John 1:38

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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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

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;

  1. ΣτραφεὶςStrapheis“Having turned”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, passive, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from στρέφω · “to turn” · Strong's G4762
  2. δὲde“then”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. ἸησοῦςIēsous“Jesus”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  5. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  6. θεασάμενοςtheasamenos“having beheld”
    Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from θεάομαι · “to look at” · Strong's G2300
  7. αὐτοὺςautous“them”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  8. ἀκολουθοῦνταςakolouthountas“following”
    Verb, present, active, participle, accusative, plural, masculine · from ἀκολουθέω · “to follow” · Strong's G0190
  9. λέγειlegei“He says”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  10. αὐτοῖς·autois“to them;”
    Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  11. τίti“What”
    Interrogative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from τίς · “which?” · Strong's G5101
  12. ζητεῖτε;zēteite“seek you?”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from ζητέω · “to seek” · Strong's G2212
  13. οἱhoi“<the>”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  14. δὲde“And”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  15. εἶπανeipan“they said”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  16. αὐτῷ·autō“to Him;”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  17. ῥαββί,rhabbi“Rabbi”
    Noun, vocative, singular, masculine · from ῥαββί · “Rabbi” · Strong's G4461
  18. ὃho“which”
    Relative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  19. λέγεταιlegetai“is to say”
    Verb, present, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  20. μεθερμηνευόμενονmethermēneuomenon“meaning”
    Verb, present, passive, participle, nominative, singular, neuter · from μεθερμηνεύω · “to mean” · Strong's G3177
  21. διδάσκαλε,didaskale“Teacher —”
    Noun, vocative, singular, masculine · from διδάσκαλος · “teacher” · Strong's G1320
  22. ποῦpou“where”
    Adverb · “where?” · Strong's G4226
  23. 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)