John 7:48-52 : 48 {
"verseID": "John.7.48",
"source": "Μή τις ἐκ τῶν ἀρχόντων ἐπίστευσεν εἰς αὐτόν ἢ ἐκ τῶν Φαρισαίων;",
"text": "*Mē tis* from the *archontōn episteusen eis* him *ē* from the *Pharisaiōn*?",
"grammar": {
"*Mē*": "negative particle used in questions - not",
"*tis*": "nominative, masculine, singular, indefinite pronoun - anyone",
"*archontōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - rulers/authorities",
"*episteusen*": "aorist, indicative, active, 3rd singular - believed/trusted",
"*eis*": "preposition + accusative - in/into",
"*ē*": "disjunctive particle - or",
"*Pharisaiōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - Pharisees"
},
"variants": {
"*Mē tis*": "not anyone/has anyone/surely no one",
"*archontōn*": "rulers/authorities/leaders",
"*episteusen*": "believed/trusted/put faith in",
"*ē*": "or/either",
"*Pharisaiōn*": "Pharisees (religious sect)"
}
}
49 {
"verseID": "John.7.49",
"source": "Ἀλλʼ ὁ ὄχλος οὗτος ὁ μὴ γινώσκων τὸν νόμον ἐπικατάρατοι εἰσιν.",
"text": "*All'* the *ochlos houtos* the *mē ginōskōn ton nomon epikataratoi eisin*.",
"grammar": {
"*All'*": "contraction of *alla* - but/however",
"*ochlos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - crowd/multitude",
"*houtos*": "nominative, masculine, singular, demonstrative pronoun - this",
"*mē*": "negative particle - not",
"*ginōskōn*": "present, participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - knowing",
"*ton nomon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - the law",
"*epikataratoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - accursed/under a curse",
"*eisin*": "present, indicative, 3rd plural - are/exist"
},
"variants": {
"*All'*": "but/however/yet",
"*ochlos*": "crowd/multitude/throng/common people",
"*houtos*": "this/these",
"*ginōskōn*": "knowing/understanding",
"*nomon*": "law/Torah/legal code",
"*epikataratoi*": "accursed/under a curse/condemned",
"*eisin*": "are/exist"
}
}
50 {
"verseID": "John.7.50",
"source": "Λέγει Νικόδημος πρὸς αὐτούς, (ὁ ἐλθὼν νυκτὸς πρὸς αὐτόν, εἷς ὢν ἐξ αὐτῶν,)",
"text": "*Legei Nikodēmos pros* them, (the [one] *elthōn nuktos pros* him, *heis ōn ex* them,)",
"grammar": {
"*Legei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - says/speaks",
"*Nikodēmos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - proper name",
"*pros*": "preposition + accusative - to/toward",
"*elthōn*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having come",
"*nuktos*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of night/by night",
"*heis*": "nominative, masculine, singular - one",
"*ōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - being",
"*ex*": "preposition + genitive - from/out of"
},
"variants": {
"*Legei*": "says/speaks/tells",
"*elthōn*": "having come/gone/approached",
"*nuktos*": "during night/by night/at night"
}
}
51 {
"verseID": "John.7.51",
"source": "Μὴ ὁ νόμος ἡμῶν κρίνει τὸν ἄνθρωπον, ἐὰν μὴ ἀκούσῃ παρʼ αὐτοῦ πρότερον, καὶ γνῷ τί ποιεῖ;",
"text": "*Mē* the *nomos* of us *krinei* the *anthrōpon*, *ean mē akousē par'* him *proteron*, and *gnō ti poiei*?",
"grammar": {
"*Mē*": "negative particle - not (in questions expecting negative answer)",
"*nomos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - law",
"ἡμῶν": "genitive, 1st person plural - of us/our",
"*krinei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - judges",
"*anthrōpon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - man/person",
"*ean mē*": "conditional negative - if not/unless",
"*akousē*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular - it might hear",
"*par'*": "preposition + genitive - from/beside",
"*proteron*": "adverb, comparative - before/first",
"*gnō*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular - it might know",
"*ti*": "interrogative pronoun, accusative - what",
"*poiei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - does/is doing"
},
"variants": {
"*Mē*": "not/does not (rhetorical question marker)",
"*nomos*": "law/custom/principle",
"*krinei*": "judges/condemns/decides about",
"*anthrōpon*": "man/person/human being",
"*akousē*": "hears/listens to/understands",
"*gnō*": "knows/learns/understands",
"*poiei*": "does/makes/performs"
}
}
52 {
"verseID": "John.7.52",
"source": "Ἀπεκρίθησαν καὶ εἶπον αὐτῷ, Μὴ καὶ σὺ ἐκ τῆς Γαλιλαίας εἶ; Ἐρεύνησον, καὶ ἴδε: ὅτι προφήτης ἐκ τῆς Γαλιλαίας οὐκ ἐγήγερται.",
"text": "*Apekrithēsan* and *eipon* to him, *Mē* and you *ek* the *Galilaias ei*? *Ereunēson*, and *ide*: *hoti prophētēs ek* the *Galilaias ouk egēgertai*.",
"grammar": {
"*Apekrithēsan*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural - they answered",
"*eipon*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they said",
"*Mē*": "negative particle - not (in questions expecting negative answer)",
"*ek*": "preposition + genitive - from/out of",
"*Galilaias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of Galilee",
"*ei*": "present active indicative, 2nd person singular - you are",
"*Ereunēson*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular - search/investigate",
"*ide*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular - see/behold",
"*hoti*": "conjunction - that/because",
"*prophētēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - prophet",
"*ouk*": "negative particle - not",
"*egēgertai*": "perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular - has been raised/arisen"
},
"variants": {
"*Apekrithēsan*": "answered/responded/replied",
"*eipon*": "said/spoke/told",
"*Mē*": "not/surely not (rhetorical question marker)",
"*Ereunēson*": "search/investigate/examine carefully",
"*ide*": "see/look/behold",
"*hoti*": "that/because/since",
"*prophētēs*": "prophet/spokesperson",
"*egēgertai*": "has been raised/has arisen/has appeared"
}
}