Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (ὁ) before Jesus here.
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 himΝαθαναήλnathanaēlNathanaelΝαθαναήλnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Nathanael”, the subject formG3482Nathanael, of Cana in Galilee, an early disciple, probably to be identified with Bartholomew.ΠόθενpothenWhenceπόθενadverb — “Whence”G4159whence, from what place.WhenceμεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meγινώσκειςginōskeisto knowγινώσκω (ginōskō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to know”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1097I am taking in knowledge, come to know, learn; aor: I ascertained, realized.ἀπεκρίθηapekrithēansweredἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “answered”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.answeredἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, 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”.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 himΠρὸproBeforeπρόpreposition — “Before”G4253(a) of place: before, in front of, (b) of time: before, earlier than.Beforeτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.σεsetheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “thee”, the object formG4771you.theeΦίλιππονphilipponPhilipΦίλιππος (philippos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Philip”, the object 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.φωνῆσαιphōnēsaito callφωνέω (phōneō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to call”, a single actionG5455I give forth a sound, hence: (a) of a cock: I crow, (b) of men: I shout, (c) trans: I call (to myself), summon; I invite, address.ὄνταontawhen thou wastεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “when thou wast”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.when thou wastὑπὸhupounderὑπόpreposition — “under”G5259by, under, about.This verse uses “under”.underτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.συκῆνsukēnfig treeσυκῆ (sukē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “fig tree”, the object formG4808a fig-tree.the fig treeεἶδόνeidonseeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 1st 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).I sawσεsetheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “thee”, the object formG4771you.thee
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
Nathanael saith to him, 'Whence me dost thou know?' Jesus answered and said to him, 'Before Philip's calling thee — thou being under the fig-tree — I saw thee.'
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American Standard Version (1901)
Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.
Young’s Literal Translation
Nathanael saith to him, 'Whence me dost thou know?' Jesus answered and said to him, 'Before Philip's calling thee — thou being under the fig-tree — I saw thee.'
World English Bible
Nathanael said to him, “How do you know me?” Jesus answered him, “ Before Philip called you , when you were under the fig tree , I saw you .”
Darby Translation
Nathanael says to him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said to him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig-tree, I saw thee.
Douay-Rheims
Nathanael saith to him: Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered, and said to him: Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.
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