John 11:3 Go deeper
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Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ἀπέστειλανapesteilanSent
Lemma: ἀποστέλλω (apostellō) · Strong's: G0649
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-AAI-3P)
Meaning: to send — ἀπο-στέλλω, ; [in LXX very freq., almost always for שׁלח ; ] ; prop., to send away, to dispatch on service; 1. to send with a commission, or on service; (a) of persons: Christ, Mat.10:40; the apostles, 10:16; servants,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 134 times. Also: Matthew 2:16, Matthew 8:31, Matthew 10:5, Matthew 10:16, Matthew 10:40, Matthew 11:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0649; TFLSJ G0649; TAGNT John 11:3 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 11:3 word 2
αἱhaithe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Plural · Feminine (T-NPF)
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.,…
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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 11:3 word 3
ἀδελφαὶadelphaisisters
Lemma: ἀδελφή (adelphē) · Strong's: G0079
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Plural · Feminine (N-NPF)
Meaning: sister — ἀδελφή, -ῆς, ἡ ; (ἀδελφός), [in LXX for אָהוֹת ; ] ; a sister: Mat.19:29, al.; metaphorically (MM, VGT, see word), of a member of the Christian community: Rom.16:1, 1Co.7:15 Jas.21:15, al.; (AS)
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Used 26 times. Also: Matthew 12:50, Matthew 13:56, Matthew 19:29, Mark 3:32, Mark 3:35, Mark 6:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0079; TFLSJ G0079; TAGNT John 11:3 word 4
πρὸςprosto
Lemma: πρός (pros) · Strong's: G4314
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: to/with — πρός, ; prep. with genitive, dative, accusative ; I. I. C. genitive, of motion from a place, from the side of, hence metaphorically, in the interests of, Act.27:34 (cf. Page, in l.). ; II. II. C. dative, of local…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 732 times. Also: Matthew 2:12, Matthew 3:5, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4314; TFLSJ G4314; TAGNT John 11:3 word 5
αὐτὸνautonHim
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (P-ASM)
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 11:3 word 6
λέγουσαι·legousaisaying;
Lemma: λέγω (legō) · Strong's: G3004G
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Feminine (V-PAP-NPF)
Meaning: to say — λέγω, ; [in LXX very freq., chiefly for אמר; λέγει for נְאֻם, Gen.22:16, al. ; ] ; 1. in Hom., to pick out, gather, reckon, recount.; 2. In Hdt. and Att., to say, speak, affirm, declare: absol., Act.13:15, 24:10; before…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1305 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3004G; TFLSJ G3004G; TAGNT John 11:3 word 7
κύριε,kurieLord,
Lemma: κύριος (kurios) · Strong's: G2962G
Parsing: Noun · Vocative · Singular · Masculine · Person Gentilic (N-VSM-T)
Meaning: lord: God — κύριος, -α, -ον (also -ος, -ον), ; [in LXX (subst.) chiefly for יהוה, also for בַּעַל ,אָדוֹן, etc. ; ] ; having power (κῦρος) or authority; as subst., ὁ κ., lord, master; 1. in general: with genitive of thing(s),…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 662 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:22, Matthew 1:24, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2962G; TFLSJ G2962G; TAGNT John 11:3 word 8
ἴδεidebehold
Lemma: ἴδε (ide) · Strong's: G2396
Parsing: Interjection (INJ)
Meaning: look! — ἴδε (Attic ἰδέ; the "later" accentuation is also found in Hom.; Veitch, 215) ; 1. prop., 2 aor. imperat. of ὁράω, which see ; 2. As interjection, apart from the construction of the sentence, and used where one or many…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 30 times. Also: Matthew 25:20, Matthew 25:22, Matthew 25:25, Matthew 26:65, Mark 2:24, Mark 3:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2396; TFLSJ G2396; TAGNT John 11:3 word 9
ὃνhon[he] whom
Lemma: ὅς (hos, hē) · Strong's: G3739
Parsing: Relative pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (R-ASM)
Meaning: which — ὅς, ἥ, ὅ, ; the postpositive article (ἄρθρον ὑποτακτικόν). ; I. As demonstr. pron. = οὗτος, ὅδε, this, that, also for αὐτός, chiefly in nom.: ὅς δέ, but he (cf. ἦ δὲ ὅς, frequently in Plat.), Mrk.15:23, Jhn.5:11; ὃς μὲν…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1433 times. Also: Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3739; TFLSJ G3739; TAGNT John 11:3 word 10
φιλεῖςphileisYou love
Lemma: φιλέω (phileō) · Strong's: G5368
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 2nd · Singular (V-PAI-2S)
Meaning: to love — φιλέω, -ῶ; (φίλος), [in LXX: Gen.27:4, 9, al. (אָהַב), Gen.27:27, al. (נָשַׁק), La 1:2 (רֵעַ) Wis.8:2, al. ; ] ; 1. to love (with the love of emotion and friendship, Lat, amare; v, SYN.): with accusative of person(s),…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 25 times. Also: Matthew 6:5, Matthew 10:37, Matthew 23:6, Matthew 26:48, Mark 14:44, Luke 20:46 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5368; TFLSJ G5368; TAGNT John 11:3 word 11
ἀσθενεῖ.¶astheneiwas being sick.
Lemma: ἀσθενέω (astheneō) · Strong's: G0770H
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-PAI-3S)
Meaning: be weak: ill — ἀσθενέω, -ῶ; ( ἀσθενής) [in LXX chiefly for כָּשַׁל ; ] ; to be weak, feeble: Act.20:35, Rom.8:3, 2Co.11:21 12:10 13:4 13:9; with dative, πίστει (Cremer, 527), Rom.4:19 14:1; same implied, Rom.14:2, 21, 1Co.8:11-12,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20 times. Also: Matthew 10:8, Matthew 25:36, Matthew 25:39, Mark 6:56, Luke 4:40, Luke 7:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0770H; TFLSJ G0770H; TAGNT John 11:3 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So | → | οὖν G3767 therefore/then |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| sisters | → | ἀδελφή G0079 sister |
| sent | → | ἀποστέλλω G0649 to send |
| word | → | λέγω G3004G to say |
| to | → | πρός G4314 to/with |
| [Jesus] | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| Lord | → | κύριος G2962G lord: God |
| . . . | → | ἰδού G2400 look! |
| the [one] | → | ὅς G3739 which |
| You love | → | φιλέω G5368 to love |
| is sick | → | ἀσθενέω G0770H be weak: ill |
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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