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Why askest thou me? ask them which heard me, what I have said unto them: behold, they know what I said. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
τίtiWhy
Lemma: τίς (tis) · Strong's: G5101
Parsing: Interrogative pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (I-ASN)
Meaning: which? — τίς, neut., τί, genitive, τίνος, interrog. pron., [in LXX for מָה ,מִי ; ] in masc. and fem., ; who, which, what?; in neut., which, what?, used both in direct and in indirect questions. ; I. I. As subst., ; 1. 1. masc.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 568 times. Also: Matthew 3:7, Matthew 5:13, Matthew 5:46, Matthew 5:47, Matthew 6:3, Matthew 6:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5101; TFLSJ G5101; TAGNT John 18:21 word 1
μεmeMe
Lemma: μέ (me) · Strong's: G3165
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 1st · Accusative · Singular (P-1AS)
Meaning: me — 1. apostrophe for με. ; 2. rarely for μοι, (Homer) (ML)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2026 times. Also: Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3165; TFLSJ G3165; TAGNT John 18:21 word 2
ἐρωτᾷς;erōtasdo you ask?
Lemma: ἐρωτάω (erōtaō) · Strong's: G2065
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 2nd · Singular (V-PAI-2S)
Meaning: to ask — ἐρωτάω, -ῶ ; [in LXX chiefly for שָׁאַל ; ] ; 1. to ask, question (cl.): absol., Luk.19:31 22:68, Jhn.8:7 with accusative of person(s), Jhn.9:21 16:19, 30 8:21; before λέγων, Mat.16:13, Luk.23:3, Jhn.1:19, 21 5:12 9:19…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT
Used 63 times. Also: Matthew 15:23, Matthew 16:13, Matthew 19:17, Matthew 21:24, Mark 4:10, Mark 7:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2065; TFLSJ G2065; TAGNT John 18:21 word 3
ἐρώτησονerōtēsondo ask
Lemma: ἐρωτάω (erōtaō) · Strong's: G2065
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Imperative · 2nd · Singular (V-AAM-2S)
Meaning: to ask — ἐρωτάω, -ῶ ; [in LXX chiefly for שָׁאַל ; ] ; 1. to ask, question (cl.): absol., Luk.19:31 22:68, Jhn.8:7 with accusative of person(s), Jhn.9:21 16:19, 30 8:21; before λέγων, Mat.16:13, Luk.23:3, Jhn.1:19, 21 5:12 9:19…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT
Used 63 times. Also: Matthew 15:23, Matthew 16:13, Matthew 19:17, Matthew 21:24, Mark 4:10, Mark 7:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2065; TFLSJ G2065; TAGNT John 18:21 word 4
τοὺςtousthose
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (T-APM)
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 18:21 word 5
ἀκηκοόταςakēkootashaving heard
Lemma: ἀκούω (akouō) · Strong's: G0191
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Perfect · Active · Participle · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (V-2RAP-APM)
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 18:21 word 6
τίtiwhat
Lemma: τίς (tis) · Strong's: G5101
Parsing: Interrogative pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (I-ASN)
Meaning: which? — τίς, neut., τί, genitive, τίνος, interrog. pron., [in LXX for מָה ,מִי ; ] in masc. and fem., ; who, which, what?; in neut., which, what?, used both in direct and in indirect questions. ; I. I. As subst., ; 1. 1. masc.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 568 times. Also: Matthew 3:7, Matthew 5:13, Matthew 5:46, Matthew 5:47, Matthew 6:3, Matthew 6:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5101; TFLSJ G5101; TAGNT John 18:21 word 7
ἐλάλησαelalēsaI spoke
Lemma: λαλέω (laleō) · Strong's: G2980
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 1st · Singular (V-AAI-1S)
Meaning: to speak — λαλέω, -ῶ, ; [in LXX chiefly for דּבר pi., also for אמר, etc. ; ] ; 1. to utter: of inanimate things, Rev.4:1 10:4; metaphorically, Heb.11:4 12:24. ; 2. to talk, speak, say: absol., Mat.9:33 12:46, Mrk.5:35, Luk.8:49;…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 298 times. Also: Matthew 9:18, Matthew 9:33, Matthew 10:19, Matthew 10:20, Matthew 12:22, Matthew 12:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2980; TFLSJ G2980; TAGNT John 18:21 word 8
αὐτοῖς.autoisto them.
