John 21:7

Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it) and jumped into the sea.
John 21:7
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Original language (Greek)

λέγει οὖν ὁ μαθητὴς ἐκεῖνος ὃν ἠγάπα ὁ Ἰησοῦς τῷ Πέτρῳ· ὁ κύριός ἐστιν. Σίμων οὖν Πέτρος ἀκούσας ὅτι ὁ κύριός ἐστιν τὸν ἐπενδύτην διεζώσατο, ἦν γὰρ γυμνός, καὶ ἔβαλεν ἑαυτὸν εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν.

  1. λέγειlegei“Says”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  2. οὖνoun“therefore”
    Conjunction · “therefore/then” · Strong's G3767
  3. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. μαθητὴςmathētēs“disciple”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from μαθητής · “disciple” · Strong's G3101
  5. ἐκεῖνοςekeinos“that [one]”
    Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “that” · Strong's G1565
  6. ὃνhon“whom”
    Relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  7. ἠγάπαēgapa“was loving”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀγαπάω · “to love” · Strong's G0025
  8. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. ἸησοῦςIēsous“Jesus”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  10. τῷtō“<the>”
    Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. Πέτρῳ·Petrō“to Peter;”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from Πέτρος · “Peter” · Strong's G4074G
  12. ὁho“The”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  13. κύριόςkurios“Lord”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from κύριος · “lord” · Strong's G2962G
  14. ἐστιν.estin“it is.”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  15. ΣίμωνSimōn“Simon”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Simon” · Strong's G4613O
  16. οὖνoun“therefore”
    Conjunction · “therefore/then” · Strong's G3767
  17. ΠέτροςPetros“Peter”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Peter” · Strong's G4074G
  18. ἀκούσαςakousas“having heard”
    Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀκούω · “to hear” · Strong's G0191
  19. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  20. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  21. κύριόςkurios“Lord”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from κύριος · “lord” · Strong's G2962G
  22. ἐστινestin“it is”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  23. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  24. ἐπενδύτηνependutēn“outer garment”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἐπενδύτης · “coat” · Strong's G1903
  25. διεζώσατο,diezōsato“put on”
    Verb, aorist, middle, indicative, 3rd person singular · from διαζώννυμι · “to tie around” · Strong's G1241
  26. ἦνēn“he was”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  27. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  28. γυμνός,gumnos“naked”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from γυμνός · “naked” · Strong's G1131
  29. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  30. ἔβαλενebalen“he cast”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from βάλλω · “to throw” · Strong's G0906G
  31. ἑαυτὸνhe'auton“himself”
    Reflexive pronoun, 3rd person, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἑαυτοῦ · “my/your/him-self” · Strong's G1438
  32. εἰςeis“into”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  33. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  34. θάλασσαν.thalassan“sea.”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from θάλασσα · “sea” · Strong's G2281
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)