King James Version
Mark 9:17 in the King James Version says “And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;” — study this verse from Mark chapter 9 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;”
Mark 9:17 · KJV
And straightway all the people, when they beheld him, were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him.
And he asked the scribes, What question ye with them? with them: or, among yourselves
And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;
And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not. teareth: or, dasheth him
He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“answered”
G611to conclude for oneself, i.e., (by implication) to respond; by hebraism (compare h6030) to begin to speak (where an address is expected)
“of”
G1537a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct
“the multitude”
G3793a throng (as borne along); by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot
“I have brought”
G5342to "bear" or carry (in a very wide application, literally and figuratively, as follows)
“son”
G5207a "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship
“unto”
G4314a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of,
“which hath”
G2192to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or conditio
“spirit”
G4151a 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 prin
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