Matthew 14:28

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ἀποκριθεὶς δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

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δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
αὐτῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

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Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
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The definite article
Πέτρος εἶπεν· κύριε, εἰ σὺ εἶ,plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

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εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
κέλευσόν με ἐλθεῖν πρὸςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigπρός

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Meaning

* To or towards * Pertaining to (genitive case) * Near to (dative case) * According to * About

Preposition. Occurs 703 times in the New Testament.

πρός is a common preposition in Koine Greek that carries different meanings. It most frequently takes the accusative case, but at times it takes the genitive or dative cases, giving it a different meaning again. At its core, it usually describes movement or relationship toward someone or something, whether physical, s…
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The definite article
ὕδατα·
ESV
And Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.”
NIV
“Lord, if it's you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.”
NLT
Then Peter called to him, “Lord, if it's really you, tell me to come to you, walking on the water.”
KJV
And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.

Matthew 14:27 ← Matthew 14:28 → Matthew 14:29

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