King James Version

John 1:38

Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “meaning” (μεθερμηνευόμενον) before Teacher — here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “interpreting” (ἑρμηνευόμενον) before Teacher — here.

στραφεὶςstrapheisturnedστρέφω (strephō)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “turned”, a single actionG4762I turn, am converted, change, change my direction.turnedδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andθεασάμενοςtheasamenossawθεάομαι (theaomai)verb, aorist middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “saw”, a single actionG2300I see, behold, contemplate, look upon, view; I see, visit.sawαὐτοὺςautousthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themἀκολουθοῦνταςakolouthountasfollowingἀκολουθέω (akoloutheō)verb, present active participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “following”, an ongoing or repeated actionG190I accompany, attend, follow.followingλέγειlegeiand saithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “and saith”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.and saithαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themΤίtiWhatτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “What”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.Whatζητεῖτεzēteiteseek yeζητέω (zēteō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “seek ye”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2212I seek, search for, desire, require, demand.This verse uses “seek”.seek yeοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.εἶπανeipanto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).They saidαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himῬαββίrhabbiRabbiῥαββίnoun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Rabbi”, the calling formG4461Rabbi, my master, teacher; a title of respect often applied to Christ.This verse uses “Rabbi”.Rabbi(ὃho(whichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “(which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.(whichλέγεταιlegetaiis to sayλέγω (legō)verb, present passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “is to say”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.is to sayμεθερμηνευόμενονmethermēneuomenonbeing interpretedμεθερμηνεύω (methermēneuō)verb, present passive participle, nominative, singular, neuter — “being interpreted”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3177I translate (from one language into another), interpret.being interpretedΔιδάσκαλε)didaskaleMasterδιδάσκαλος (didaskalos)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Master”, the calling formG1320a teacher, master.Masterποῦpou) whereποῦadverb — “) where”G4226where, in what place.This verse uses “where”.) whereμένειςmeneisdwellest thouμένω (menō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “dwellest thou”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3306I remain, abide, stay, wait; with acc: I wait for, await.dwellest thou

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἑρμηνευόμενονhermēneuomenonbeing interpretedἑρμηνεύω (hermēneuō)verb, present passive participle, nominative, singular, neuter — “being interpreted”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2059(a) I translate, explain, (b) I interpret the meaning of.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And Jesus having turned, and having beheld them following, saith to them, 'What seek ye?' and they said to them, 'Rabbi, (which is, being interpreted, Teacher,) where remainest thou?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Jesus turned, and beheld them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? And they said unto him, Rabbi (which is to say, being interpreted, Teacher), where abidest thou?

Young’s Literal Translation

And Jesus having turned, and having beheld them following, saith to them, 'What seek ye?' and they said to them, 'Rabbi, (which is, being interpreted, Teacher,) where remainest thou?'

World English Bible

Jesus turned and saw them following, and said to them, “ What are you looking for ?” They said to him, “Rabbi” (which is to say, being interpreted, Teacher), “where are you staying?”

Darby Translation

But Jesus having turned, and seeing them following, says to them, What seek ye? And they said to him, Rabbi (which, being interpreted, signifies Teacher), where abidest thou?

Douay-Rheims

And Jesus turning, and seeing them following him, saith to them: What seek you? Who said to him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou?

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