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John 12:21

In John 12 of John.

The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.

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οὗτοιhoutoisameοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “same”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.The sameοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.thereforeπροσῆλθονprosēlthonto come nearπροσέρχομαι (proserchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to come near”, a single actionG4334I come up to, come to, come near (to), approach, consent (to).This verse uses “come near”.Φιλίππῳphilippōto PhilipΦίλιππος (philippos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “to Philip”, the to- or for-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.to Philipτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀπὸapowhich was ofἀπόpreposition — “which was of”G575from, away from.which was ofΒηθσαϊδὰbēthsaidaBethsaidaΒηθσαϊδάnoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “Bethsaida”, the of-formG966Bethsaida, (a) a city of Galilee, (b) a city east of the Jordan.Bethsaidaτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Γαλιλαίαςgalilaiasof GalileeΓαλιλαία (galilaia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of Galilee”, the of-formG1056Galilee, a district towards the southern end of the Roman province Syria; the northern division of Palestine.of Galileeκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἠρώτωνērōtōndesiredἐρωτάω (erōtaō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “desired”, an ongoing action in the pastG2065(a) I ask (a question), question, (b) I request, make a request to, pray.desiredαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himλέγοντεςlegontessayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “saying”, 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.sayingΚύριεkurieSirκύριος (kurios)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Sir”, the calling formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “sir”.Sirθέλομενthelomenwe wouldθέλω (thelō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person plural — “we would”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.we wouldτὸνtontheὁ (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.Jesusἰδεῖνideinto seeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active infinitive — “to 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).

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

these then came near to Philip, who [is] from Bethsaida of Galilee, and were asking him, saying, 'Sir, we wish to see Jesus;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

these therefore came to Philip, who was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.

Young’s Literal Translation

these then came near to Philip, who [is] from Bethsaida of Galilee, and were asking him, saying, 'Sir, we wish to see Jesus;'

World English Bible

Therefore, these came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, “Sir, we want to see Jesus.”

Darby Translation

these therefore came to Philip, who was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and they asked him saying, Sir, we desire to see Jesus.

Douay-Rheims

These therefore came to Philip, who was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying: Sir, we would see Jesus.

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