John 12:29

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὁ οὖν ὄχλος, ὁ ἑστὼς, καὶ ἀκούσας, ἔλεγεν βροντὴν γεγονέναι: ἄλλοι ἔλεγον, Ἄγγελος αὐτῷ λελάληκεν.

Transliteration

The therefore ochlos, the one hestōs and having akousas, elegen brontēn to have gegonenai; others elegon, Angelos to him has lelalēken.

Grammar Details

• *ochlos*: nominative masculine singular - crowd/multitude
• *hestōs*: perfect active participle, nominative masculine singular - standing/having stood
• *akousas*: aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - having heard
• *elegen*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was saying/kept saying
• *brontēn*: accusative feminine singular - thunder
• *gegonenai*: perfect active infinitive - to have happened/occurred
• *elegon*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - were saying/kept saying
• *Angelos*: nominative masculine singular - angel/messenger
• *lelalēken*: perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - has spoken/talked

Word Meanings

• *ochlos*: crowd/multitude/throng/mob
• *hestōs*: standing/being present/remaining
• *akousas*: having heard/listened to/perceived
• *elegen*: was saying/kept saying/stating
• *brontēn*: thunder/thunderclap
• *gegonenai*: to have happened/occurred/taken place
• *elegon*: were saying/kept saying/stating
• *Angelos*: angel/messenger
• *lelalēken*: has spoken/talked/conversed with

Referenced Verses

• Job 37:2-5 : 2 Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of his mouth. 3 He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth. 4 After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard. 5 God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.
• Acts 23:8-9 : 8 For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both. 9 And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees' part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.
• Rev 14:2 : 2 And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:
• Rev 18:1-2 : 1 And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. 2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
• Rev 6:1 : 1 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.
• Rev 8:5 : 5 And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.
• Rev 11:19 : 19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
• Job 40:9 : 9 Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
• Exod 19:16 : 16 And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled.
• Exod 20:18 : 18 And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.
• Ezek 10:5 : 5 And the sound of the cherubims' wings was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh.