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Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ἩHē<the>
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (T-NSF)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT John 11:20 word 1
οὖνounTherefore
Lemma: οὖν (oun) · Strong's: G3767
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: therefore/then — οὖν, ; particle ; expressing consequence or simple sequence (never standing first in a sentence), wherefore, therefore, then: Mat.3:10, Luk.3:9, Jhn.8:38, Act.1:21, Rom.5:9, al.; in exhortations, Mat.3:8, Luk.11:35,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 535 times. Also: Matthew 1:17, Matthew 3:8, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 5:23, Matthew 5:48 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3767; TFLSJ G3767; TAGNT John 11:20 word 2
Μάρθα,MarthaMartha,
Lemma: Μάρθα (Martha) · Strong's: G3136
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Feminine · Individual (N-NSF-P)
Meaning: Martha — Μάρθα, -ας (Bl., § 7, 2), ἡ (Aram. מָרְתָּא), ; Martha: Luk.10:38, 40-41, Jhn.11:1, 5 11:19 ff. Luk.12:2.†; (AS)
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Used 13 times. Also: Luke 10:38, Luke 10:40, Luke 10:41, John 11:1, John 11:5, John 11:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3136; TFLSJ G3136; TAGNT John 11:20 word 3
ὡςhōswhen
Lemma: ὡς (hōs) · Strong's: G5613
Parsing: Particle or Disjunctive (PRT)
Meaning: as/when — ὡς, adverbial form of the relative pron. ὅς, ἥ, ὅ. ; I. As relat. adv. of manner, as, like as, just as, even as; 1. with a demonstrative, like οὕτως, expressed or understood: οὕτως . . . ὡς, Mrk.4:26, 1Co.3:15,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 515 times. Also: Matthew 1:24, Matthew 5:48, Matthew 6:5, Matthew 6:10, Matthew 6:12, Matthew 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5613; TFLSJ G5613; TAGNT John 11:20 word 4
ἤκουσενēkousenshe heard
Lemma: ἀκούω (akouō) · Strong's: G0191
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-AAI-3S)
Meaning: to hear — ἀκούω, ; [in LXX chiefly for שׁמע ] ; to hear, listen, attend, perceive by hearing, comprehend by hearing. ; 1. Intrans.: Mrk.4:3 7:37, Jas.2:5, Rev.2:7, al.; τ. ὠσίν, Mat.13:15 (LXX); with cogn. dative, ακοῇ ἀ. (see:…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 435 times. Also: Matthew 2:3, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:18, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 4:12, Matthew 5:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0191; TFLSJ G0191; TAGNT John 11:20 word 5
ὅτιhotithat
Lemma: ὅτι (hoti) · Strong's: G3754G
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: that/since: that — ὅτι, ; conjc. (prop. neut. of ὅστις). ; I. As conjc, introducing an objective clause, that; 1. after verbs of seeing, knowing, thinking, saying, feeling: Mat.3:9 6:32 11:25, Mrk.3:28, Luk.2:49, Jhn.2:22, Act.4:13,…
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Used 858 times. Also: Matthew 2:16, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 2:23, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 4:6, Matthew 4:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3754G; TFLSJ G3754G; TAGNT John 11:20 word 6
ὁho<the>
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (T-NSM)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: TR
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT John 11:20 word 7
ἸησοῦςIēsousJesus
Lemma: Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous) · Strong's: G2424G
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine · Individual (N-NSM-P)
Meaning: Jesus — Ἰησοῦς, -οῦ, dative, voc. -οῦ, accusative, -οῦν (Heb. יֵשׁוּעַ ,יְהֹשֻׁעַ ,יְהוֹשׁוּעַ), ; 1. JESUS: Mat.1:21, al.; ὁ Ἰ, ib. 3:13, al.; Ἰ. Χριστός, ib. 1:1, Mrk.1:1, al.; Χρ. Ἰ., Rom.2:26, al.; κύριος Ἰ., Act.28:31,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 978 times. Also: Matthew 1:1, Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:21, Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2424G; TFLSJ G2424G; TAGNT John 11:20 word 8
ἔρχεται,erchetaiis coming,
Lemma: ἔρχομαι (erchomai) · Strong's: G2064
Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle or Passive Deponent · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-PNI-3S)
Meaning: to come/go — ἔρχομαι, ; [in LXX very frequently for בּוֹא, also for הלךְ ni., אתה, etc., 34 words in all ; ] ; 1. to come; (a) of persons, either as arriving or returning from elsewhere: Mat.8:9, Mrk.6:31, Luk.7:8, Jhn.4:27,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 639 times. Also: Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:11, Matthew 2:23, Matthew 3:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2064; TFLSJ G2064; TAGNT John 11:20 word 9
