John 7:40-43 : 40 {
"verseID": "John.7.40",
"source": "¶Πολλοὶ οὖν ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου, ἀκούσαντες τὸν λόγον, ἔλεγον, Οὗτός ἐστιν ἀληθῶς ὁ Προφήτης.",
"text": "*Polloi oun* from the *ochlou*, *akousantes ton logon*, *elegon*, This *estin alēthōs* the *Prophētēs*.",
"grammar": {
"*Polloi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - many",
"*oun*": "inferential particle - therefore/then/so",
"*ochlou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - crowd/multitude",
"*akousantes*": "aorist, participle, active, nominative, masculine, plural - having heard",
"*ton logon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - the word/saying",
"*elegon*": "imperfect, indicative, active, 3rd plural - were saying",
"*estin*": "present, indicative, 3rd singular - is/exists",
"*alēthōs*": "adverb - truly/really",
"*Prophētēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Prophet"
},
"variants": {
"*Polloi*": "many/numerous",
"*oun*": "therefore/then/so/consequently",
"*ochlou*": "crowd/multitude/throng",
"*akousantes*": "having heard/listening to",
"*logon*": "word/saying/message/statement",
"*elegon*": "were saying/kept saying (continuous action)",
"*alēthōs*": "truly/really/indeed",
"*Prophētēs*": "Prophet/the Prophet (possibly referring to Deut 18:15-18)"
}
}
41 {
"verseID": "John.7.41",
"source": "Ἄλλοι ἔλεγον, Οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ Χριστός. Ἄλλοι δὲ ἔλεγον, Μὴ γὰρ ἐκ τῆς Γαλιλαίας ὁ Χριστὸς ἔρχεται;",
"text": "*Alloi elegon*, This *estin* the *Christos*. *Alloi de elegon*, *Mē gar* from the *Galilaias* the *Christos erchetai*?",
"grammar": {
"*Alloi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - others",
"*elegon*": "imperfect, indicative, active, 3rd plural - were saying",
"*estin*": "present, indicative, 3rd singular - is/exists",
"*Christos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Christ/Messiah",
"*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and/now",
"*Mē*": "negative particle used in questions - not",
"*gar*": "postpositive, causal conjunction - for/because",
"*Galilaias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - Galilee",
"*erchetai*": "present, indicative, middle/passive, 3rd singular - comes/is coming"
},
"variants": {
"*Alloi*": "others/some others",
"*elegon*": "were saying/kept saying (continuous action)",
"*Christos*": "Christ/Messiah/Anointed One",
"*de*": "but/and/now/yet",
"*Mē gar*": "surely not/for not/can it be that",
"*Galilaias*": "Galilee (region in northern Palestine)",
"*erchetai*": "comes/is coming/arrives"
}
}
42 {
"verseID": "John.7.42",
"source": "Οὐχὶ ἡ γραφὴ εἶπεν, Ὅτι ἐκ τοῦ σπέρματος Δαυίδ, καὶ ἀπὸ Βηθλεέμ, τῆς κώμης ὅπου ἦν Δαυίδ ὁ Χριστὸς ἔρχεται;",
"text": "*Ouchi* the *graphē eipen*, *Hoti* from the *spermatos David*, and from *Bēthleem*, the *kōmēs hopou ēn David* the *Christos erchetai*?",
"grammar": {
"*Ouchi*": "interrogative negative - not/has not",
"*graphē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - scripture/writing",
"*eipen*": "aorist, indicative, active, 3rd singular - said/spoke",
"*Hoti*": "conjunction introducing content - that",
"*spermatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - seed/offspring",
"*David*": "genitive, masculine, singular (indeclinable) - David",
"*Bēthleem*": "genitive, feminine, singular (indeclinable) - Bethlehem",
"*kōmēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - village/town",
"*hopou*": "adverb - where",
"*ēn*": "imperfect, indicative, 3rd singular - was",
"*Christos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Christ/Messiah",
"*erchetai*": "present, indicative, middle/passive, 3rd singular - comes/is coming"
},
"variants": {
"*Ouchi*": "not/has not (emphatic)",
"*graphē*": "scripture/writing/sacred text",
"*eipen*": "said/spoke/declared",
"*spermatos*": "seed/offspring/descendants",
"*Bēthleem*": "Bethlehem (place name)",
"*kōmēs*": "village/town/small settlement",
"*hopou*": "where/in which place",
"*Christos*": "Christ/Messiah/Anointed One",
"*erchetai*": "comes/is coming/will come"
}
}
43 {
"verseID": "John.7.43",
"source": "Σχίσμα οὖν ἐν τῷ ὄχλῳ ἐγένετο διʼ αὐτόν.",
"text": "*Schisma oun* in the *ochlō egeneto di'* him.",
"grammar": {
"*Schisma*": "nominative, neuter, singular - division/split",
"*oun*": "inferential particle - therefore/then/so",
"*ochlō*": "dative, masculine, singular - crowd/multitude",
"*egeneto*": "aorist, indicative, middle, 3rd singular - occurred/happened",
"*di'*": "preposition + accusative - because of/on account of"
},
"variants": {
"*Schisma*": "division/split/schism/dissension",
"*oun*": "therefore/then/so/consequently",
"*ochlō*": "crowd/multitude/throng",
"*egeneto*": "occurred/happened/came about",
"*di'*": "because of/on account of/through"
}
}