) trans: I wonder at, admire.marvelledλέγοντεςlegontessayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “saying”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.sayingΠοταπόςpotaposWhat manner of manποταπόςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “What manner of man”, the subject formG4217of what kind, of what manner.What manner of manἐστινestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.isοὗτοςhoutosthisοὗτοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.thisὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatκαὶkaievenκαίadverb — “even”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “even”.evenοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἄνεμοιanemoiwindsἄνεμος (anemos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “winds”, the subject formG417the wind; fig: applied to empty doctrines.the windsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θάλασσαthalassaseaθάλασσαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “sea”, the subject 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 seaαὐτῷautōhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himὑπακούουσινhupakouousinto obeyὑπακούω (hupakouō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to obey”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5219I listen, hearken to, obey, answer.This verse uses “obey”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and the men wondered, saying, 'What kind — is this, that even the wind and the sea do obey him?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?

Young’s Literal Translation

and the men wondered, saying, 'What kind — is this, that even the wind and the sea do obey him?'

World English Bible

The men marveled, saying, “What kind of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”

Darby Translation

But the men were astonished, saying, What sort [of man] is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?

Douay-Rheims

But the men wondered, saying: What manner of man is this, for the winds and the sea obey him?

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