King James Version

John 12:14

And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written,

Study

Greek

Tap a word to see its meaning.

εὑρὼνheurōnwhen he had foundεὑρίσκω (heuriskō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “when he had found”, a single actionG2147I find, learn, discover, especially after searching.when he had foundδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.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.ὀνάριονonariona young assὀνάριονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “a young ass”, the object formG3678a young ass.a young assἐκάθισενekathisensatκαθίζω (kathizō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “sat”, a single actionG2523(a) trans: I make to sit; I set, appoint, (b) intrans: I sit down, am seated, stay.satἐπ’epthereonἐπί (epi)preposition — “thereon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.thereonαὐτόautoheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.καθώςkathōsasκαθώςconjunction — “as”G2531according to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as.asἐστινestinit isεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “it is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.it isγεγραμμένονgegrammenonwrittenγράφω (graphō)verb, perfect passive participle, nominative, singular, neuter — “written”, a completed action with a present resultG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).written

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and Jesus having found a young ass did sit upon it, according as it is written,

Compare Public-Domain Translations

The King James Version remains the text of this page and the canonical URL.

American Standard Version (1901)

And Jesus, having found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written,

Young’s Literal Translation

and Jesus having found a young ass did sit upon it, according as it is written,

World English Bible

Jesus, having found a young donkey, sat on it. As it is written,

Darby Translation

And Jesus, having found a young ass, sat upon it; as it is written,

Douay-Rheims

And Jesus found a young ass, and sat upon it, as it is written:

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Analytics Cookies