John 7:20

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἀπεκρίθη ὁ ὄχλος καὶ εἶπεν, Δαιμόνιον ἔχεις: τίς σε ζητεῖ ἀποκτεῖναι;

Transliteration

Apekrithē the ochlos and eipen, Daimonion echeis: who you zētei apokteinai?

Grammar Details

*Apekrithē*: aorist passive, 3rd singular - answered
*ochlos*: nominative, masculine, singular - crowd
*eipen*: aorist, 3rd singular - said
*Daimonion*: accusative, neuter, singular - demon
*echeis*: present indicative, 2nd singular - you have
*zētei*: present indicative, 3rd singular - seeks
*apokteinai*: aorist infinitive - to kill

Word Meanings

*Apekrithē*: answered/replied
*ochlos*: crowd/multitude/common people
*eipen*: said/spoke
*Daimonion*: demon/evil spirit/divine power
*echeis*: you have/possess
*zētei*: seeks/tries/desires
*apokteinai*: to kill/put to death

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

John 10:20 : 20 And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?
John 8:48 : 48 Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?
John 8:52 : 52 Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death.
Mark 3:21-22 : 21 And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said , He is beside himself. 22 And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said , He hath Beelzebub , and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.
Mark 3:30 : 30 Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.
Matt 10:25 : 25 It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?
Matt 11:18-19 : 18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil. 19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.
Matt 12:24 : 24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.
Acts 26:24 : 24 And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.

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