John 7:31

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And many of the people believed on him, and said , When Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than these which this man hath done?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Πολλοὶ δὲ ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου ἐπίστευσαν εἰς αὐτόν, καὶ ἔλεγον, ὅτι Ὁ Χριστὸς Ὅταν ἔλθῃ, μήτι πλείονα σημεῖα τούτων ποιήσει ὧν οὗτος ἐποίησεν;

Transliteration

Polloi de from the ochlou episteusan eis him, and elegon, hoti The Christos When he elthē, mēti pleiona sēmeia toutōn poiēsei hōn houtos epoiēsen?

Grammar Details

*Polloi*: nominative, masculine, plural - many
*de*: postpositive particle - but/and/now
*ochlou*: genitive, masculine, singular - crowd/multitude
*episteusan*: aorist, indicative, active, 3rd plural - believed/trusted
*eis*: preposition + accusative - into/in/to
*elegon*: imperfect, indicative, active, 3rd plural - were saying
*hoti*: conjunction introducing direct discourse
*Christos*: nominative, masculine, singular - Anointed One/Messiah
*elthē*: aorist, subjunctive, active, 3rd singular - comes/may come
*mēti*: interrogative particle expecting negative answer - surely not
*pleiona*: accusative, neuter, plural, comparative - more numerous
*sēmeia*: accusative, neuter, plural - signs/miracles
*toutōn*: genitive, neuter, plural, demonstrative pronoun - these/than these
*poiēsei*: future, indicative, active, 3rd singular - will do/perform
*hōn*: genitive, neuter, plural, relative pronoun - which/that
*houtos*: nominative, masculine, singular, demonstrative pronoun - this man
*epoiēsen*: aorist, indicative, active, 3rd singular - did/performed

Word Meanings

*Polloi*: many/numerous
*de*: but/and/now/yet
*ochlou*: crowd/multitude/throng
*episteusan*: believed/put faith in/trusted
*elegon*: were saying/kept saying (continuous action)
*Christos*: Anointed One/Messiah/Christ
*elthē*: comes/arrives/appears
*mēti*: surely not/can it be that/not possible that
*pleiona*: more/greater number of
*sēmeia*: signs/miracles/wonders
*poiēsei*: will do/will perform/will make
*epoiēsen*: did/performed/made

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Referenced Verses

John 12:42 : 42 Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue:
Matt 12:23 : 23 And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?
Luke 8:13 : 13 {G1161} They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.
John 2:11 : 11 This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.
John 2:23-24 : 23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did. 24 But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men,
John 3:2 : 2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
John 4:39 : 39 And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which testified , He told me all that ever I did.
John 6:2 : 2 And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.
John 6:14-15 : 14 Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world. 15 When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.
John 8:30-32 : 30 As he spake these words, many believed on him. 31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; 32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
John 9:16 : 16 Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.
John 10:41-42 : 41 And many resorted unto him, and said , John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true. 42 And many believed on him there.
John 11:45 : 45 Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him.
John 12:11 : 11 Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.
Acts 8:13 : 13 Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.
Jas 2:26 : 26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
Matt 11:3-6 : 3 And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another? 4 Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see: 5 The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them. 6 And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.

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