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Dative · Plural · Masculine (P-DPM)
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 18:21 word 9
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 18:21 word 10
οὗτοιhoutoithey
Lemma: οὗτος (ohutos) · Strong's: G3778
Parsing: Demonstrative pronoun · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (D-NPM)
Meaning: this/he/she/it — οὗτος, αὕτη, τοῦτο, genitive, τούτου, ταύτης, τούτου, ; [in LXX chiefly for זֹאת ,זֶה ; ] ; demonstr. pron. (related to ἐκεῖνος as hic to ille), ; this; 1. as subst., this one, he; (a) absol.: Mat.3:17, Mrk.9:7,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1423 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:22, Matthew 3:3, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:17, Matthew 4:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3778; TFLSJ G3778; TAGNT John 18:21 word 11
οἴδασινoidasinknow
Lemma: οἶδα (oida) · Strong's: G6063
Parsing: Verb · Perfect · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-RAI-3P)
Meaning: to know — 1. to know , εὖ οἶδα I know well; εὖ ἴσθι be assured : often with accusative rei, νοήματα οἶδε, μήδεα οἶδε he is versed in counsels, (Homer); with neut. Adjs., πεπνυμένα, φίλα, ἀθεμίστια εἰδώς (Homer); also with…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 285 times. Also: Matthew 6:8, Matthew 6:32, Matthew 7:11, Matthew 9:6, Matthew 12:25, Matthew 15:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G6063; TFLSJ G6063; TAGNT John 18:21 word 12
ἃhawhat
Lemma: ὅς (hos, hē) · Strong's: G3739
Parsing: Relative pronoun · Accusative · Plural · Neuter (R-APN)
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 18:21 word 13
εἶπονeiponsaid
Lemma: εἶπον (eipon) · Strong's: G2036
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Indicative · 1st · Singular (V-2AAI-1S)
Meaning: to say — εἶπον, 2 aorist of obsolete present ἔπω (cf. Veitch), used as aorist of λέγω, which see ; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 955 times. Also: Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:15, Matthew 4:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2036; TFLSJ G2036; TAGNT John 18:21 word 14
ἐγώ.egōI myself.
Lemma: ἐγώ (egō) · Strong's: G1473
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 1st · Nominative · Singular (P-1NS)
Meaning: I/we — ἐγώ, genitive, etc., ἐμοῦ, ἐμοί, ἐμέ (enclitic μου, μοι, με), pl. ἡμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς, ; of person(s) pron. ; I. ; (a) The nom. is usually emphatic, when expressed as subjc, as in Mat.3:11, Mrk.1:8, Luk.3:16, al. But…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 862 times. Also: Matthew 2:8, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 5:11, Matthew 5:22, Matthew 5:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1473; TFLSJ G1473; TAGNT John 18:21 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Why | → | τίς G5101 which? |
| are you asking | → | ἐρωτάω G2065 to ask |
| Me | → | ἐγώ G1473 I/we |
| Ask | → | ἐρωτάω G2065 to ask |
| those who | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| heard | → | ἀκούω G0191 to hear |
| My message | → | λαλέω G2980 to speak |
| . . . | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| Surely | → | ἰδού G2400 look! |
| they | → | οὗτος G3778 this/he/she/it |
| know | → | G1492 |
| what | → | ὅς G3739 which |
| I | → | ἐγώ G1473 I/we |
| said | → | εἶπον G2036 to say |
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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