John 7:12

Greek
καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

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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”
γογγυσμὸς 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.
περὶ αὐτοῦplugin-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)
πολὺς ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

greek

Preposition meaning “in”.
τῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ὄχλῳ· οἱplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
μὲν ἔλεγον ὅτι ἀγαθός ἐστιν·plugin-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.
ἄλλοι ἔλεγον· οὔ, ἀλλὰ πλανᾷ τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ὄχλον.
ESV
And there was much muttering about him among the people. While some said, “He is a good man,” others said, “No, he is leading the people astray.”
NIV
Among the crowds there was widespread whispering about him. Some said, “He is a good man.”
NLT
There was a lot of grumbling about him among the crowds. Some argued, “He's a good man,” but others said, “He's nothing but a fraud who deceives the people.”
KJV
And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people.

John 7:11 ← John 7:12 → John 7:13

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