Mark 2:4

4Andκαὶnotμὴbeing ableδυνάμενοιto come nearπροσενέγκαιto Himαὐτῷon account ofδιὰtheτὸνcrowdὄχλονthey removedἀπεστέγασανtheτὴνroofστέγηνwhereὅπουHe wasἦν,andκαὶhaving broken up [it]ἐξορύξαντεςthey let downχαλῶσιtheτὸνpalletκράβαττονon whichὅπουtheὁparalyticπαραλυτικὸςwas lyingκατέκειτο.

And not being able to bring [him] to Him through the crowd, they unroofed the roof where He was, and having dug [it] out, they let down the mat on which the paralytic was lying.

Vocab difficulty

78.6

Rare words

  • ἀπεστέγασαν

    ἀποστεγάζω

    I unroof, take the roof off.

  • στέγην

    στέγη

    a flat roof of a house.

  • ἐξορύξαντες

    ἐξορύσσω

    (a) I dig out, hence: I open up, (b) I gouge.