God & Savior

John 1:48

“How do You know me?” Nathanael asked. Jesus replied, “Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree.”
John 1:48
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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)

λέγει αὐτῷ Ναθαναήλ· πόθεν με γινώσκεις; ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· πρὸ τοῦ σε Φίλιππον φωνῆσαι ὄντα ὑπὸ τὴν συκῆν εἶδόν σε.

  1. λέγειlegei“Says”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  2. αὐτῷautō“to Him”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  3. Ναθαναήλ·Nathanaēl“Nathanael;”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Ναθαναήλ · “Nathanael” · Strong's G3482
  4. πόθενpothen“From where”
    Adverb · “whence/how” · Strong's G4159
  5. μεme“me”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  6. γινώσκεις;ginōskeis“know You?”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person singular · from γινώσκω · “to know” · Strong's G1097
  7. ἀπεκρίθηapekrithē“Answered”
    Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀποκρίνω · “to answer” · Strong's G0611
  8. ἸησοῦςIēsous“Jesus”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  9. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  10. εἶπενeipen“said”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  11. αὐτῷ·autō“to him;”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  12. πρὸpro“Before”
    Preposition · from πρό · “before” · Strong's G4253
  13. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  14. σεse“you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  15. ΦίλιππονPhilippon“Philip”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from Φίλιππος · “Philip” · Strong's G5376G
  16. φωνῆσαιphōnēsai“calling”
    Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from φωνέω · “to call” · Strong's G5455
  17. ὄνταonta“being”
    Verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, masculine · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  18. ὑπὸhupo“under”
    Preposition · from ὑπό · “by/under” · Strong's G5259H
  19. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  20. συκῆνsukēn“fig tree”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from συκῆ · “fig tree” · Strong's G4808
  21. εἶδόνeidon“I saw”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G1492H
  22. σε.se“you.”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)