ὑπήντησενhupēntēsenmet
Lemma: ὑπαντάω (hupantaō) · Strong's: G5221
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-AAI-3S)
Meaning: to go meet — ὑπ-αντάω, -ῶ ; [in LXX: Dan LXX 10:14 (קָרָה), Sir.9:3, al. ; ] ; to go to meet, meet: with dative of person(s) (see M, Pr., 64), Mat.8:28 28:9, Mrk.5:2, Luk.8:27 17:12 (ἀπ-, WH, txt.), Jhn.4:51 11:20, 30 12:18,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 10 times. Also: Matthew 8:28, Matthew 28:9, Mark 5:2, Luke 8:27, Luke 14:31, John 4:51 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5221; TFLSJ G5221; TAGNT John 11:20 word 10
αὐτῷ·autōwith Him;
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Dative · Singular · Masculine (P-DSM)
Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT John 11:20 word 11
ΜαριὰμMariamMary
Lemma: Μαρία (Maria) · Strong's: G3137J
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Feminine · Individual (N-NSF-P)
Meaning: Mary — Μαρία, -ας (Hellenized form), and Μαριάμ, indecl., ἡ (Aram. מַרְיָם; Heb. מִרְיָם) ; Mary. In NT; 1. the mother of Jesus: Mat.1:16 ff. Mat.2:11 13:55, Mrk.6:3, Luk.1:27 ff. Luk.2:5, 16 2:19, 34, Act.1:14 ; 2. M.…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 11 times. Also: Luke 10:39, Luke 10:42, John 11:1, John 11:2, John 11:19, John 11:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3137J; TFLSJ G3137J; TAGNT John 11:20 word 12
δὲdehowever
Lemma: δέ (de) · Strong's: G1161
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: then — δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), ; post-positive conjunctive particle; 1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2921 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1161; TFLSJ G1161; TAGNT John 11:20 word 13
ἐνenin
Lemma: ἐν (en) · Strong's: G1722
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: in/on/among — ἐν, ; prep, (the most frequently of all in NT), with dative (= Heb. בְּ, Lat. in, with abl.). ; I. Of place, with dative of thing(s), of person(s), in, within, on, at, by, among: ἐν τ. πόλει, Luk.7:37; τ. οφθαλμῷ,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2826 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1722; TFLSJ G1722; TAGNT John 11:20 word 14
τῷtōthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Dative · Singular · Masculine (T-DSM)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT John 11:20 word 15
οἴκῳoikōhouse
Lemma: οἶκος (oikos) · Strong's: G3624G
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Masculine (N-DSM)
Meaning: house: home — οἶκος, -οῦ, ὁ, ; [in LXX chiefly for בַּיִת, also for אֹהֶל ,הֵכָל, etc. ; ] ; 1. prop., a house, dwelling: Act.2:2 19:16; with genitive poss., Mat.9:6, 7 Mrk.2:11, Luk.1:23, al.; with genitive attrib., ἐμπορίου,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 77 times. Also: Matthew 9:6, Matthew 9:7, Matthew 11:8, Matthew 12:4, Matthew 12:44, Matthew 21:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3624G; TFLSJ G3624G; TAGNT John 11:20 word 16
ἐκαθέζετο.ekathezetowas sitting.
Lemma: καθέζομαι (kathezomai) · Strong's: G2516
Parsing: Verb · Imperfect · Middle or Passive Deponent · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-INI-3S)
Meaning: to sit down — καθ-έζομαι ; [in LXX: Lev.12:5, al. (יָשַׁב), Job.39:28 (שָׁכַן) ; ] ; to sit down, sit: Jhn.20:12; before ἐν, Mat.26:55, Luk.2:46, Jhn.11:20, Act.6:15; before ἐπί, with genitive, Act.20:9; id. with dative, Jhn.4:6 (cf.…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 7 times. Also: Matthew 26:55, Luke 2:46, John 4:6, John 20:12, Acts 6:15, Acts 20:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2516; TFLSJ G2516; TAGNT John 11:20 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So | → | οὖν G3767 therefore/then |
| when | → | ὡς G5613 as/when |
| Martha | → | Μάρθα G3136 Martha |
| heard | → | ἀκούω G0191 to hear |
| that | → | ὅτι G3754G that/since: that |
| Jesus | → | Ἰησοῦς G2424G Jesus |
| was coming | → | ἔρχομαι G2064 to come/go |
| she went out to meet | → | ὑπαντάω G5221 to go meet |
| Him | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| but | → | δέ G1161 then |
| Mary | → | Μαρία G3137J Mary |
| stayed | → | καθέζομαι G2516 to sit down |
| at | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| home | → | οἶκος G3624G house: home |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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