God & Savior

John 4:49

“Sir,” the official said, “come down before my child dies.”
John 4:49
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Original language (Greek)

λέγει πρὸς αὐτὸν ὁ βασιλικός· κύριε, κατάβηθι πρὶν ἀποθανεῖν τὸ παιδίον μου.

  1. λέγειlegei“Says”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  2. πρὸςpros“to”
    Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
  3. αὐτὸνauton“Him”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  4. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. βασιλικός·basilikos“royal official;”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from βασιλικός · “royal” · Strong's G0937
  6. κύριε,kurie“Sir,”
    Noun, vocative, singular, masculine · from κύριος · “lord” · Strong's G2962H
  7. κατάβηθιkatabēthi“do come down”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person singular · from καταβαίνω · “to come/go down” · Strong's G2597
  8. πρὶνprin“before”
    Preposition · from πρίν · “before” · Strong's G4250
  9. ἀποθανεῖνapothanein“to die”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, infinitive · from ἀποθνήσκω · “to die” · Strong's G0599
  10. τὸto“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. παιδίονpaidion“child”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “child” · Strong's G3813
  12. μου.mou“of mine.”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)