John 11:13

Greek	εἰρήκει δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ greek δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English. ὁplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article Ἰησοῦς περὶ τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article θανάτου αὐτοῦ.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) ἐκεῖνοι δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ greek δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English. ἔδοξαν ὅτι περὶ τῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article κοιμήσεως τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ὕπνου λέγει.
ESV	Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that he meant taking rest in sleep.
NIV	Jesus had been speaking of his death, but his disciples thought he meant natural sleep.
NLT	They thought Jesus meant Lazarus was simply sleeping, but Jesus meant Lazarus had died.
KJV	Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.

^{John 11:12 ← John 11:13 → John 11:14}

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