Mark 6:49
Greek (Tischendorf 8th ed.) Mark 6:49 appears in the Greek New Testament. The text above is from the Tischendorf 8th edition. Each word links to its Strong’s number and a concise gloss. Click any word for its full Thayer’s Greek Lexicon entry.
but they, when they saw him walking on the sea, supposed that it was a ghost, and cried out;
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World English Bible Public Domain
but they, when they saw him walking on the sea, supposed that it was a ghost, and cried out;
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King James Version Public Domain
But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But they, having seen him walking on the sea, thought that he is a ghost, and they cried out,
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Every available English version of this verse, each an independent rendering of the whole verse.
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World English Bible Public Domain
but they, when they saw him walking on the sea, supposed that it was a ghost, and cried out;
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Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
but when they saw Him walking on the sea, they cried out, thinking He was a ghost—
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Majority Standard Bible Public Domain
but when they saw Him walking on the sea, they cried out, thinking He was a ghost—
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King James Version Public Domain
But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out:
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American Standard Version (1901) Public Domain
but they, when they saw him walking on the sea, supposed that it was a ghost, and cried out;
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Revised Version (1885) Public Domain
but they, when they saw him walking on the sea, supposed that it was an apparition, and cried out:
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Geneva Bible (1599) Public Domain
And when they saw him walking vpon the sea, they supposed it had bene a spirit, and cried out.
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Douay-Rheims (1899) Public Domain
But they seeing him walking upon the sea, thought it was an apparition, and they cried out.
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Young's Literal Translation Public Domain
And they having seen him walking on the sea, thought `it' to be an apparition, and cried out,
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Literal Standard Version CC BY-SA 4.0
And they having seen Him walking on the sea, thought [it] to be an apparition, and cried out,
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Unlocked Literal Bible CC BY-SA 4.0
But when they saw him walking on the sea, they thought he was a ghost and cried out,
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But they, having seen him walking on the sea, thought that he is a ghost, and they cried out,
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Darby Bible Public Domain
But they, seeing him walking on the sea, thought that it was an apparition, and cried out.
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World Messianic Bible Public Domain
but they, when they saw him walking on the sea, supposed that it was a ghost, and cried out;
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Webster's Bible Public Domain
But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out.
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Free Bible Version CC BY-SA 4.0
but when they saw him walking on the water they thought he was a ghost. They screamed out
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Bible in Basic English Public Domain
But they, when they saw him walking on the sea, took him for a spirit, and gave a loud cry:
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Text-Critical English NT CC BY 4.0
But when they saw him walking on the sea, they thought it was a ghost and cried out.
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Tyndale New Testament (1534) Public Domain
When they sawe him walkinge apon the see they supposed it had bene a sprete and cryed oute:
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- Appears 2× in the Greek New Testament
- First appears at Matthew 14:26
- Part of Speech
- Noun
- Case
- Nominative
- Number
- Singular
- Gender
- Neuter
Full Thayer's Definition
- οἱ ho G3588 “the” Article, Nominative, Plural, Masculine
- δὲ dé G1161 “but” Conjunction
- ἰδόντες horáō G3708 “to see” Verb, Aorist, Active, Participle, Nominative, Plural, Masculine
- αὐτὸν autós G846 “he” Personal pronoun, Accusative, Singular, Masculine
- ἐπὶ epí G1909 “upon” Preposition
- τῆς ho G3588 “the” Article, Genitive, Singular, Feminine
- θαλάσσης thálassa G2281 “sea” Noun, Genitive, Singular, Feminine
- περιπατοῦντα peripatéō G4043 “to walk” Verb, Present, Active, Participle, Accusative, Singular, Masculine
- ἔδοξαν dokéō G1380 “to think” Verb, Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Plural
- ὅτι hóti G3754 “that” Conjunction
- φάντασμά phántasma G5326 “apparition” Noun, Nominative, Singular, Neuter
- ἐστιν eimí G1510 “to be” Verb, Present, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Singular
- καὶ kaí G2532 “and” Conjunction
- ἀνέκραξαν anakrázō G349 “to cry out” Verb, Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Plural
About this verse
These counts appear in no published source. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged text and Lemma’s own curated glosses. What Lemma adds →
- 14
- words
- 13
- distinct lemmas
- Gospels
- section
Notable vocabulary
The rarest word here is φάντασμά apparition G5326 — appearing just 2 times in the whole Greek New Testament.
Shared distinctive vocabulary
φάντασμά apparition G5326 occurs in 2 verses of the Greek New Testament. Also found in:
Repetition
A word recurs within this verse:
- οἱ the G3588 ×2
Cross-references
4Topical passages linked to Mark 6:49 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — connected by theme and wording, ordered by reader-vote popularity; previews shown in the World English Bible.
- Job 9:8 Who alone stretches out the heavens, Treads on the waves of the sea;
- Matthew 14:25–26 In the fourth watch of the night, Jesus came to them, walking on the sea.
- Luke 24:37 But they were terrified and filled with fear, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.
- Job 4:14–16 Fear came on me, and trembling, Which made all my bones shake.
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Lesson kit
Teaching starters — assembled from the data on this page, not authored interpretation. Every prompt links to the verse data it draws on. Edit before teaching.
Mark, in the Gospels, opens this verse with 14 words (13 distinct Greek lemmas). Its most distinctive word is phántasma (“apparition”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.
Discussion questions
- How does “apparition” (phántasma) shape what this verse is saying?
- Matthew 14:26 shares the word «apparition» with this verse. How do the two illuminate each other?
- “the” occurs 2× in this one verse. What is the effect of the repetition?
- These translations render this verse differently; the difference is in the English rendering, not the original. What questions does that raise?
- Reading how Tyndale Open Study Notes and Adam Clarke's Commentary read this verse, where do the two commentators agree and where do they part?
Things to notice
- These translations choose different wording for 11 words in this verse.
- “the” occurs 2× in this single verse.
- 13 distinct Greek lemmas span 14 words in this verse.
Commentary
Notes on Mark 6:49 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale Open Resources
Tyndale Open Study Notes — © Tyndale Open Resources, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (1810–1826) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Gill's Exposition
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Trapp's Complete Commentary
John Trapp
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges (Cambridge University Press, 1896; 21 vols, various authors incl. Carr, Maclear, Plummer, Farrar, Lumby, Moule, M. R. James, Simcox) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
International Critical Commentary
International Critical Commentary — older volumes (1896–1929), various authors — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.