Mark 8:34

Καὶ προσκαλεσάμενος τὸν ὄχλον σὺν τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ, εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Ὅστις θέλει ὀπίσω μου ἀκολουθεῖν, ἀπαρνησάσθω ἑαυτόν, καὶ ἀράτω τὸν σταυρὸν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀκολουθείτω μοι.

RBT Greek Interlinear:

Strongs 2532; Kai; Καὶ; And; Conj

Strongs 4341; proskalesamenos; προσκαλεσάμενος; he who has called to himself; V-APM-NMS

Strongs 3588; ton; τὸν; the; Art-AMS

Strongs 3793; ochlon; ὄχλον; Multitude; N-AMS

Strongs 4862; syn; σὺν; in sync/united together; Prep

Strongs 3588; tois; τοῖς; the; Art-DMP

Strongs 3101; mathētais; μαθηταῖς; learners; N-DMP

Strongs 846; autou; αὐτοῦ; himself; PPro-GM3S

Strongs 2036; eipen; εἶπεν; said; V-AIA-3S

Strongs 846; autois; αὐτοῖς; to themselves; PPro-DM3P

Strongs 1487; Ei; Εἴ; If; Conj

Strongs 5100; tis; τις; anyone; IPro-NMS

Strongs 2309; thelei; θέλει; should desire; V-PIA-3S

Strongs 3694; opisō; ὀπίσω; back; Prep

Strongs 1473; mou; μου; of myself; PPro-G1S

Strongs 2064; elthein; ἐλθεῖν; coming; V-ANA

Strongs 533; aparnēsasthō; ἀπαρνησάσθω; let him deny; V-AMM-3S

Strongs 1438; heauton; ἑαυτὸν; himself; RefPro-AM3S

Strongs 2532; kai; καὶ; and; Conj

Strongs 142; aratō; ἀράτω; let him lift up [it]; V-AMA-3S

Strongs 3588; ton; τὸν; the; Art-AMS

Strongs 4716; stauron; σταυρὸν; stake; N-AMS

Strongs 846; autou; αὐτοῦ; himself; PPro-GM3S

Strongs 2532; kai; καὶ; and; Conj

Strongs 190; akoloutheitō; ἀκολουθείτω; let him accompany; V-PMA-3S

Strongs 1473; moi; μοι; myself; PPro-D1S

RBT Hebrew Literal:

And he who has summoned the Multitude to self united with the Learners of Himself,^22b he said to themselves, "If anyone desires to come back to myself, let him disown his own self, and let him lift up the Stake of Himself, and let him accompany myself!"

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And having called the crowd with his disciples, he said to them, Whoever wills to come after me, let him absolutely deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

LITV Translation:
And calling near the crowd with His disciples, He said to them, Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself and take his cross, and let him follow Me.

ESV Translation:
And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

Footnotes

22b

Although both σύν (syn) and μετά (meta) can be translated as "with" in English, they differ significantly in connotation and syntactic function. The preposition σύν, often used with the dative in Classical Greek, conveys a sense of unified or cooperative action, implying joint participation or mutual agency, especially in compound verbs (e.g., συγγράφω, "to write together"; συμπάσχω, "to suffer with"). By contrast, μετά, when used with the genitive, indicates accompaniment in a more associative or peripheral sense (e.g., μετὰ τῶν φίλων, "with the friends"), and with the accusative, it signals temporal succession (μετὰ ταῦτα, "after these things"). In verbal compounds, μετα- frequently implies change, transition, or movement after (e.g., μεταμορφόω, "to transform"). Thus, while σύν emphasizes active union, μετά is more flexible, often pointing to association, sequence, or transformation rather than coordinated agency.