Matthew 8:8
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.”
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.
κύριος
Lord,
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κύριος
Lord, master, owner. Kurios. Jesus is Lord. The foundational confession of Christianity. Lord means owner. To confess Jesus as Lord is to surrender ownership of your life.
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εἰσέρχομαι
You may come,
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εἰσέρχομαι
To enter, to go in, to come in. Eiserchomai. Enter through the narrow gate. The narrow gate requires humility. Pride cannot fit through it. Only those who bow can enter.
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μόνος
only
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μόνος
Only, alone, solitary. Monos. Man shall not live by bread alone. The deepest hungers of life cannot be satisfied by material things. Only God can fill what God shaped.
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ἰάομαι
Heal
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ἰάομαι
To heal, to cure. Iaomai. He healed them all. Not some. All. The healing ministry of Jesus knew no exceptions. His willingness to heal has not diminished.
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παῖς
servant
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παῖς
Child, servant, boy. Pais. Behold My servant whom I have chosen. The Servant of the LORD came not to be served but to serve. His humility is our model.
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ἱκανός
Worthy
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ἱκανός
competent (as if coming in season), i.e. ample (in amount) or fit (in character)
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φημί
was saying;
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φημί
to show or make known one's thoughts, i.e. speak or say
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ἔπω
do speak
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ἔπω
to speak or say (by word or writing)
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εἰμί
I am
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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ἑκατοντάρχης
centurion
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ἑκατοντάρχης
the captain of one hundred men
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στέγη
roof
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στέγη
a roof
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