King James Version

John 11:17

Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already.

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Ἐλθὼνelthōncameἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “came”, a single actionG2064I come, go.cameοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.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.εὗρενheurenhe foundεὑρίσκω (heuriskō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he found”, a single actionG2147I find, learn, discover, especially after searching.he foundαὐτὸνautonthat heαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “that he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.that heτέσσαραςtessarasfourτέσσαρες (tessares)adjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “four”, the object formG5064four.fourἤδηēdēalreadyἤδηadverb — “already”G2235already; now at length, now after all this waiting.This verse uses “already”.alreadyἡμέραςhēmerasdayἡμέρα (hēmera)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “day”, the object formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.ἔχονταechontato haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.μνημείῳmnēmeiōgraveμνημεῖον (mnēmeion)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “grave”, the to- or for-formG3419a tomb, sepulcher, monument.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Jesus, therefore, having come, found him having been four days already in the tomb.

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American Standard Version (1901)

So when Jesus came, he found that he had been in the tomb four days already.

Young’s Literal Translation

Jesus, therefore, having come, found him having been four days already in the tomb.

World English Bible

So when Jesus came, he found that he had been in the tomb four days already.

Darby Translation

Jesus therefore [on] arriving found him to have been four days already in the tomb.

Douay-Rheims

Jesus therefore came, and found that he had been four days already in the grave.

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