John 16:4

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

But these things have I spoken unto you, that when their hour is come, ye may remember them, how that I told you. And these things I said not unto you from the beginning, because I was with you.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἀλλὰ ταῦτα λελάληκα ὑμῖν, ἵνα ὅταν ἔλθῃ ἡ ὥρα, μνημονεύητε αὐτῶν. Ὅτι ἐγὼ εἶπον ὑμῖν ταῦτα δὲ ὑμῖν ἐξ ἀρχῆς οὐκ εἶπον, ὅτι μεθʼ ὑμῶν ἤμην.

Transliteration

But tauta lelalēka to you, hina when elthē the hōra, mnēmoneuēte of them. Because I eipon to you tauta but to you from archēs not eipon, because with you ēmēn.

Grammar Details

• Ἀλλὰ: adversative conjunction - but
• *tauta*: demonstrative pronoun, accusative, neuter, plural - these things
• *lelalēka*: perfect active indicative, 1st person singular - I have spoken
• ὑμῖν: personal pronoun, dative, plural - to you
• *hina*: subordinating conjunction introducing purpose clause - so that
• ὅταν: temporal conjunction - when/whenever
• *elthē*: aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular - might come
• ἡ: definite article, nominative, feminine, singular - the
• *hōra*: noun, nominative, feminine, singular - hour/time
• *mnēmoneuēte*: present active subjunctive, 2nd person plural - you may remember
• αὐτῶν: personal pronoun, genitive, neuter, plural - of them
• Ὅτι: conjunction - because
• ἐγὼ: personal pronoun, nominative, singular - I
• *eipon*: aorist active indicative, 1st person singular - I said/told
• δὲ: contrastive conjunction - but/and
• ἐξ: preposition - from
• *archēs*: noun, genitive, feminine, singular - beginning
• οὐκ: negative particle - not
• ὅτι: conjunction - because
• μεθʼ: preposition - with
• ὑμῶν: personal pronoun, genitive, plural - of you
• *ēmēn*: imperfect active indicative, 1st person singular - I was

Word Meanings

• *tauta*: these things/these matters
• *lelalēka*: I have spoken/I have told (with emphasis on completed action with continuing relevance)
• *elthē*: might come/should come
• *hōra*: hour/time/appointed time
• *mnēmoneuēte*: you may remember/you may recall
• *eipon*: I said/I told
• *archēs*: beginning/start/origin
• *ēmēn*: I was/I continued to be (imperfect tense emphasizes continuous state)

Referenced Verses

• Matt 9:15 : 15 And Jesus said unto them, Can the sons of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then will they fast.
• John 13:19 : 19 From henceforth I tell you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am [he].
• John 14:29 : 29 And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe.
• John 17:12-13 : 12 While I was with them, {G1722} {G2889} I kept them in thy name which thou hast given me: and I guarded them, and not one of them perished, but {G3361} the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled. 13 But now I come to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy made full in themselves.
• Mark 13:23 : 23 But take ye heed: behold, I have told you all things beforehand.
• Isa 41:22-23 : 22 Let them bring forth, and declare unto us what shall happen: declare ye the former things, what they are, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or show us things to come. 23 Declare the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods: yea, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and behold it together.
• 2 Pet 1:14 : 14 knowing that the putting off of my tabernacle cometh swiftly, even as our Lord Jesus Christ signified unto me.
• Acts 9:16 : 16 for I will show him how many things he must suffer for my name's sake.
• Matt 10:7 : 7 And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
• Matt 24:25 : 25 Behold, I have told you beforehand.
• Mark 2:19 : 19 And Jesus said unto them, Can the sons of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they {G1410} cannot fast.
• Luke 21:12-13 : 12 But before all these things, they shall lay their hands on you, and shall persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for my name's sake. 13 It shall turn out unto you for a testimony.
• Acts 20:23-24 : 23 save that the Holy Spirit testifieth unto me in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me. 24 But I hold not my life of any account as dear unto myself, so that I may accomplish my course, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.