John 10:24

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

The Jews therefore came round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou hold us in suspense? If thou art the Christ, tell us plainly.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἐκύκλωσαν οὖν αὐτὸν οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι, καὶ ἔλεγον αὐτῷ, Ἕως πότε τὴν ψυχὴν ἡμῶν αἴρεις; Εἰ σὺ εἶ ὁ Χριστός, εἰπὲ ἡμῖν παρρησίᾳ.

Transliteration

Ekyklōsan oun him the Ioudaioi, and elegon to him, Until when the psychēn of us aireis? If you ei the Christos, eipe to us parrēsia.

Grammar Details

*Ekyklōsan*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they surrounded/encircled
*oun*: inferential conjunction - therefore/so
*Ioudaioi*: nominative, masculine, plural - Jews
*elegon*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - they were saying
*psychēn*: accusative, feminine, singular - soul/life
*aireis*: present active indicative, 2nd person singular - you lift up/take away
*ei*: present active indicative, 2nd person singular - you are
*Christos*: nominative, masculine, singular - Christ/Messiah/Anointed One
*eipe*: aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular - tell/say
*parrēsia*: dative, feminine, singular - openness/boldness/frankness

Word Meanings

*Ekyklōsan*: surrounded/encircled/gathered around
*oun*: therefore/so/then
*Ioudaioi*: Jews/Judeans
*elegon*: were saying/telling/speaking
*psychēn*: soul/life/mind
*aireis*: lift up/take away/hold in suspense
*ei*: are/exist
*Christos*: Christ/Messiah/Anointed One
*eipe*: tell/say/speak
*parrēsia*: openly/boldly/plainly/frankly

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Referenced Verses

Luke 22:67-70 : 67 If thou art the Christ, tell us. But he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not {G3756} believe: 68 and if I {G2532} ask [you], ye will not {G3756} answer. 69 But from henceforth shall the Son of man be seated at the right hand of the power of God. 70 And they all said, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them, Ye say that I am.
John 1:19 : 19 And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent unto him from Jerusalem priests and Levites to ask him, Who art thou?
Matt 11:3 : 3 and said unto him, art thou he that comes, or look we for another?
Luke 3:15 : 15 And as the people were in expectation, and all men reasoned in their hearts concerning John, whether haply he were the Christ;
1 Kgs 18:21 : 21 And Elijah came near unto all the people, and said, How long go ye limping between the two sides? if Jehovah be God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
John 8:25 : 25 They said therefore unto him, Who art thou? {G2532} Jesus said unto them, Even that which I have also spoken unto you from the beginning.
John 8:53 : 53 Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who died? and the prophets died: whom makest thou thyself?
John 9:22 : 22 These things said his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man should confess him [to be] Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.
John 16:25 : 25 These things have I spoken unto you in dark sayings: the hour cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in dark sayings, but shall tell you plainly of the Father.
2 Cor 3:12 : 12 Having therefore such a hope, we use great boldness of speech,

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