John 8:2

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὄρθρου δὲ πάλιν παρεγένετο εἰς τὸ ἱερόν, καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς ἤρχετο πρὸς αὐτόν· καὶ καθίσας, ἐδίδασκεν αὐτούς.

Transliteration

At orthrou de palin paregeneto into the hieron, and all the laos ērcheto pros him; and having kathisas, he was edidasken them.

Grammar Details

*orthrou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of early morning [temporal]
*de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and/now
*palin*: adverb - again/once more
*paregeneto*: aorist middle indicative, 3rd singular - came/arrived
*hieron*: accusative, neuter, singular - temple
*laos*: nominative, masculine, singular - people/crowd
*ērcheto*: imperfect middle/passive indicative, 3rd singular - was coming
*pros*: preposition + accusative - to/toward
*kathisas*: aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having sat down
*edidasken*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - was teaching

Word Meanings

*orthrou*: early dawn/daybreak/early morning
*paregeneto*: came/arrived/appeared
*laos*: people/crowd/populace/folk
*kathisas*: having sat down/seated himself/taken a seat

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Matt 26:55 : 55 In that hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a robber with swords and staves to seize me? I sat daily in the temple teaching, and ye took me not.
Luke 4:20 : 20 And he closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant, and sat down: and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.
Luke 5:3 : 3 And he entered into one of the boats, which was Simon's, and asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the multitudes out of the boat.
Luke 21:37 : 37 And every day he was teaching in the temple; and every night he went out, and lodged in the mount that is called Olivet.
Matt 5:1-2 : 1 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain: and when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him: 2 and he opened his mouth and taught them, saying,
John 8:20 : 20 These words spake he in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man took him; because his hour was not yet come.
Eccl 9:10 : 10 Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do [it] with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, whither thou goest.
Jer 25:3 : 3 From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, even unto this day, these three and twenty years, the word of Jehovah hath come unto me, and I have spoken unto you, rising up early and speaking; but ye have not hearkened.
Jer 44:4 : 4 Howbeit I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate.
John 4:34 : 34 Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to accomplish his work.

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