John 1:40

Greek
λέγει αὐτοῖς·plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

greek

Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
ἔρχεσθε καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
ὄψεσθε. ἦλθαν οὖν καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
εἶδαν ποῦ μένει, καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
παρ’ αὐτῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

greek

Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
ἔμειναν τὴνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

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The definite article
ἡμέραν ἐκείνην· ὥρα ἦνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
ὡς δεκάτη.
ESV
One of the two who heard John speak and followed Jesus was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
NIV
Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus.
NLT
Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of these men who heard what John said and then followed Jesus.
KJV
One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.

John 1:39 ← John 1:40 → John 1:41

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