Lexicon
φάντασμα
phantasma
G5326
G:N-N Greek

ghost

2
Occurrences
2
Books
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

  1. 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,".

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture