Matthew 28:4
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And for fear of him, the guards were struck with terror and became as dead men.

the.

Matthew 28:11 Who when they were departed, behold, some of the guards came into the city and told the chief priests all things that had been done.

Matthew 27:65,66 Pilate saith to them: You have a guard. Go, guard it as you know. . . .

shake.

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

Psalm 48:6 Trembling took hold of them. There were pains as of a woman in labour.

Daniel 10:7 And I, Daniel alone, saw the vision: for the men that were with me saw it not: but an exceeding great terror fell upon them, and they fled away, and hid themselves.

Acts 9:3-7 And as he went on his journey, it came to pass that he drew nigh to Damascus. And suddenly a light from heaven shined round about him. . . .

Acts 16:29 Then calling for a light, he went in: and trembling, fell down at the feet of Paul and Silas.

Revelation 1:17 And when I had seen him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying: Fear not. I am the First and the Last,

Context
The Resurrection
3And his countenance was as lightning and his raiment as snow. 4And for fear of him, the guards were struck with terror and became as dead men. 5And the angel answering, said to the women: Fear not you: for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified.…
Cross References
Matthew 28:3
And his countenance was as lightning and his raiment as snow.

Matthew 28:5
And the angel answering, said to the women: Fear not you: for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified.

Lexicon
The
οἱ (hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

guards
τηροῦντες (tērountes)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 5083: From teros; to guard, i.e. To note; by implication, to detain; by extension, to withhold; by extension, to withhold.

trembled
ἐσείσθησαν (eseisthēsan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4579: To shake; fig: I agitate, stir up. Apparently a primary verb; to rock, i.e. to agitate; figuratively, to throw into a tremor.

in
ἀπὸ (apo)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses.

fear
φόβου (phobou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5401: (a) fear, terror, alarm, (b) the object or cause of fear, (c) reverence, respect. From a primary phebomai; alarm or fright.

of him
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

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

became
ἐγενήθησαν (egenēthēsan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.

like
ὡς (hōs)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.

dead [men].
νεκροί (nekroi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3498: (a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse. From an apparently primary nekus; dead.


Additional Translations
The guards trembled in fear of him and became like dead men.

And those keeping guard trembled from fear of him, and they became as dead men.

And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.

and for fear of him the watchers did quake, and became as dead men.

And for fear of him the guards trembled and became as dead men.

and for fear of him the watchers did quake, and became as dead men.

And for fear of him the keepers trembled and became as dead men.

For fear of him the guards trembled violently, and became like dead men.

For fear of him, the guards shook, and became like dead men.

and from the fear of him did the keepers shake, and they became as dead men.
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