Jesus turned and saw them following. “What do you want?” He asked. They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are You staying?”John 1:38
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Original language (Greek)
Στραφεὶς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ θεασάμενος αὐτοὺς ἀκολουθοῦντας λέγει αὐτοῖς· τί ζητεῖτε; οἱ δὲ εἶπαν αὐτῷ· ῥαββί, ὃ λέγεται μεθερμηνευόμενον διδάσκαλε, ποῦ μένεις;
- ΣτραφεὶςStrapheis“Having turned”Verb, 2nd aorist, passive, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from στρέφω · “to turn” · Strong's G4762
- δὲde“then”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- ὁho“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἸησοῦςIēsous“Jesus”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- θεασάμενοςtheasamenos“having beheld”Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from θεάομαι · “to look at” · Strong's G2300
- αὐτοὺςautous“them”Personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ἀκολουθοῦνταςakolouthountas“following”Verb, present, active, participle, accusative, plural, masculine · from ἀκολουθέω · “to follow” · Strong's G0190
- λέγειlegei“He says”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
- αὐτοῖς·autois“to them;”Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- τίti“What”Interrogative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from τίς · “which?” · Strong's G5101
- ζητεῖτε;zēteite“seek you?”Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from ζητέω · “to seek” · Strong's G2212
- οἱhoi“<the>”Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- δὲde“And”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- εἶπανeipan“they said”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
- αὐτῷ·autō“to Him;”Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ῥαββί,rhabbi“Rabbi”Noun, vocative, singular, masculine · from ῥαββί · “Rabbi” · Strong's G4461
- ὃho“which”Relative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
- λέγεταιlegetai“is to say”Verb, present, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
- μεθερμηνευόμενονmethermēneuomenon“meaning”Verb, present, passive, participle, nominative, singular, neuter · from μεθερμηνεύω · “to mean” · Strong's G3177
- διδάσκαλε,didaskale“Teacher —”Noun, vocative, singular, masculine · from διδάσκαλος · “teacher” · Strong's G1320
- ποῦpou“where”Adverb · “where?” · Strong's G4226
- μένεις;meneis“are You staying?”Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person singular · from μένω · “to stay” · Strong's G3306
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)