King James Version

John 1:40

One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.

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ἦνēnwasεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “was”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.wasἈνδρέαςandreasAndrewἈνδρέαςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Andrew”, the subject formG406Andrew, brother of Simon Peter, and one of the apostles of Jesus, belonging to Bethsaida.Andrewὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀδελφὸςadelphosbrotherἀδελφόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “brother”, the subject formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.brotherΣίμωνοςsimōnosSimonΣίμων (simōn)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Simon”, the of-formG4613Simon.ΠέτρουpetrouPeterΠέτρος (petros)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Peter”, the of-formG4074Peter, a Greek name meaning "rock".εἷςheisoneεἷςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “one”, the subject formG1520one.ἐκekout fromἐκpreposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.δύοduotwoδύοadjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “two”, the of-formG1417two.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀκουσάντωνakousantōnto hearἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active participle, genitive, plural, masculine — “to hear”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.This verse uses “hear”.παρὰparafrom withπαράpreposition — “from with”G3844gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.This verse uses “from”.ἸωάννουiōannouJohnἸωάννης (iōannēs)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “John”, the of-formG2491John: the Baptist, the apostle, a member of the Sanhedrin, or John Mark.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἀκολουθησάντωνakolouthēsantōnto followἀκολουθέω (akoloutheō)verb, aorist active participle, genitive, plural, masculine — “to follow”, a single actionG190I accompany, attend, follow.This verse uses “follow”.αὐτῷautōheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard from John, and followed him;

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American Standard Version (1901)

One of the two that heard John speak , and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.

Young’s Literal Translation

Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard from John, and followed him;

World English Bible

One of the two who heard John and followed him was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.

Darby Translation

Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard [this] from John and followed him.

Douay-Rheims

And Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who had heard of John, and followed him.

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