Had his hand withered (εξηραμμενην εχων την χειρα). He had his ( the in the Greek, common idiom with article as possessive) hand (right hand, ) in a withered state, perfect passive participle (adjective ξηραν in Matthew and Luke), showing that it was not congenital, but the result of injury by accident or disease. Bengel: Non ex utero, sed morbo aut vulnere.