Matthew 8:18
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.”
περί
properly, through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period)
Ἰησοῦς
Jesus
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Ἰησοῦς
Jesus. Iesous. The Greek form of Yeshua meaning the LORD saves. The name given before His birth. In His name is salvation healing and authority over every power of darkness.
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ὄχλος
crowd
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ὄχλος
A crowd, a multitude, a mob. He saw a great crowd and had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd. His response to crowds was always compassion.
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πολύς
great
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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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εἴδω
Having seen
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εἴδω
To know, to see, to perceive. Paul said I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
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πέραν
other side.
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πέραν
through (as adverb or preposition), i.e. across
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κελεύω
He commanded
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κελεύω
"hail"; to incite by word, i.e. order
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