What Does Luke 5:17 Mean in the King James?
And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judæa, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.
The analysis reads the King James wording.
King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.
THE KEY
The Lord’s power is already present in the room, with healing as its purpose.
THE MEANING
The Lord’s power is present amid teaching and watchful attention, with healing in view. Instruction and restoration meet in the same moment.
THE ROOT
τὸ ἰᾶσθαι
to iasthai
GROWS FROM
ἰα-
ia-
heal, restore
“to heal” in this verse is to iasthai. The phrase describes healing as the purpose for which the Lord’s power is present. Its word family includes healing itself and the healer, keeping restoration at the center of the scene.
ALSO GROWS
iasis: healing
ἴασις
The related noun names healing as the same root’s expressed result.
iatros: physician, healer
ἰατρός
This branch names the one associated with bringing healing, linking the act to a healer.
δύναμις
dynamis
GROWS FROM
δυνα-
dyna-
be able, have capacity
The word names ability or capacity, and the verse says that capacity is present for healing. Power here is not detached force; its purpose is carried in the sentence itself.
ALSO GROWS
dynamai: to be able, can
δύναμαι
This verb makes the root’s sense of capacity explicit.
dynatos: able, powerful
δυνατός
This related word shows capacity as something active and effective.
THE PATTERN
The Lord’s word and power are present with healing as their purpose.
He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went virtue out of him, and healed them all.How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.THE THREAD
And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went virtue out of him, and healed them all.Luke 6:19 uses the same Greek words for power (dynamis) and healing (iaomai). It makes visible what Luke 5:17 states: the power present for healing moves outward and heals.
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