John 19:33

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

but when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἐπὶ δὲ τὸν Ἰησοῦν ἐλθόντες, ὡς εἶδον αὐτὸν ἤδη τεθνηκότα, οὐ κατέαξαν αὐτοῦ τὰ σκέλη:

Transliteration

Epi de ton Iēsoun elthontes, hōs eidon auton ēdē tethnēkota, ou kateaxan autou ta skelē:

Grammar Details

*Epi*: preposition with accusative - to
*de*: particle, contrastive - but/and
*ton Iēsoun*: accusative, masculine, singular - Jesus
*elthontes*: aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having come
*hōs*: conjunction - when/as
*eidon*: aorist active, 3rd plural - they saw
*auton*: personal pronoun, accusative, masculine, singular - him
*ēdē*: adverb - already
*tethnēkota*: perfect active participle, accusative, masculine, singular - having died
*ou*: negation - not
*kateaxan*: aorist active, 3rd plural - they broke
*autou*: personal pronoun, genitive, masculine, singular - of him
*ta skelē*: accusative, neuter, plural - the legs

Word Meanings

*elthontes*: having come/when they came
*hōs*: when/as/since
*eidon*: saw/perceived
*tethnēkota*: having died/dead/deceased
*kateaxan*: broke/fractured

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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