Luke 24:37
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But they being troubled and frightened, supposed that they saw a spirit.

Luke 16:30 But he said: No, father Abraham: but if one went to them from the dead, they will do penance.

1 Samuel 28:13 And the king said to her: Fear not: what hast thou seen? and the woman said to Saul: I saw gods ascending out of the earth.

Job 4:14-16 Fear seized upon me, and trembling, and all my bones were affrighted: . . .

Matthew 14:26,27 And they seeing him walking upon the sea, were troubled, saying: It is an apparition. And they cried out for fear. . . .

Mark 6:49,50 But they seeing him walking upon the sea, thought it was an apparition, and they cried out. . . .

Acts 12:15 But they said to her: Thou art mad. But she affirmed that it was so. Then said they: It is his angel.

Context
Jesus Appears to the Disciples
36Now, whilst they were speaking these things, Jesus stood in the midst of them and saith to them: Peace be to you. It is I: Fear not. 37But they being troubled and frightened, supposed that they saw a spirit. 38And he said to them: Why are you troubled, and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?…
Cross References
Matthew 14:26
And they seeing him walking upon the sea, were troubled, saying: It is an apparition. And they cried out for fear.

Mark 6:49
But they seeing him walking upon the sea, thought it was an apparition, and they cried out.

Luke 24:38
And he said to them: Why are you troubled, and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?

Lexicon
But
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

they were startled
πτοηθέντες (ptoēthentes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 4422: To terrify, scare, strike with panic. Probably akin to the alternate of pipto or to petomai; to scare.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

frightened,
ἔμφοβοι (emphoboi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 1719: Full of fear, terrified. From en and phobos; in fear, i.e. Alarmed.

thinking
ἐδόκουν (edokoun)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1380: A prolonged form of a primary verb, doko dok'-o of the same meaning; to think; by implication, to seem.

they had seen
θεωρεῖν (theōrein)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 2334: From a derivative of theaomai; to be a spectator of, i.e. Discern, (experience) or intensively (acknowledge).

a spirit.
πνεῦμα (pneuma)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 4151: Wind, breath, spirit.


Additional Translations
But they were startled and frightened, thinking they had seen a spirit.

But having been terrified, and having been filled with fear, they were thinking themselves to see a spirit.

But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.

But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they beheld a spirit.

But they, being confounded and being frightened, supposed they beheld a spirit.

But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they beheld a spirit.

But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.

Startled, and in the utmost alarm, they thought they were looking at a spirit;

But they were terrified and filled with fear, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.

and being amazed, and becoming affrighted, they were thinking themselves to see a spirit.
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