What Does Matthew 17:18 Mean in the King James?
And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.
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 verse joins the child’s healing to the departure of what afflicts him: release and restoration arrive in the same hour.
THE MEANING
The afflicting presence leaves the child, and the child is cured in that same hour. The verse holds release and healing together, while the child remains distinct from what has afflicted him.
THE ROOT
ἐθεραπεύθη
etherapeuthē
GROWS FROM
θεραπευ-
To attend to or care for; in this verb family, to treat or heal.
The Greek verb θεραπεύω (therapeuō) can mean to attend to, treat, or heal, so “cured” carries the sense of care reaching its result. The verse places that healing beside the affliction’s departure, in the same hour.
ALSO GROWS
therapeuō: To attend to, treat, or heal.
θεραπεύω
This is the verb family of “cured,” linking the child’s restoration with treatment and care.
therapeia: Treatment, care, or healing.
θεραπεία
The related noun keeps care and healing within the same Greek word family.
δαιμόνιον
daimonion
GROWS FROM
δαιμον-
A spirit-being; in this passage, a demon.
“devil” in this verse is daimonion. The Greek word here is δαιμόνιον (daimonion), from the δαιμον- family; the verse describes this presence as something that departs from the child. That wording leaves the child distinct from the affliction.
ALSO GROWS
daimōn: A spirit-being or deity in Greek usage.
δαίμων
It belongs to the same δαιμον- word family as the presence named in this verse.
daimonizomai: To be under demonic influence or afflicted by a demon.
δαιμονίζομαι
This related verb names a condition affecting someone, which helps distinguish the child from what afflicts him.
THE PATTERN
When an afflicting force departs, healing becomes visible.
He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she arose and ministered unto them.THE THREAD
When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:The Greek verb translated “healed” here belongs to the same θεραπευ- family as “cured” in Matthew 17:18. Both verses place the departure of affliction beside healing, connecting the child’s restoration with the healing of many.
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