John 18:4

Jesus, knowing all that was coming upon Him, stepped forward and asked them, “Whom are you seeking?”
John 18:4
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Original language (Greek)

Ἰησοῦς οὖν εἰδὼς πάντα τὰ ἐρχόμενα ἐπ᾽ αὐτὸν ἐξῆλθεν καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· τίνα ζητεῖτε;

  1. ἸησοῦςIēsous“Jesus”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  2. οὖνoun“therefore”
    Conjunction · “therefore/then” · Strong's G3767
  3. εἰδὼςeidōs“knowing”
    Verb, perfect, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G6063
  4. πάνταpanta“all things”
    Adjective, accusative, plural, neuter · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
  5. τὰta“that”
    Article, accusative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. ἐρχόμεναerchomena“are coming”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), participle, accusative, plural, neuter · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
  7. ἐπ᾽ep᾽“upon”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  8. αὐτὸνauton“Him”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  9. ἐξῆλθενexēlthen“he went out”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐξέρχομαι · “to go out” · Strong's G1831
  10. καὶkai“also”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  11. λέγειlegei“speaks”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  12. αὐτοῖς·autois“to them;”
    Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  13. τίναtina“Whom”
    Interrogative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from τίς · “which?” · Strong's G5101
  14. 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)