John 8:48

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

The Jews answered and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a demon?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἀπεκρίθησαν οὖν οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι, καὶ εἶπον αὐτῷ, Οὐ καλῶς Λέγομεν ἡμεῖς ὅτι Σαμαρείτης εἶ σύ, καὶ δαιμόνιον ἔχεις;

Transliteration

Apekrithēsan oun the Ioudaioi, and eipon autō, Not kalōs Legomen hēmeis that Samareitēs ei sy, and daimonion echeis?

Grammar Details

*Apekrithēsan*: aorist passive, 3rd plural - they answered
*oun*: conjunction - therefore/then
*Ioudaioi*: nominative, masculine, plural - Jews
*eipon*: aorist active, 3rd plural - they said
*autō*: dative, masculine, singular - to him
*kalōs*: adverb - well/rightly
*Legomen*: present indicative, 1st plural - we say
*hēmeis*: nominative, plural - we
*Samareitēs*: nominative, masculine, singular - Samaritan
*ei*: present indicative, 2nd singular - you are
*sy*: nominative, singular - you
*daimonion*: accusative, neuter, singular - demon
*echeis*: present indicative, 2nd singular - you have

Word Meanings

*Ioudaioi*: Jews/Judeans/people of Judea
*kalōs*: well/rightly/properly
*Samareitēs*: Samaritan [ethnic insult in context]
*daimonion*: demon/evil spirit

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Referenced Verses

John 7:20 : 20 The multitude answered, {G2532} {G2036} Thou hast a demon: who seeketh to kill thee?
John 8:52 : 52 The Jews said unto him, Now we know that thou hast a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my word, he shall never {G165} taste of death.
John 4:9 : 9 The Samaritan woman therefore saith unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, who am a Samaritan woman? (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.)
John 10:20 : 20 And many of them said, He hath a demon, and is mad; why hear ye him?
John 13:13 : 13 Ye call me, Teacher, and, Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.
Rom 15:3 : 3 For Christ also pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell upon me.
Heb 13:13 : 13 Let us therefore go forth unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach.
Jas 2:19 : 19 Thou believest that God is one; thou doest well: the demons also believe, and shudder.
Isa 49:7 : 7 Thus saith Jehovah, the Redeemer of Israel, [and] his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers: Kings shall see and arise; princes, and they shall worship; because of Jehovah that is faithful, [even] the Holy One of Israel, who hath chosen thee.
Isa 53:3 : 3 He was despised, and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and as one from whom men hide their face he was despised; and we esteemed him not.
Matt 10:5 : 5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and charged them, saying, Go not into [any] way of the Gentiles, and enter not into any city of the Samaritans:
Matt 10:25 : 25 It is enough for the disciple that he be as his teacher, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more them of his household!
Matt 12:24 : 24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This man doth not cast out demons, but by Beelzebub the prince of the demons.
Matt 12:31 : 31 Therefore I say unto you, Every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men; but the blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven.
Matt 15:7 : 7 Ye hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,

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John 8:49
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52The Jews said unto him, Now we know that thou hast a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my word, he shall never {G165} taste of death.
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29And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
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