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Luke 24:37

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And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace [be] unto you.	But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.	And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

But^G1161 they were terrified^G4422 and^G2532 affrighted^{G1719 G1096}, and supposed^G1380 that they had seen^G2334 a spirit^G4151.

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Original Greek

πτοηθέντες δὲ καὶ ἔμφοβοι γενόμενοι ἐδόκουν πνεῦμα θεωρεῖν.

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
πτοηθέντες	ptoēthentes	G4422	V-APP-NPM	they were terrified
δὲ	de	G1161	CONJ	But
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
ἔμφοβοι	emphoboi	G1719	A-NPM	affrighted
γενόμενοι	genomenoi	G1096	V-2ADP-NPM
ἐδόκουν	edokoun	G1380	V-IAI-3P	and supposed
πνεῦμα	pneuma	G4151	N-ASN	a spirit
θεωρεῖν.	theōrein	G2334	V-PAN	that they had seen

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G1096 — γίνομαι (gínomai, ghin'-om-ahee): I come into being, am born — a prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.):--arise, be assembled, be(-come, -fall, -have self), be brought (to pass), (be) come (to pass), continue, be divided, draw, be ended, fall, be finished, follow, be found, be fulfilled, + God forbid, grow, happen, have, be kept, be made, be married, be ordained to be, partake, pass, be performed, be published, require, seem, be showed, X soon as it was, sound, be taken, be turned, use, wax, will, would, be wrought.
• G1161 — δέ (dé, deh): but, on the other hand, and — a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:--also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
• G1380 — δοκέω (dokéō, dok-eh'-o): I think, seem, appear, it seems — a prolonged form of a primary verb, (used only in an alternate in certain tenses; compare the base of δεικνύω) of the same meaning; to think; by implication, to seem (truthfully or uncertainly):--be accounted, (of own) please(-ure), be of reputation, seem (good), suppose, think, trow.
• G1719 — ἔμφοβος (émphobos, em'-fob-os): full of fear, terrified — from ἐν and φόβος; in fear, i.e. alarmed:--affrighted, afraid, tremble.
• G2334 — θεωρέω (theōréō, theh-o-reh'-o): I behold, look at, experience — from a derivative of θεάομαι (perhaps by addition of ὁράω); to be a spectator of, i.e. discern, (literally, figuratively (experience) or intensively (acknowledge)):--behold, consider, look on, perceive, see. Compare ὀπτάνομαι.
• G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
• G4151 — πνεῦμα (pneûma, pnyoo'-mah): wind, breath, spirit — from πνέω; a current of air, i.e. breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e. (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an angel, demon, or (divine) God, Christ's spirit, the Holy Spirit:--ghost, life, spirit(-ual, -ually), mind. Compare ψυχή.
• G4422 — πτοέω (ptoéō, pto-eh'-o): I terrify, scare — probably akin to the alternate of πίπτω (through the idea of causing to fall) or to πέτομαι (through that of causing to fly away); to scare:--frighten.

Cross References

Reciprocal references (5): Genesis 45:3, Genesis 50:19, Job 4:15, Mark 16:8, Revelation 1:17

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: MORTALITY-IMMORTALITY
• Torrey’s: APOSTLES, THE
• Nave’s: JESUS, THE CHRIST, LOVE, TROUBLE, UNBELIEF

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