Mat 9:18 | RWP | e4.org | Is even now dead ( αρτ ετελευτησεν ). Aorist tense with αρτ and so better, "just now died," "just dead" (Moffatt). Mark ( ) has it "at the point of death," Luke ( ) "lay a dying." It is not always easy even for physicians to tell when actual death has come. Jesus in pointedly said, "The damsel is not dead, but sleepeth," meaning that she did not die to stay dead.

‏ Matthew 9:18

Is even now dead ( αρτ ετελευτησεν ). Aorist tense with αρτ and so better, "just now died," "just dead" (Moffatt). Mark (Mr 5:23) has it "at the point of death," Luke (Lu 8:42) "lay a dying." It is not always easy even for physicians to tell when actual death has come. Jesus in 9:24 pointedly said, "The damsel is not dead, but sleepeth," meaning that she did not die to stay dead.