John 2:9

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And when the ruler of the feast tasted the water now become wine, and knew not whence it was (but the servants that had drawn the water knew), the ruler of the feast calleth the bridegroom,

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὡς δὲ ἐγεύσατο ὁ ἀρχιτρίκλινος τὸ ὕδωρ οἶνον γεγενημένον, καὶ οὐκ ᾔδει πόθεν ἐστίν: (οἱ δὲ διάκονοι ᾔδεισαν οἱ ἠντληκότες τὸ ὕδωρ·) φωνεῖ τὸν νυμφίον ὁ ἀρχιτρίκλινος,

Transliteration

When de egeusato the architriklinos the hydōr oinon gegenēmenon, and not ēdei pothen it is: (the de diakonoi ēdeisan the ones having ēntlēkotes the hydōr;) phōnei the nymphion the architriklinos,

Grammar Details

*de*: conjunctive particle - but/and/now
*egeusato*: aorist, middle, indicative, 3rd singular - tasted
*architriklinos*: nominative, masculine, singular - master of the feast/head steward
*hydōr*: accusative, neuter, singular - water
*oinon*: accusative, masculine, singular - wine
*gegenēmenon*: perfect, passive, participle, accusative, neuter, singular - having become
*ēdei*: pluperfect, active, indicative, 3rd singular - he knew [with present meaning]
*pothen*: adverb - from where/whence
*diakonoi*: nominative, masculine, plural - servants/attendants
*ēdeisan*: pluperfect, active, indicative, 3rd plural - they knew [with present meaning]
*ēntlēkotes*: perfect, active, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having drawn
*phōnei*: present, active, indicative, 3rd singular - calls/summons
*nymphion*: accusative, masculine, singular - bridegroom

Word Meanings

*egeusato*: tasted/sampled
*gegenēmenon*: having become/having been made/having been transformed
*pothen*: from where/whence/from what source
*phōnei*: calls/summons/addresses

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

John 4:46 : 46 {G3767} He came therefore again unto Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum.
John 7:17 : 17 If any man willeth to do his will, he shall know of the teaching, whether it is of God, or [whether] I speak from myself.
Ps 119:100 : 100 I understand more than the aged, Because I have kept thy precepts.

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