John 21:18 Go deeper

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Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not. (KJV)

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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.

ἀμὴνamēnAmen

Lemma: ἀμήν (amēn) · Strong's: G0281

Parsing: Interjection · Transcribed from Hebrew (INJ-HEB)

Meaning: amen — ἀμήν, indecl. (Heb. אָמֵן, verbal adj. fr. אמן, to prop. ni., be firm), ; [in LXX: 1Ch.16:36, I Est.9:46, Neh.5:13 8:6, Tob.8:8 14:15, 3Ma.7:23, 4Ma.18:24 (elsewhere ''א is rendered ἀληθινός, Isa.65:16; ἀληθῶς, Je 35…

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Used 153 times. Also: Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:26, Matthew 6:2, Matthew 6:5, Matthew 6:13, Matthew 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0281; TFLSJ G0281; TAGNT John 21:18 word 1

ἀμὴνamēnAmen

Lemma: ἀμήν (amēn) · Strong's: G0281

Parsing: Interjection · Transcribed from Hebrew (INJ-HEB)

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Used 153 times. Also: Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:26, Matthew 6:2, Matthew 6:5, Matthew 6:13, Matthew 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0281; TFLSJ G0281; TAGNT John 21:18 word 2

λέγωlegōI say

Lemma: λέγω (legō) · Strong's: G3004G

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 1st · Singular (V-PAI-1S)

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…

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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 21:18 word 3

σοι·soito you;

Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771

Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Dative · Singular (P-2DS)

Meaning: you — σύ, ; pron. of 2nd of person(s), ; thou, you, genitive, σοῦ, dative, σοί, accusative, σέ, pl., ὑμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς (enclitic in oblique cases sing., except after prep. (BL, §48, 3), though πρὸς σέ occurs in Mat.25:39).…

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Used 3071 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4771; TFLSJ G4771; TAGNT John 21:18 word 4

ὅτεhoteWhen

Lemma: ὅτε (hote) · Strong's: G3753

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: when — ὅτε, temporal particle (correlat. of πότε, τότε), ; when; with indic., (so generally in cl., but also with optative, subjc.; LS, see word), most frequently with aor., Mat.9:25, Mrk.1:32, Luk.4:25, Jhn.1:19, Act.1:13,…

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Used 105 times. Also: Matthew 7:28, Matthew 9:25, Matthew 11:1, Matthew 12:3, Matthew 13:26, Matthew 13:48 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3753; TFLSJ G3753; TAGNT John 21:18 word 5

ἦςēsyou were

Lemma: εἰμί (eimi) · Strong's: G1510

Parsing: Verb · Imperfect · Active · Indicative · 2nd · Singular (V-IAI-2S)

Meaning: to be — εἰμί, ; with various uses and significations, like the English verb to be. ; I. As substantive verb. ; 1. Of persons and things, to be, exist: Act.17:28, Jhn.1:1, 8:58, 17:5, al; ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν (for past ptcp.), Rev.1:4,…

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Used 2406 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1510; TFLSJ G1510; TAGNT John 21:18 word 6

νεώτερος,neōterosyounger,

Lemma: νέος (neos) · Strong's: G3501

Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Singular · Masculine · Comparative (A-NSM-C)

Meaning: new — νέος, -α, -ον ; [in LXX for נַעַר (Gen.37:2, Exo_33:11, al.), חָדָשׁ (Lev.23:16, Num.28:26, al.), etc.; compar. -ώτερος for קָטָן, צָעִיר, etc. ; ] ; 1. young, youthful: Tit.2:4. ; 2. new (prop., in respect of time;…

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Used 25 times. Also: Matthew 9:17, Mark 2:22, Luke 5:37, Luke 5:38, Luke 5:39, Luke 15:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3501; TFLSJ G3501; TAGNT John 21:18 word 7

ἐζώννυεςezōnnuesyou were dressing

Lemma: ζώννυμι (zōnnumi) · Strong's: G2224

Parsing: Verb · Imperfect · Active · Indicative · 2nd · Singular (V-IAI-2S)

Meaning: to dress — ζώννυμι and ζωννύω ; [in LXX chiefly for חָגַר ; ] ; to gird: with accusative of person(s), Jhn.21:18. Mid., to gird oneself: Act.12:8 (cf. ἀνα-, δια-, περι-, ὑπο-ζώννυμι).†; (AS)

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Used 3 times. Also: Acts 12:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2224; TFLSJ G2224; TAGNT John 21:18 word 8

σεαυτὸνseautonyourself

Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771

Parsing: Reflexive pronoun · 2nd · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (F-2ASM)

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Used 3071 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4771; TFLSJ G4771; TAGNT John 21:18 word 9

καὶkaiand

Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…

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Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT John 21:18 word 10

περιεπάτειςperiepateiswere walking

Lemma: περιπατέω (peripateō) · Strong's: G4043

Parsing: Verb · Imperfect · Active · Indicative · 2nd · Singular (V-IAI-2S)

