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Thenεἶταagainπάλινhe laidἐπέθηκενhis handsτὰς χεῖραςonἐπὶhis eyes,τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτοῦandκαὶhe looked intentlyδιέβλεψενandκαὶwas restored,ἀπεκατέστηandκαὶhe was seeingἐνέβλεπενeverythingἅπανταclearly.τηλαυγῶς
Mark 8:25
Study it in the app“Then again he laid his hands on his eyes, and he looked intently and was restored, and he was seeing everything clearly.”
With the Greek beneath
Mark 8:25, word by word
- Thenεἶταeita
then
Then, next.
Where else “eita” appears- againπάλινpalin
again
Once more, repeating what came before.
Where else “palin” appears- he laidἐπέθηκενepethēken
lay hands
To rest one's hands on someone to heal or bless them.
Where else “epethēken” appears- his handsχεῖραςcheiras
hand
The part of the body at the end of the arm, used to hold and touch.
Where else “cheiras” appears- his eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmous
eye
The organ of sight, in the face.
Where else “ophthalmous” appears- he looked intentlyδιέβλεψενdieblepsen
gaze
To gaze until sight returns fully.
Where else “dieblepsen” appears- was restoredἀπεκατέστηapekatestē
restore
Restore, bring back to its former state.
Where else “apekatestē” appears- he was seeingἐνέβλεπενeneblepen
see
To have sight.
Where else “eneblepen” appears- everythingἅπανταhapanta
all
All, every one without exception.
Where else “hapanta” appears- clearlyτηλαυγῶςtēlaugōs
clearly
Clearly, plainly.
Where else “tēlaugōs” appears
The context
24And looking up, he was saying, “I see people, for I see them like trees, walking.”
25 · This verse (above)
26And he sent him to his home, saying, “Do not even go into the village.”
To study Mark 8 in a group
1. What it says
What did Jesus ask his disciples about who people said he was, and what did Peter answer (vv. 27–29)?
2. What it means
What does the blind man see after Jesus' first touch, and what does he see after the second (vv. 23–25)?
3. How I live it
Jesus asked, “What will a person give in exchange for his life?” (v. 37). What do you value most in your life?