φάντασμα
phantasma
G5326
G:N-N
Greek
ghost
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Greek
Language
Phantasma is used for what the disciples believed they saw as Jesus walked on the sea.
The attested use names the alarming appearance the disciples thought they saw while Jesus was walking on the sea.
Senses in use
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Feared appearance on the sea · dominant
In Mark 6:49 and Matthew 14:26, the nominative singular neuter form occurs in the disciples' reaction to seeing him walking on the sea; the APB renders their conclusion as "it was a ghost" and "it is a ghost."
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across both verses, the APB presents the disciples' conclusion with "ghost,".