Meaning: to walk — περι-πατέω, -ῶ ; [in LXX chiefly for הָלַךְ pi., hith. ; ] ; to walk: absol., Mat.9:5, Mrk.5:42, Luk.5:23, Jhn.1:36; with pred., γυμνός, Rev.16:15; ἐπάνω Luk.11:44; διά, with genitive, Rev.21:24; ἐν, Mrk.11:27 12:38,…

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Used 96 times. Also: Matthew 4:18, Matthew 9:5, Matthew 11:5, Matthew 14:25, Matthew 14:26, Matthew 14:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4043; TFLSJ G4043; TAGNT John 21:18 word 11

ὅπουhopouwhere

Lemma: ὅπου (hopou) · Strong's: G3699

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: where(-ever) — ὅπου ; adv. ; of place, correlat. of ποῦ (which see), where. ; I. Prop., of place, ; 1. where; (a) in relative sentences, with indic: Mat.25:24, 26, Mrk.2:4 4:5, 15 5:40 13:14, Jhn.3:8 6:62 7:34, 36 11:32 14:3 17:24…

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Used 83 times. Also: Matthew 6:19, Matthew 6:20, Matthew 6:21, Matthew 8:19, Matthew 13:5, Matthew 24:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3699; TFLSJ G3699; TAGNT John 21:18 word 12

ἤθελες.ēthelesyou were desiring.

Lemma: θέλω (thelō) · Strong's: G2309

Parsing: Verb · Imperfect · Active · Indicative · 2nd · Singular (V-IAI-2S)

Meaning: to will/desire — θέλω (the strengthened form ἐθέλω is found in Hom., and is the more frequently in Attic; see Rutherford, NPhr., 415f.), ; [in LXX for חפץ ,אבה; with neg., מאן pi., etc. ; ] ; to will, be willing, wish, desire (more…

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Used 211 times. Also: Matthew 1:19, Matthew 2:18, Matthew 5:40, Matthew 5:42, Matthew 7:12, Matthew 8:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2309; TFLSJ G2309; TAGNT John 21:18 word 13

ὅτανhotanwhen

Lemma: ὅταν (hotan) · Strong's: G3752

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: when(-ever) — ὅταν (for ὅτ᾽ ἄν = ὅτε ἄν), ; temporal particle, ; with a conditional sense, usually of things expected to occur in an indefinite future; 1. prop., whenever; (a) (a) with subjc. praes.: Mat.6:2, 5 Mrk.14:7, Luk.11:36,…

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Used 123 times. Also: Matthew 5:11, Matthew 6:2, Matthew 6:5, Matthew 6:6, Matthew 6:16, Matthew 9:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3752; TFLSJ G3752; TAGNT John 21:18 word 14

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.,…

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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 21:18 word 15

γηράσῃς,gērasēsyou may be old,

Lemma: γηράσκω (gēraskō) · Strong's: G1095

Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Subjunctive · 2nd · Singular (V-AAS-2S)

Meaning: to grow old — γηράσκω (also γηράω; γῆρας), ; [in LXX chiefly for זקן ; ] ; to grow old: Jhn.21:18, Heb.8:13.† ; SYN.: παλαιοῦμαι. (AS)

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Used 2 times. Also: Hebrews 8:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1095; TFLSJ G1095; TAGNT John 21:18 word 16

ἐκτενεῖςekteneisyou will stretch forth

Lemma: ἐκτείνω (ekteinō) · Strong's: G1614

Parsing: Verb · Future · Active · Indicative · 2nd · Singular (V-FAI-2S)

Meaning: to stretch out — ἐκ-τείνω ; [in LXX for שָׁלַח, נָטָה, etc. ; ] ; to stretch out or forth: τ. χεῖρα (as often in LXX), Mat.8:3 12:13 14:31 26:51, Mrk.1:41 3:5, Luk.5:13 6:10 Jhn.21:18, Act.26:1; before ἐπί, with accusative of person(s),…

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Used 16 times. Also: Matthew 8:3, Matthew 12:13, Matthew 12:49, Matthew 14:31, Matthew 26:51, Mark 1:41 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1614; TFLSJ G1614; TAGNT John 21:18 word 17

τὰςtasthe

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Plural · Feminine (T-APF)

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 21:18 word 18

χεῖράςcheirashands

Lemma: χείρ (cheir) · Strong's: G5495

Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Plural · Feminine (N-APF)

Meaning: hand — χείρ, genitive, χειρος (accusative, χεῖραν, 1Pe.5:6 T), ἡ, ; [in LXX chiefly for יָד ; ] ; the hand: Mat.3:12, Mrk.3:1, Luk.6:6, al. mult.; ἡ χ., acting subject, Luk.22:21; pl., Act.17:25 20:34, 1Jn.1:1; τ. ἔργα τῶν χ.,…

