John 11:56

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

They sought therefore for Jesus, and spake one with another, as they stood in the temple, What think ye? That he will not come to the feast?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἐζήτουν οὖν τὸν Ἰησοῦν, καὶ ἔλεγον μετʼ ἀλλήλων, ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ ἑστηκότες, Τί δοκεῖ ὑμῖν, ὅτι οὐ μὴ ἔλθῃ εἰς τὴν ἑορτήν;

Transliteration

Ezētoun oun ton Iēsoun, kai elegon met' allēlōn, en tō hierō hestēkotes, Ti dokei hymin, hoti ou mē elthē eis tēn heortēn?

Grammar Details

*ezētoun*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - they were seeking
*oun*: inferential conjunction - therefore/then
*ton Iēsoun*: accusative masculine singular - Jesus
*kai*: conjunction - and
*elegon*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - they were saying
*met' allēlōn*: preposition + reciprocal pronoun, genitive - with one another
*en*: preposition + dative - in
*tō hierō*: dative neuter singular - the temple
*hestēkotes*: perfect active participle, nominative masculine plural - standing/having stood
*ti*: interrogative pronoun, nominative neuter singular - what
*dokei*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - seems/thinks
*hymin*: personal pronoun, dative plural - to you
*hoti*: conjunction - that
*ou mē*: emphatic negation - certainly not
*elthē*: aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular - he might come
*eis*: preposition + accusative - to/into
*tēn heortēn*: accusative feminine singular - the feast

Word Meanings

*ezētoun*: were seeking/looking for/searching for
*elegon*: were saying/speaking/telling
*hierō*: temple/sanctuary
*hestēkotes*: standing/having stood
*dokei*: seems/thinks/appears
*ou mē*: certainly not/by no means
*elthē*: might come/arrive/appear
*heortēn*: feast/festival

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

John 7:11 : 11 The Jews therefore sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he?
John 11:7-8 : 7 Then after this he saith to the disciples, Let us go into Judaea again. 8 The disciples say unto him, Rabbi, the Jews were but now seeking to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?

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