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John 11:56

Then sought they for Jesus, and spake among themselves, as they stood in the temple, What think ye, that he will not come to the feast?

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ἐζήτουνezētounsought they forζητέω (zēteō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “sought they for”, an ongoing action in the pastG2212I seek, search for, desire, require, demand.sought they forοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦνiēsounJesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the object formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Jesusκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἔλεγονelegonspakeλέγω (legō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “spake”, an ongoing action in the pastG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.spakeμετ’metamongμετά (meta)preposition — “among”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.amongἀλλήλωνallēlōnthemselvesἀλλήλωνpersonal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “themselves”, the of-formG240one another, each other.themselvesἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἱερῷhierōsacredἱερός (hierós)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “sacred”, the to- or for-formG2413sacred, holy, set apart.This verse uses “sacred”.Strong’s files this form under G2411 (ἱερόν).the templeἑστηκότεςhestēkotesto standἵστημι (histēmi)verb, perfect active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to stand”, a completed action with a present resultG2476trans: (a) I make to stand, place, set up, establish, appoint; mid: I place myself, stand, (b) I set in balance, weigh; intrans: (c) I stand, stand by, stand still; met: I stand ready, stand firm, am steadfast.This verse uses “stand”.ΤίtiWhatτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “What”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.Whatδοκεῖdokeithinkδοκέω (dokeō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “think”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1380I think, seem, appear, it seems.This verse uses “think”.thinkὑμῖνhuminyeσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “ye”, the to- or for-formG4771you.yeὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatοὐounoοὐadverb — “no”G3756no, not.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.ἔλθῃelthēhe willἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “he will”, a single actionG2064I come, go.he willεἰςeistoεἰςpreposition — “to”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.toτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἑορτήνheortēnfeastἑορτή (heortē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “feast”, the object formG1859a festival, feast, periodically recurring.This verse uses “feast”.the feast

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

they were seeking, therefore, Jesus, and said one with another, standing in the temple, 'What doth appear to you — that he may not come to the feast?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

They sought therefore for Jesus, and spake one with another, as they stood in the temple, What think ye? That he will not come to the feast?

Young’s Literal Translation

they were seeking, therefore, Jesus, and said one with another, standing in the temple, 'What doth appear to you — that he may not come to the feast?'

World English Bible

Then they sought for Jesus and spoke with one another as they stood in the temple, “What do you think—that he isn’t coming to the feast at all?”

Darby Translation

They sought therefore Jesus, and said among themselves, standing in the temple, What do ye think? that he will not come to the feast?

Douay-Rheims

They sought therefore for Jesus; and they discoursed one with another, standing in the temple: What think you that he is not come to the festival day?

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