John 7:42

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Οὐχὶ ἡ γραφὴ εἶπεν, Ὅτι ἐκ τοῦ σπέρματος Δαυίδ, καὶ ἀπὸ Βηθλεέμ, τῆς κώμης ὅπου ἦν Δαυίδ ὁ Χριστὸς ἔρχεται;

Transliteration

Ouchi the graphē eipen, Hoti from the spermatos David, and from Bēthleem, the kōmēs hopou ēn David the Christos erchetai?

Grammar Details

*Ouchi*: interrogative negative - not/has not
*graphē*: nominative, feminine, singular - scripture/writing
*eipen*: aorist, indicative, active, 3rd singular - said/spoke
*Hoti*: conjunction introducing content - that
*spermatos*: genitive, neuter, singular - seed/offspring
*David*: genitive, masculine, singular (indeclinable) - David
*Bēthleem*: genitive, feminine, singular (indeclinable) - Bethlehem
*kōmēs*: genitive, feminine, singular - village/town
*hopou*: adverb - where
*ēn*: imperfect, indicative, 3rd singular - was
*Christos*: nominative, masculine, singular - Christ/Messiah
*erchetai*: present, indicative, middle/passive, 3rd singular - comes/is coming

Word Meanings

*Ouchi*: not/has not (emphatic)
*graphē*: scripture/writing/sacred text
*eipen*: said/spoke/declared
*spermatos*: seed/offspring/descendants
*Bēthleem*: Bethlehem (place name)
*kōmēs*: village/town/small settlement
*hopou*: where/in which place
*Christos*: Christ/Messiah/Anointed One
*erchetai*: comes/is coming/will come

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Referenced Verses

Mic 5:2 : 2 But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
Matt 2:5 : 5 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
Luke 2:4 : 4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem ;(because he was of the house and lineage of David:)
Luke 2:11 : 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
Matt 1:1 : 1 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
Ps 132:11 : 11 The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.
Isa 11:1 : 1 And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:
Jer 23:5 : 5 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
1 Sam 16:1 : 1 And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.
1 Sam 16:4 : 4 And Samuel did that which the LORD spake, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably?
1 Sam 16:11-13 : 11 And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither. 12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he. 13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
1 Sam 16:18 : 18 Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the LORD is with him.
1 Sam 17:58 : 58 And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, thou young man? And David answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.
Ps 89:4 : 4 Thy seed will I establish{H8686)} for ever, and build up{H8804)} thy throne to all generations. Selah.
John 7:27 : 27 Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is.

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