We read from the gospel of Matthew chapter 9 verse 2, “Some men brought to him a paralyzed man” [1] and in Greek ” Καὶ ἰδοὺ προσέφερον αὐτῷ παραλυτικὸν ἐπὶ κλίνης βεβλημένον” [2]

The Greek verb ‘προσέφερον‘ (pronunciation: prosepheron) is the past tense of the verb “προσφέρω” (prosphero, listen to the pronunciation on link [3])

The ancient Greek verb prosphero (προσφέρω) is composed from the prefix pros– which indicates direction (definition: towards) and the verb phero ( definition: carry). [4]

This Greek word has multiple meanings such as to bring forward, to present, to offer [5]

Let’s read a bit further on Matthew 9:2. “When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man, “Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven.”[1]

We can understand that Jesus saw the men’s heart full of faith and He healed the paralysed and forgave his sins. Jesus saw some men who weren’t just carrying the paralysed man but they were actually offering him to be healed.

[1]https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%209&version=NIV

[2]https://apostoliki-diakonia.gr/bible/mathaion/?file=1.1.9

[3] https://youtu.be/fQhLmcTKV5A?is=sSQFa9lVJFNsZtbg

[4]https://www.hellozenno.com/language/el/lemma/%CF%80%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%83%CF%86%CE%AD%CF%81%CF%89

[5]https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CF%80%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%83%CF%86%CE%AD%CF%81%CF%89