King James Version

John 1:46

And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andεἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “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).saidαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himΝαθαναήλnathanaēlNathanaelΝαθαναήλnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Nathanael”, the subject formG3482Nathanael, of Cana in Galilee, an early disciple, probably to be identified with Bartholomew.Ἐκekout ofἐκpreposition — “out of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.out ofΝαζαρὲτnazaretNazarethΝαζαρέτnoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “Nazareth”, the of-formG3478Nazareth, a city of Galilee, where Jesus lived before His ministry.Nazarethδύναταίdunataibe ableδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “be able”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.τιtioneτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “one”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.ἀγαθὸνagathongood-doerἀγαθός (agathos)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “good-doer”, the subject formG18intrinsically good, good in nature, good whether it be seen to be so or not, the widest and most colorless of all words with this meaning.εἶναιeinaito existεἰμί (eimí)verb, present active infinitive — “to exist”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.Strong’s files this form under G1511 (εἶναι, exist).λέγειlegeisaithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “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.saithαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ΦίλιπποςphilipposPhilipΦίλιπποςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Philip”, the subject formG5376Philip, (a) one of the twelve apostles of Jesus, (b) tetrarch of the Ituraean and Trachonitic region, half-brother of Herod Antipas, tetrarch of Galilee, (c) one of the seven original deacons at Jerusalem and a missionary.ἜρχουerchouComeἔρχομαι (erchomai)verb, present middle imperative, 2nd person singular — “Come”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2064I come, go.Comeκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἴδεideseeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).see

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and Nathanael said to him, 'Out of Nazareth is any good thing able to be?' Philip said to him, 'Come and see.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Nathanael said unto him, Can any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.

Young’s Literal Translation

and Nathanael said to him, 'Out of Nazareth is any good thing able to be?' Philip said to him, 'Come and see.'

World English Bible

Nathanael said to him, “Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”

Darby Translation

And Nathanael said to him, Can anything good come out of Nazareth? Philip says to him, Come and see.

Douay-Rheims

And Nathanael said to him: Can any thing of good come from Nazareth? Philip saith to him: Come and see.

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