αὐτὸν⸃

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 αὐτὸν⸃

   au-TON

   him
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 ⸂οἱ δὲ μαθηταὶ ἰδόντες αὐτὸν⸃ ἐπὶ ⸂τῆς θαλάσσης⸃ περιπατοῦντα ἐταράχθησαν λέγοντες ὅτι Φάντασμά ἐστιν,

   hoi DE ma-thê-TAI i-DON-tes au-TON e-PI TÊS tha-LAS-sês pe-ri-pa-TOUN-ta e-ta-RAKH-thê-san LE-gon-tes HO-ti PHAN-ta-sma e-stin

   but the disciples having seen him on the sea walking {They} were troubled saying that a ghost is
3. sentence🔊 ⸂οἱ δὲ μαθηταὶ ἰδόντες αὐτὸν⸃ ἐπὶ ⸂τῆς θαλάσσης⸃ περιπατοῦντα ἐταράχθησαν λέγοντες ὅτι Φάντασμά ἐστιν, καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ φόβου ἔκραξαν.

   hoi DE ma-thê-TAI i-DON-tes au-TON e-PI TÊS tha-LAS-sês pe-ri-pa-TOUN-ta e-ta-RAKH-thê-san LE-gon-tes HO-ti PHAN-ta-sma e-stin KAI a-PO TOO PHO-boo E-kra-ksan

   but the disciples having seen him on the sea walking {They} were troubled saying that a ghost is and from the fear they cried out

Exegesis

The circumstantial participle idóntes autón {ἰδόντες αὐτόν | idóntes autón} ‘having seen Him’ establishes the temporal background, expanded by the prepositional phrase epí tês thalássēs peripatoûnta {ἐπί τῆς θαλάσσης περιπατοῦντα | epí tês thalássēs peripatoûnta} ‘walking on the sea’, which describes the manner of Jesus’ appearance.