Andκαὶwhen the demonτοῦ δαιμονίουhad been driven out,ἐκβληθέντοςthe mute manὁ κωφόςspoke;ἐλάλησενandκαὶthe crowdsοἱ ὄχλοιwere amazed,ἐθαύμασανsaying,λέγοντες“NeverΟὐδέποτεhas anything been seenἐφάνηlike thisοὕτωςinἐνIsrael!”τῷ Ἰσραήλ
Matthew 9:33
Study it in the app“And when the demon had been driven out, the mute man spoke; and the crowds were amazed, saying, “Never has anything been seen like this in Israel!””
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 9:33, word by word
- when the demonδαιμονίουdaimoniou
demon
An evil spirit that oppresses people.
Where else “daimoniou” appears- had been driven outἐκβληθέντοςekblēthentos
drive out
To expel someone, like demons.
Where else “ekblēthentos” appears- the mute manκωφόςkōphos
mute
Someone who cannot speak.
Where else “kōphos” appears- spokeἐλάλησενelalēsen
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “elalēsen” appears- the crowdsὄχλοιochloi
crowd
A lot of people together.
Where else “ochloi” appears- were amazedἐθαύμασανethaumasan
marvel, wonder
Marvel, be amazed.
Where else “ethaumasan” appears- sayingλέγοντεςlegontes
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legontes” appears- “NeverΟὐδέποτεOudepote
never
Never.
Where else “Oudepote” appears- has anything been seenἐφάνηephanē
appear
To be seen, show itself.
Where else “ephanē” appears- IsraelἸσραήλIsraēl
Israel
Israel: the name God gave to Jacob, and the people descended from him.
Where else “Israēl” appears
The context
32As they were going out, look, people brought to him a mute man possessed by a demon.
33 · This verse (above)
34But the Pharisees were saying, “By the ruler of the demons he drives out the demons.”
To study Matthew 9 in a group
1. What it says
What did Jesus say to the paralyzed man before healing him, and how did some scribes react (vv. 2–3)?
2. What it means
What did Jesus mean by “I did not come to call the righteous but sinners” as he sat with them (vv. 10–13)?
3. How I live it
Jesus saw the crowds with compassion (v. 36). Whom around you could you look at with more compassion today?