John 7:31

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

But of the multitude many believed on him; and they said, When the Christ shall come, will he do more signs than those which this man hath done?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Πολλοὶ δὲ ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου ἐπίστευσαν εἰς αὐτόν, καὶ ἔλεγον, ὅτι Ὁ Χριστὸς Ὅταν ἔλθῃ, μήτι πλείονα σημεῖα τούτων ποιήσει ὧν οὗτος ἐποίησεν;

Transliteration

Polloi de from the ochlou episteusan eis him, and elegon, hoti The Christos When he elthē, mēti pleiona sēmeia toutōn poiēsei hōn houtos epoiēsen?

Grammar Details

*Polloi*: nominative, masculine, plural - many
*de*: postpositive particle - but/and/now
*ochlou*: genitive, masculine, singular - crowd/multitude
*episteusan*: aorist, indicative, active, 3rd plural - believed/trusted
*eis*: preposition + accusative - into/in/to
*elegon*: imperfect, indicative, active, 3rd plural - were saying
*hoti*: conjunction introducing direct discourse
*Christos*: nominative, masculine, singular - Anointed One/Messiah
*elthē*: aorist, subjunctive, active, 3rd singular - comes/may come
*mēti*: interrogative particle expecting negative answer - surely not
*pleiona*: accusative, neuter, plural, comparative - more numerous
*sēmeia*: accusative, neuter, plural - signs/miracles
*toutōn*: genitive, neuter, plural, demonstrative pronoun - these/than these
*poiēsei*: future, indicative, active, 3rd singular - will do/perform
*hōn*: genitive, neuter, plural, relative pronoun - which/that
*houtos*: nominative, masculine, singular, demonstrative pronoun - this man
*epoiēsen*: aorist, indicative, active, 3rd singular - did/performed

Word Meanings

*Polloi*: many/numerous
*de*: but/and/now/yet
*ochlou*: crowd/multitude/throng
*episteusan*: believed/put faith in/trusted
*elegon*: were saying/kept saying (continuous action)
*Christos*: Anointed One/Messiah/Christ
*elthē*: comes/arrives/appears
*mēti*: surely not/can it be that/not possible that
*pleiona*: more/greater number of
*sēmeia*: signs/miracles/wonders
*poiēsei*: will do/will perform/will make
*epoiēsen*: did/performed/made

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Referenced Verses

John 12:42 : 42 Nevertheless even of the rulers {G2532} many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess [it], lest they should be put out of the synagogue:
Matt 12:23 : 23 And all the multitudes were amazed, and said, Can this be the son of David?
Luke 8:13 : 13 And those on the rock [are] they who, when they have heard, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.
John 2:11 : 11 This beginning of his signs did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested his glory; and his disciples believed on him.
John 2:23-24 : 23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, during the feast, many believed on his name, beholding his signs which he did. 24 But {G846} Jesus did not trust himself unto them, for that he knew all men,
John 3:2 : 2 the same came unto him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that thou doest, except God be with him.
John 4:39 : 39 And from that city many of the Samaritans believed on him because of the word of the woman, who testified, He told me all things that [ever] I did.
John 6:2 : 2 And a great multitude followed him, because they beheld the signs which he did on them that were sick.
John 6:14-15 : 14 When therefore the people saw the sign which he did, they said, This is of a truth the prophet that cometh into the world. 15 {G3767} Jesus therefore perceiving that they were about to come and take him by force, to make him king, withdrew again into the mountain himself alone.
John 8:30-32 : 30 As he spake these things, many believed on him. 31 Jesus therefore said to those Jews that had believed him, If ye abide in my word, then are ye truly my disciples; 32 and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
John 9:16 : 16 Some therefore of the Pharisees said, This man is not from God, because he keepeth not the sabbath. But others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such signs? And there was a division among them.
John 10:41-42 : 41 And many came unto him; and they said, John indeed did no sign: but all things whatsoever John spake of this man were true. 42 And many believed on him there.
John 11:45 : 45 Many therefore of the Jews, who came to Mary and beheld that which he did, believed on him.
John 12:11 : 11 because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.
Acts 8:13 : 13 And Simon also himself believed: and being baptized, he continued with Philip; and beholding {G3173} signs and great miracles wrought, he was amazed.
Jas 2:26 : 26 For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead.
Matt 11:3-6 : 3 and said unto him, art thou he that comes, or look we for another? 4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and tell John the things which you hear and see: 5 the blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good tidings preached to them. 6 And blessed is he, whosoever shall find no occasion of stumbling in me.

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