John 7:35

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles?

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Εἶπον οὖν οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι πρὸς ἑαυτούς, Ποῦ οὗτος μέλλει πορεύεσθαι, ὅτι ἡμεῖς οὐχ εὑρήσομεν αὐτόν; μὴ εἰς τὴν διασπορὰν τῶν Ἑλλήνων μέλλει πορεύεσθαι, καὶ διδάσκειν τοὺς Ἕλληνας;

Transliteration

Eipon oun the Ioudaioi pros heautous, Pou houtos mellei poreuesthai, hoti hēmeis ouch heurēsomen him? Mē eis the diasporan tōn Hellēnōn mellei poreuesthai, and didaskein tous Hellēnas?

Grammar Details

• *Eipon*: aorist, indicative, active, 3rd plural - said/spoke
• *oun*: inferential particle - therefore/then/so
• *Ioudaioi*: nominative, masculine, plural - Jews
• *pros*: preposition + accusative - to/toward
• *heautous*: accusative, masculine, plural, reflexive pronoun - themselves
• *Pou*: interrogative adverb - where
• *houtos*: nominative, masculine, singular, demonstrative pronoun - this man
• *mellei*: present, indicative, active, 3rd singular - is about to/intends to
• *poreuesthai*: present, infinitive, middle/passive - to go/journey
• *hoti*: conjunction - that/because
• *hēmeis*: nominative, 1st person plural pronoun - we
• *ouch*: negation - not
• *heurēsomen*: future, indicative, active, 1st plural - we will find
• *Mē*: negative particle used in questions - not
• *eis*: preposition + accusative - to/into
• *diasporan*: accusative, feminine, singular - dispersion/scattering
• *tōn Hellēnōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - of the Greeks
• *didaskein*: present, infinitive, active - to teach
• *tous Hellēnas*: accusative, masculine, plural - the Greeks

Word Meanings

• *Eipon*: said/spoke
• *oun*: therefore/then/so/consequently
• *Ioudaioi*: Jews/Judeans/Jewish leaders
• *heautous*: themselves/one another
• *Pou*: where/to what place
• *houtos*: this man/this one/he
• *mellei*: is about to/intends to/is going to
• *poreuesthai*: to go/to journey/to travel
• *heurēsomen*: we will find/we will discover
• *diasporan*: dispersion/scattering/diaspora (Jews living outside Palestine)
• *Hellēnōn*: Greeks/Gentiles/Hellenists
• *didaskein*: to teach/to instruct
• *Hellēnas*: Greeks/Gentiles/Hellenists

Referenced Verses

• Jas 1:1 : 1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
• 1 Pet 1:1 : 1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
• Isa 11:12 : 12 And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.
• Zeph 3:10 : 10 From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine offering.
• John 12:20 : 20 And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast:
• Acts 11:18 : 18 When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.
• Acts 13:46-48 : 46 Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles. 47 For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth. 48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.
• Acts 21:21 : 21 And they are informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Jews which are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs.
• Acts 22:21 : 21 And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.
• Eph 3:8 : 8 Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;
• Col 1:27 : 27 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
• 1 Tim 2:7 : 7 Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle,(I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.
• 2 Tim 1:11 : 11 Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.
• Matt 12:21 : 21 And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.
• Luke 2:32 : 32 A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.
• John 8:22 : 22 Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come.
• Isa 27:12-13 : 12 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall beat off from the channel of the river unto the stream of Egypt, and ye shall be gathered one by one, O ye children of Israel. 13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the great trumpet shall be blown, and they shall come which were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and the outcasts in the land of Egypt, and shall worship the LORD in the holy mount at Jerusalem.
• Isa 49:6 : 6 And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
• Ps 67:1-2 : 1 To the chief Musician{H8764)} on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song. God be merciful{H8799)} unto us, and bless{H8762)} us; and cause his face to shine{H8686)} upon us; Selah. 2 That thy way may be known{H8800)} upon earth, thy saving health among all nations.
• Ps 98:2-3 : 2 The LORD hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen. 3 He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
• Isa 11:10 : 10 And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.