KJV: And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
YLT: and a certain scribe having come, said to him, 'Teacher, I will follow thee wherever thou mayest go;'
Darby: And a scribe came up and said to him, Teacher, I will follow thee whithersoever thou mayest go.
ASV: And there came a scribe, and said unto him, Teacher, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
| προσελθὼν | having come to [him] |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: προσέρχομαι Sense: to come to, approach. |
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| εἷς | one |
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Parse: Adjective, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: εἷς Sense: one. |
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| γραμματεὺς | scribe |
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Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: γραμματεύς Sense: a clerk, scribe, esp. |
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| εἶπεν | said |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: λέγω Sense: to speak, say. |
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| αὐτῷ | to Him |
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Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Root: αὐτός Sense: himself, herself, themselves, itself. |
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| Διδάσκαλε | Teacher |
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Parse: Noun, Vocative Masculine Singular Root: διδάσκαλος Sense: a teacher. 2 in the NT one who teaches concerning the things of God, and the duties of man. |
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| ἀκολουθήσω | I will follow |
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Parse: Verb, Future Indicative Active, 1st Person Singular Root: ἀκολουθέω Sense: to follow one who precedes, join him as his attendant, accompany him. |
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| ὅπου | wherever |
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Parse: Adverb Root: ὅπου Sense: where, whereas. |
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| ἀπέρχῃ | You might go |
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Parse: Verb, Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive, 2nd Person Singular Root: ἀπέρχομαι Sense: to go away, depart. |
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Greek Commentary for Matthew 8:19
One Yet Jesus deals gently with him. [source]
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Matthew 8:19
Matthew 8:19 calls him “a scribe.” Luke 9:57-60; Matthew 8:19-22, but not in Mark and so from Q or the Logia. [source]
Lit., the life. See on John 1:4. The phrase ὁ λόγος τῆς ζωῆς , the Word of the Life, occurs nowhere else in the New Testament. The nearest approach to it is Philemon 2:16; but there neither word has the article. In the phrase words of eternal life (John 6:68), and in Acts 5:20, all the words of this life, ῥήματα is used. The question is whether λόγος is used here of the Personal Word, as John 1:1, or of the divine message or revelation. In the four passages of the Gospel where λόγος is used in a personal sense (John 1:1, John 1:14), it is used absolutely, the Word (compare Revelation 19:13). On the other hand, it is often used relatively in the New Testament; as word of the kingdom (Matthew 8:19); word of this salvation (Acts 8:26); word of His grace (Acts 20:32); word of truth (James 1:18). By John ζωῆς oflife, is often used in order to characterize the word which accompanies it. Thus, crown of life (Revelation 2:10); water of life (Revelation 21:6); book of life (Revelation 3:5); bread of life (John 6:35); i.e., the water which is living and communicates life; the book; which contains the revelation of life; the bread which imparts life. In the same sense, John 6:68; Acts 5:20. Compare Titus 1:2, Titus 1:3. Though the phrase, the Word of the Life, does not elsewhere occur in a personal sense, I incline to regard its primary reference as personal, from the obvious connection of the thought with John 1:1, John 1:4. “In the beginning was the Word, - in Him was life.” “As John does not purpose to say that he announces Christ as an abstract single idea, but that he declares his own concrete historical experiences concerning Christ, - so now he continues, not the Logos (Word), but concerning the Word, we make annunciation to you” (Ebrard). At the same time, I agree with Canon Westcott that it is most probable that the two interpretations are not to be sharply separated. “The revelation proclaims that which it includes; it has, announces, gives life. In Christ life as the subject, and life as the character of the revelation, were absolutely united.”-DIVIDER- [source]