Jesus, knowing all that was coming upon Him, stepped forward and asked them, “Whom are you seeking?”John 18:4
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
Ἰησοῦς οὖν εἰδὼς πάντα τὰ ἐρχόμενα ἐπ᾽ αὐτὸν ἐξῆλθεν καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· τίνα ζητεῖτε;
- ἸησοῦςIēsous“Jesus”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
- οὖνoun“therefore”Conjunction · “therefore/then” · Strong's G3767
- εἰδὼςeidōs“knowing”Verb, perfect, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G6063
- πάνταpanta“all things”Adjective, accusative, plural, neuter · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
- τὰta“that”Article, accusative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἐρχόμεναerchomena“are coming”Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), participle, accusative, plural, neuter · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
- ἐπ᾽ep᾽“upon”Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
- αὐτὸνauton“Him”Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ἐξῆλθενexēlthen“he went out”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐξέρχομαι · “to go out” · Strong's G1831
- καὶkai“also”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- λέγειlegei“speaks”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
- τίναtina“Whom”Interrogative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from τίς · “which?” · Strong's G5101
- ζητεῖτε;zēteite“seek you?”Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from ζητέω · “to seek” · Strong's G2212
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)