John 2:9

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

{G1161} When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was :(but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὡς δὲ ἐγεύσατο ὁ ἀρχιτρίκλινος τὸ ὕδωρ οἶνον γεγενημένον, καὶ οὐκ ᾔδει πόθεν ἐστίν: (οἱ δὲ διάκονοι ᾔδεισαν οἱ ἠντληκότες τὸ ὕδωρ·) φωνεῖ τὸν νυμφίον ὁ ἀρχιτρίκλινος,

Transliteration

When de egeusato the architriklinos the hydōr oinon gegenēmenon, and not ēdei pothen it is: (the de diakonoi ēdeisan the ones having ēntlēkotes the hydōr;) phōnei the nymphion the architriklinos,

Grammar Details

*de*: conjunctive particle - but/and/now
*egeusato*: aorist, middle, indicative, 3rd singular - tasted
*architriklinos*: nominative, masculine, singular - master of the feast/head steward
*hydōr*: accusative, neuter, singular - water
*oinon*: accusative, masculine, singular - wine
*gegenēmenon*: perfect, passive, participle, accusative, neuter, singular - having become
*ēdei*: pluperfect, active, indicative, 3rd singular - he knew [with present meaning]
*pothen*: adverb - from where/whence
*diakonoi*: nominative, masculine, plural - servants/attendants
*ēdeisan*: pluperfect, active, indicative, 3rd plural - they knew [with present meaning]
*ēntlēkotes*: perfect, active, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having drawn
*phōnei*: present, active, indicative, 3rd singular - calls/summons
*nymphion*: accusative, masculine, singular - bridegroom

Word Meanings

*egeusato*: tasted/sampled
*gegenēmenon*: having become/having been made/having been transformed
*pothen*: from where/whence/from what source
*phōnei*: calls/summons/addresses

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

John 4:46 : 46 So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum.
John 7:17 : 17 If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.
Ps 119:100 : 100 I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts.

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