John 21:12

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Jesus saith unto them, Come [and] break your fast. And none of the disciples durst inquire of him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Λέγει αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Δεῦτε ἀριστήσατε. Οὐδεὶς δὲ ἐτόλμα τῶν μαθητῶν ἐξετάσαι αὐτόν, Σὺ Τίς εἶ; εἰδότες ὅτι ὁ Κύριός ἐστιν.

Transliteration

Legei autois the Iēsous, Deute aristēsate. Oudeis de etolma of-the mathētōn exetasai auton, You Who ei? eidotes that the Kyrios estin.

Grammar Details

*Legei*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - says
*autois*: dative, masculine, plural - to them
*Iēsous*: nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus
*Deute*: adverb/imperative - come!
*aristēsate*: aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural - eat breakfast
*Oudeis*: nominative, masculine, singular - no one
*de*: postpositive particle - but/and
*etolma*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was daring
*mathētōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - of the disciples
*exetasai*: aorist active infinitive - to ask/inquire
*auton*: accusative, masculine, singular - him
*Sy*: nominative, singular - you
*Tis*: interrogative pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - who
*ei*: present active indicative, 2nd person singular - are
*eidotes*: perfect active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - knowing
*hoti*: conjunction - that
*Kyrios*: nominative, masculine, singular - Lord
*estin*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is

Word Meanings

*Deute*: come!/come here!
*aristēsate*: eat breakfast/have a meal
*etolma*: was daring/was venturing/had courage
*exetasai*: to ask/to inquire/to question
*eidotes*: knowing/having known/being aware

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Acts 10:41 : 41 not to all the people, but unto witnesses that were chosen before of God, [even] to us, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.
John 4:27 : 27 And upon this came his disciples; and they marvelled that he was speaking with a woman; yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why speakest thou with her?
John 16:19 : 19 {G3767} Jesus perceived that they were desirous to ask him, and he said unto them, Do ye inquire among yourselves concerning this, that I said, A little while, and ye {G2334} behold me not, and again a little while, and ye shall see me?
John 21:15 : 15 So when they had broken their fast, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, [son] of John, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.
Gen 32:29-30 : 29 And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there. 30 And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for, [said he], I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
Mark 9:32 : 32 But they understood not the saying, and were afraid to ask him.
Luke 9:45 : 45 But they understood not this saying, and it was concealed from them, that they should not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

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