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John 11:1

Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

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Ἦνēnman wasεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “man was”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.man wasδέdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.τιςtisoneτιςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “one”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.ἀσθενῶνasthenōnsickἀσθενέω (astheneō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “sick”, an ongoing or repeated actionG770I am weak (physically: then morally), I am sick.This verse uses “sick”.sickΛάζαροςlazarosnamed LazarusΛάζαροςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “named Lazarus”, the subject formG2976Lazarus, Eliezer, (a) the beggar, (b) the brother of Martha and Mary, of Bethany.This verse uses “Lazarus”.named Lazarusἀπὸapoofἀπόpreposition — “of”G575from, away from.ofΒηθανίαςbēthaniasBethanyΒηθανία (bēthania)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “Bethany”, the of-formG963(a) Bethany, the home of Lazarus, Martha, and Mary, near Jerusalem, (b) Bethany, beyond Jordan.Bethanyἐκekout fromἐκpreposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κώμηςkōmēstownκώμη (kōmē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “town”, the of-formG2968a village, country town.the townΜαρίαςmariasof MaryΜαρία (maria)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of Mary”, the of-formG3137Mary, Miriam, (a) the mother of Jesus, (b) of Magdala, (c) sister of Martha and Lazarus, (d) wife of Cleopas, (e) mother of John Mark, (f) a Christian woman in Rome.This verse uses “Mary”.of Maryκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andΜάρθαςmarthasMarthaΜάρθα (martha)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “Martha”, the of-formG3136Martha, sister of Mary and Lazarus of Bethany.Marthaτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀδελφῆςadelphēssisterἀδελφή (adelphē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “sister”, the of-formG79a sister, a woman (fellow-)member of a church, a Christian woman.αὐτῆςautēsheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And there was a certain one ailing, Lazarus, from Bethany, of the village of Mary and Martha her sister —

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister Martha.

Young’s Literal Translation

And there was a certain one ailing, Lazarus, from Bethany, of the village of Mary and Martha her sister —

World English Bible

Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus from Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister, Martha.

Darby Translation

Now there was a certain [man] sick, Lazarus of Bethany, of the village of Mary and Martha her sister.

Douay-Rheims

Now there was a certain man sick, named Lazarus, of Bethania, of the town of Mary and Martha her sister.

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