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Used 179 times. Also: Matthew 3:12, Matthew 4:6, Matthew 5:30, Matthew 8:3, Matthew 8:15, Matthew 9:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5495; TFLSJ G5495; TAGNT John 21:18 word 19

σου,souof you,

Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771

Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Genitive · Singular (P-2GS)

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Used 3071 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4771; TFLSJ G4771; TAGNT John 21:18 word 20

καὶkaiand

Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

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Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT John 21:18 word 21

ἄλλοςallosanother

Lemma: ἄλλος (allos) · Strong's: G0243

Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (A-NSM)

Meaning: another — ἄλλος, -η, -ο, (cf. Lat. alius, Eng. else), ; [in LXX for אַחֵר ,אֶחָד, etc. ; ] ; other, another: absol., Mat.20:3, al.; ἄ. δέ, 1Co.3:10 12:8; pl., Mrk.6:15; attached to a noun, Mat.2:12 4:21, al.; with art., ὁ ἄ., the…

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Used 160 times. Also: Matthew 2:12, Matthew 4:21, Matthew 5:39, Matthew 8:9, Matthew 12:13, Matthew 13:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0243; TFLSJ G0243; TAGNT John 21:18 word 22

σεseyou

Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771

Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Accusative · Singular (P-2AS)

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Used 3071 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4771; TFLSJ G4771; TAGNT John 21:18 word 23

ζώσειzōseiwill dress

Lemma: ζώννυμι (zōnnumi) · Strong's: G2224

Parsing: Verb · Future · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-FAI-3S)

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Used 3 times. Also: Acts 12:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2224; TFLSJ G2224; TAGNT John 21:18 word 24

καὶkaiand

Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

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Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT John 21:18 word 25

οἴσειoiseiwill bring [you]

Lemma: φέρω (pherō) · Strong's: G5342

Parsing: Verb · Future · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-FAI-3S)

Meaning: to bear/lead — φέρω ; [in LXX chiefly for בּוֹא. hi., also for נָשָׂא, etc. ; ] ; to bear; 1. to bear, carry: with accusative, Luk.23:26 24:1, Jhn.19:39, Heb.1:3 (see Westc., in l); pass., Act.2:2 27:15, 17 Heb.6:1, 2Pe.1:17-18; of…

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Used 66 times. Also: Matthew 14:11, Matthew 14:18, Matthew 17:17, Mark 1:32, Mark 2:3, Mark 4:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5342; TFLSJ G5342; TAGNT John 21:18 word 26

ὅπουhopouwhere

Lemma: ὅπου (hopou) · Strong's: G3699

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

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Used 83 times. Also: Matthew 6:19, Matthew 6:20, Matthew 6:21, Matthew 8:19, Matthew 13:5, Matthew 24:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3699; TFLSJ G3699; TAGNT John 21:18 word 27

οὐounot

Lemma: οὐ (ou) · Strong's: G3756

Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)

Meaning: no — οὐ, before a vowel with smooth breathing οὐκ, before one with rough breathing οὐχ (but improperly οὐχ ἰδού, Act.2:7, WH, mg.; cf. WH, Intr., §409; M, Pr., 44, 244), ; [in LXX for אֵין ,אַיִן ,לֹא ; ] ; neg. particle, ;…

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Used 1689 times. Also: Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:18, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:7, Matthew 5:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3756; TFLSJ G3756; TAGNT John 21:18 word 28

θέλεις.theleisyou do desire.

Lemma: θέλω (thelō) · Strong's: G2309

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 2nd · Singular (V-PAI-2S)

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Used 211 times. Also: Matthew 1:19, Matthew 2:18, Matthew 5:40, Matthew 5:42, Matthew 7:12, Matthew 8:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2309; TFLSJ G2309; TAGNT John 21:18 word 29

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Truly	→	ἀμήν G0281 amen
truly	→	ἀμήν G0281 amen
I tell	→	λέγω G3004G to say
you	→	σύ G4771 you
when	→	ὅτε G3753 when
you were	→	εἰμί G1510 to be
young	→	νέος G3501 new
you dressed	→	ζώννυμι G2224 to dress
yourself	→	G4572
and	→	καί G2532 and
walked	→	περιπατέω G4043 to walk
where	→	ὅπου G3699 where(-ever)
you wanted	→	θέλω G2309 to will/desire
but	→	δέ G1161 then
when	→	ὅταν G3752 when(-ever)
you are old	→	γηράσκω G1095 to grow old
you will stretch out	→	ἐκτείνω G1614 to stretch out
your	→	σύ G4771 you
hands	→	χείρ G5495 hand
and	→	καί G2532 and
someone else	→	ἄλλος G0243 another
will dress	→	ζώννυμι G2224 to dress
you	→	σύ G4771 you
and	→	καί G2532 and
lead [you]	→	φέρω G5342 to bear/lead
where	→	ὅπου G3699 where(-ever)
you do not want to go	→	θέλω G2309 to will/desire

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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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