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John 4:47

When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged Him to come down and heal his son, who was about to die.
John 4:47
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Original language and places

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)

οὗτος ἀκούσας ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ἥκει ἐκ τῆς Ἰουδαίας εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν, ἀπῆλθεν πρὸς αὐτὸν καὶ ἠρώτα ἵνα καταβῇ καὶ ἰάσηται αὐτοῦ τὸν υἱόν· ἤμελλεν γὰρ ἀποθνῄσκειν.

  1. οὗτοςhoutos“He”
    Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  2. ἀκούσαςakousas“having heard”
    Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀκούω · “to hear” · Strong's G0191
  3. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  4. ἸησοῦςIēsous“Jesus”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  5. ἥκειhēkei“had come”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἥκω · “to come/be present” · Strong's G2240
  6. ἐκek“out of”
    Preposition · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  7. τῆςtēs“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. ἸουδαίαςIoudaias“Judea”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from Ἰουδαία · “Judea” · Strong's G2449
  9. εἰςeis“into”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  10. τὴνtēn“<the>”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. Γαλιλαίαν,Galilaian“Galilee,”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from Γαλιλαία · “Galilee” · Strong's G1056G
  12. ἀπῆλθενapēlthen“went”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀπέρχομαι · “to go away” · Strong's G0565
  13. πρὸςpros“to”
    Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
  14. αὐτὸνauton“Him”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  15. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  16. ἠρώταērōta“was asking”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐρωτάω · “to ask” · Strong's G2065
  17. ἵναina“that”
    Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
  18. καταβῇkatabēa“He may come down”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from καταβαίνω · “to come/go down” · Strong's G2597
  19. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  20. ἰάσηταιiasētai“He may heal”
    Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from ἰάομαι · “to heal” · Strong's G2390
  21. αὐτοῦautou“his”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  22. τὸνton“<the>”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  23. υἱόν·huion“son;”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from υἱός · “son” · Strong's G5207
  24. ἤμελλενēmellen“he was about”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from μέλλω · “to ensue” · Strong's G3195
  25. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  26. ἀποθνῄσκειν.apothnēskein“to die.”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from ἀποθνήσκω · “to die” · Strong's G0599
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)