John 6:14

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

When therefore the people saw the sign which he did, they said, This is of a truth the prophet that cometh into the world.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Οἱ οὖν ἄνθρωποι, ἰδόντες ὃ ἐποίησεν σημεῖον ὁ Ἰησοῦς, ἔλεγον, ὅτι Οὗτός ἐστιν ἀληθῶς ὁ προφήτης ὁ ἐρχόμενος εἰς τὸν κόσμον.

Transliteration

The oun anthrōpoi, idontes which epoiēsen sēmeion the Iēsous, elegon, that This estin alēthōs the prophētēs who is erchomenos into the kosmon.

Grammar Details

*hoi*: definite article, nominative, masculine, plural - the
*oun*: conjunction - therefore/then
*anthrōpoi*: nominative, masculine, plural - people/men
*idontes*: aorist participle, nominative, masculine, plural, active - having seen
*ho*: relative pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular - which
*epoiēsen*: aorist, 3rd singular, active - did/performed
*sēmeion*: accusative, neuter, singular - sign
*Iēsous*: nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus
*elegon*: imperfect, 3rd plural, active - were saying
*hoti*: conjunction - that
*houtos*: demonstrative pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - this one
*estin*: present, 3rd singular - is
*alēthōs*: adverb - truly
*prophētēs*: nominative, masculine, singular - prophet
*erchomenos*: present participle, nominative, masculine, singular, middle/passive - coming
*eis*: preposition + accusative - into
*kosmon*: accusative, masculine, singular - world

Word Meanings

*oun*: therefore/then/so
*anthrōpoi*: people/men
*idontes*: having seen/having observed
*epoiēsen*: performed/did/made
*sēmeion*: sign/miracle
*elegon*: were saying/were declaring
*alēthōs*: truly/actually/indeed
*prophētēs*: prophet/the Prophet (possibly reference to Deut 18:15)
*erchomenos*: coming/who comes
*kosmon*: world/universe/order

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Referenced Verses

Matt 11:3 : 3 and said unto him, art thou he that comes, or look we for another?
Matt 21:11 : 11 And the multitudes said, This is the prophet, Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.
John 1:21 : 21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elijah? And he saith, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No.
John 7:40 : 40 [ Some] of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words, said, This is of a truth the prophet.
Gen 49:10 : 10 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, Until Shiloh come; And unto him shall the obedience of the peoples be.
John 4:19 : 19 The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.
John 4:25 : 25 The woman saith unto him, I know that Messiah cometh (he that is called Christ): when he is come, he will declare unto us all things.
John 4:42 : 42 and they said to the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy speaking: for we have heard for ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Saviour of the world.
Luke 7:16 : 16 And fear took hold on all: and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet is arisen among us: and, {G3754} God hath visited his people.
Luke 24:19 : 19 And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:
Deut 18:15-18 : 15 Jehovah thy God will raise up unto thee a prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken; 16 according to all that thou desiredst of Jehovah thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of Jehovah my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not. 17 And Jehovah said unto me, They have well said that which they have spoken. 18 I will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee; and I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.
Acts 3:22-24 : 22 {G1063} Moses indeed said, {G3754} {G4314} {G3962} A prophet shall the Lord God raise up unto you from among your brethren, like unto me. To him shall ye hearken in all things whatsoever {G302} he shall speak unto you. 23 And it shall be, that every {G302} soul that shall not hearken to that prophet, shall be utterly destroyed from among the people. 24 Yea and all the prophets from Samuel and them that followed after, as many as have spoken, they also told of these days.
Acts 7:37 : 37 This is that Moses, who said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall God {G5216} {G2316} raise up unto you from among your brethren, like unto me.

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