Matthew 21:11

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Οἱ δὲ ὄχλοι ἔλεγον, Οὗτός ἐστιν Ἰησοῦς ὁ προφήτης ὁ ἀπὸ Ναζαρὲτ τῆς Γαλιλαίας.

Transliteration

The de ochloi elegon, This estin Iēsous the prophētēs the one from Nazaret of Galilaias.

Grammar Details

• *de*: conjunction - but/and/now
• *ochloi*: nominative, masculine, plural - crowds/multitudes
• *elegon*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd plural - were saying
• *estin*: present active indicative, 3rd singular - is
• *Iēsous*: nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus
• *prophētēs*: nominative, masculine, singular - prophet
• *Nazaret*: genitive, feminine, singular - Nazareth
• *Galilaias*: genitive, feminine, singular - of Galilee

Word Meanings

• *elegon*: were saying/kept saying/continued saying
• *prophētēs*: prophet/one who speaks for God

Referenced Verses

• John 6:14 : 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.
• John 7:40 : 40 Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.
• John 9:17 : 17 They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet.
• Matt 2:23 : 23 And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.
• Luke 7:16 : 16 And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited his people.
• John 1:21 : 21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.
• Luke 24:19 : 19 And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:
• Acts 7:37 : 37 This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear.
• Deut 18:15-19 : 15 The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken; 16 According to all that thou desiredst of the LORD thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not. 17 And the LORD said unto me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken. 18 I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. 19 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.
• Acts 3:22-23 : 22 For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. 23 And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.
• John 1:25 : 25 And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?
• John 1:45-46 : 45 Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. 46 And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.
• John 4:19 : 19 The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.
• Luke 7:39 : 39 Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.
• Luke 13:33 : 33 Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to morrow, and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.
• Matt 16:13-14 : 13 When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? 14 And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
• Mark 6:15 : 15 Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.