John 4:44

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{ "verseID": "John.4.44", "source": "Αὐτὸς γὰρ ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐμαρτύρησεν, ὅτι προφήτης ἐν τῇ ἰδίᾳ πατρίδι τιμὴν οὐκ ἔχει.", "text": "*Autos gar* the *Iēsous emartyrēsen*, that *prophētēs* in the *idia patridi timēn* not *echei*.", "grammar": { "*Autos*": "intensive pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - himself", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because", "ὁ Ἰησοῦς": "nominative, masculine, singular with article - Jesus/Yeshua", "*emartyrēsen*": "aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - testified/bore witness", "ὅτι": "conjunction introducing content - that", "*prophētēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - prophet", "ἐν": "preposition - in", "τῇ ἰδίᾳ": "dative, feminine, singular with article + adjective, dative, feminine, singular - his own", "*patridi*": "dative, feminine, singular - homeland/native place", "*timēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - honor/respect", "οὐκ": "negative particle - not", "*echei*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - has" }, "variants": { "*emartyrēsen*": "testified/witnessed/declared", "*idia*": "own/one's own (emphasizing possession)", "*patridi*": "homeland/native place/hometown", "*timēn*": "honor/respect/value" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Αὐτὸς γὰρ ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐμαρτύρησεν, ὅτι προφήτης ἐν τῇ ἰδίᾳ πατρίδι τιμὴν οὐκ ἔχει.

Transliteration

Autos gar the Iēsous emartyrēsen, that prophētēs in the idia patridi timēn not echei.

Grammar Details

• *Autos*: intensive pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - himself
• *gar*: postpositive conjunction - for/because
• ὁ Ἰησοῦς: nominative, masculine, singular with article - Jesus/Yeshua
• *emartyrēsen*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - testified/bore witness
• ὅτι: conjunction introducing content - that
• *prophētēs*: nominative, masculine, singular - prophet
• ἐν: preposition - in
• τῇ ἰδίᾳ: dative, feminine, singular with article + adjective, dative, feminine, singular - his own
• *patridi*: dative, feminine, singular - homeland/native place
• *timēn*: accusative, feminine, singular - honor/respect
• οὐκ: negative particle - not
• *echei*: present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - has

Word Meanings

• *emartyrēsen*: testified/witnessed/declared
• *idia*: own/one's own (emphasizing possession)
• *patridi*: homeland/native place/hometown
• *timēn*: honor/respect/value

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For Jesus himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  For Jesus himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  For{G1063} Jesus{G2424} himself{G846} testified,{G3140} that{G3754} a prophet{G4396} hath{G2192} no{G3756} honor{G5092} in{G1722} his own{G2398} country.{G3968}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  For{G1063} Jesus{G2424} himself{G846} testified{G3140}{(G5656)}, that{G3754} a prophet{G4396} hath{G2192}{(G5719)} no{G3756} honour{G5092} in{G1722} his own{G2398} country{G3968}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Iesus him selfe testified that a Prophete hath none honoure in his awne countre.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For Iesus himself testified, that a prophet is nothinge set by at home.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For Iesus himselfe had testified, that a Prophet hath none honour in his owne countrey.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For Iesus hym selfe testified, that a prophete hath none honour in his owne countrey.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For Jesus himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for Jesus himself testified that a prophet in his own country shall not have honour;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honor in his own country.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honor in his own country.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For Jesus himself said that a prophet has no honour in the country of his birth.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For Jesus himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  (For Jesus himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country.)

Referenced Verses

• Matt 13:57 : 57 { "verseID": "Matthew.13.57", "source": "Καὶ ἐσκανδαλίζοντο ἐν αὐτῷ. Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Οὐκ ἔστιν προφήτης ἄτιμος, εἰ μὴ ἐν τῇ πατρίδι αὑτοῦ, καὶ ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ αὐτοῦ.", "text": "And they were *eskandalizonto* in him. But the *Iēsous* *eipen* to them, Not *estin* *prophētēs* *atimos*, except in the *patridi* of himself, and in the *oikia* of him.", "grammar": { "*eskandalizonto*": "imperfect passive indicative, 3rd person plural - were being offended", "*Iēsous*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus", "*eipen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - said", "*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is", "*prophētēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - prophet", "*atimos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - without honor", "*patridi*": "dative, feminine, singular - hometown", "*oikia*": "dative, feminine, singular - house/household" }, "variants": { "*eskandalizonto*": "were being offended/caused to stumble/made to fall away", "*Iēsous*": "Jesus/Yeshua", "*eipen*": "said/spoke/told", "*prophētēs*": "prophet/one who speaks for God", "*atimos*": "without honor/unhonored/disrespected", "*patridi*": "hometown/native place/fatherland", "*oikia*": "house/household/family" } }
• Mark 6:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Mark.6.4", "source": "Ἔλεγεν δὲ αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς, ὅτι Οὐκ ἔστιν προφήτης ἄτιμος, εἰ μὴ ἐν τῇ πατρίδι αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐν τοῖς συγγενέσιν, καὶ ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ αὐτοῦ.", "text": "*Elegen* but to them the *Iēsous*, that Not *estin* *prophētēs* *atimos*, if not in the *patridi* of him, and among the *syngeneusin*, and in the *oikia* of him.", "grammar": { "*Elegen*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - was saying [continuous]", "*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - is", "*prophētēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - prophet", "*atimos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - without honor/dishonored", "*patridi*": "dative, feminine, singular - homeland/native place", "*syngeneusin*": "dative, masculine, plural - relatives/kinsmen", "*oikia*": "dative, feminine, singular - house/household" }, "variants": { "*Elegen*": "was saying/kept saying/told", "*prophētēs*": "prophet/one who speaks for God", "*atimos*": "without honor/dishonored/disrespected", "*patridi*": "homeland/native place/hometown", "*syngeneusin*": "relatives/kinsmen/family members", "*oikia*": "house/home/household/family" } }
• Luke 4:24 : 24 { "verseID": "Luke.4.24", "source": "Εἶπεν δέ, Ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ὅτι Οὐδεὶς προφήτης δεκτός ἐστιν ἐν τῇ πατρίδι αὐτοῦ.", "text": "*Eipen de*, *Amēn legō* to you, *hoti Oudeis prophētēs dektos estin* in the *patridi* of him.", "grammar": { "*Eipen*": "aorist, active, indicative, 3rd singular - said", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but/now", "*Amēn*": "Hebrew transliteration - truly/verily", "*legō*": "present, active, indicative, 1st singular - I say/tell", "*hoti*": "conjunction - that", "*Oudeis*": "nominative, masculine, singular, adjective - no one", "*prophētēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - prophet", "*dektos*": "nominative, masculine, singular, adjective - acceptable/welcome", "*estin*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd singular - is", "*patridi*": "dative, feminine, singular - hometown/native place" }, "variants": { "*Amēn*": "truly/verily/certainly", "*dektos*": "acceptable/welcome/received favorably", "*patridi*": "hometown/native place/country" } }