Matthew 8:16
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:”
λόγος
In Greek thought, the logos was the rational principle holding the universe together. John opens his Gospel with this word — not as a concept, but as a person. In the beginning was the Word. Before anything existed, the Word already was.
πνεῦμα
spirits
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πνεῦμα
Spirit, breath, wind. Pneuma. God is Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity, God living inside every believer. He leads guides comforts and empowers.
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γίνομαι
having come
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γίνομαι
To become, to come into being, to happen. Ginomai. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. What is true in heaven is meant to become true on earth through prayer.
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θεραπεύω
He healed,
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θεραπεύω
To heal, to cure, to serve. Therapeuo. He went about healing every disease. Jesus healed as a sign of the kingdom. Healing is still available. He is still willing.
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ἔχω
being
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ἔχω
To have, to hold, to possess. I have learned in whatever state I am to be content. Contentment is not about having more but appreciating what you have.
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πολύς
many,
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πολύς
Many, much, great. Polus. Much fruit. Many witnesses. Great grace. God is not stingy. He gives abundantly to those who are connected to the vine.
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ἐκβάλλω
He cast out
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ἐκβάλλω
To cast out, to drive out. He cast out the spirits with a word. In Jesus name we have authority over every unclean thing.
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ὄψιος
When evening
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ὄψιος
late; feminine (as noun) afternoon (early eve) or nightfall (later eve)
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προσφέρω
they brought
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προσφέρω
to bear towards, i.e. lead to, tender (especially to God), treat
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κακῶς
sick
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κακῶς
badly (physically or morally)
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δαιμονίζομαι
being demonised
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δαιμονίζομαι
to be exercised by a dæmon
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