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Mark 14:40Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

And when he returned, he found them again asleep (for their eyes were heavy): and they knew not what to answer him.

Douay-Rheims

και υποστρεψας ευρεν αυτους παλιν καθευδοντας ησαν γαρ οι οφθαλμοι αυτων βεβαρημενοι και ουκ ηδεισαν τι αυτω αποκριθωσιν

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Greek text, 18 words with lemma, transliteration and Strong’s number. Tap to expand.

  1. καὶ
    kai
    and
    G2532 · καί
  2. πάλιν
    palin
    again
    G3825 · πάλιν
  3. ἐλθὼν
    elthōn
    I come
    G2064 · ἔρχομαι
  4. εὗρεν
    heuren
    I find
    G2147 · εὑρίσκω
  5. αὐτοὺς
    autous
    he
    G846 · αὐτός
  6. καθεύδοντας
    katheudontas
    I sleep
    G2518 · καθεύδω
  7. ἦσαν
    ēsan
    I am
    G1510 · εἰμί
  8. γὰρ
    gar
    for
    G1063 · γάρ
  9. αὐτῶν
    autōn
    he
    G846 · αὐτός
  10. οἱ
    hoi
    the
    G3588 · ὁ
  11. ὀφθαλμοὶ
    ophthalmoi
    the eye
    G3788 · ὀφθαλμός
  12. καταβαρυνόμενοι
    katabarynomenoi
    to burden
    G6046 · καταβαρύνω
  13. καὶ
    kai
    and
    G2532 · καί
  14. οὐκ
    ouk
    no
    G3756 · οὐ
  15. ᾔδεισαν
    ēdeisan
    I know
    G1492 · εἴδω
  16. τί
    ti
    who
    G5101 · τίς
  17. ἀποκριθῶσιν
    apokrithōsin
    I answer
    G611 · ἀποκρίνω
  18. αὐτῷ
    autō
    he
    G846 · αὐτός