Matthew 27:54 — King James Version← Study notes
“Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.”
Matthew 27:54 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 27:5424 words
ὉHothe
δὲdeand / but
ἑκατόνταρχοςhekatontarchos
καὶkaiand / also
οἱhoithe
μετ’met’after(-ward), he again, against
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
τηροῦντεςtērounteshold fast, keep(- er), (pre-
τὸνtonthe
ἸησοῦνIēsounJesus
ἰδόντεςidontesbehold, perceive, see
τὸνtonthe
σεισμὸνseismonearthquake, tempest
καὶkaiand / also
τὰtathe
γενόμεναgenomenaarise, be
assembled, be(-come
ἐφοβήθησανephobēthēsan
σφόδραsphodraexceeding(-ly), greatly, sore
λέγοντεςlegontessay
ἈληθῶςAlēthōsindeed, surely, of a surety
θεοῦtheouGod
υἱὸςhyiosson
ἦνēnam, have been, is I
οὗτοςhoutoshe (it was that), hereof, it
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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