King James Version

John 2:7

Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.

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λέγειlegeisaithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “saith”, 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.saithαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themὁhotheὁarticle, 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.ΓεμίσατεgemisateFillγεμίζω (gemizō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural — “Fill”, a single actionG1072I fill, load.This verse uses “fill”.Fillτὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὑδρίαςhudriaswaterpotsὑδρία (hudria)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “waterpots”, the object formG5201a water pot, jar, pitcher.the waterpotsὕδατοςhudatoswith waterὕδωρ (hudōr)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “with water”, the of-formG5204water.with waterκαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐγέμισανegemisanthey filledγεμίζω (gemizō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they filled”, a single actionG1072I fill, load.they filledαὐτὰςautasthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, feminine — “them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themἕωςheōstoἕωςpreposition — “to”G2193(a) conj: until, (b) prep: as far as, up to, as much as, until.toἄνωanōbrimἄνωadverb — “brim”G507up, above, up to the top, up to the brim, things above, heaven, the heavenly region.the brim

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Jesus saith to them, 'Fill the water-jugs with water;' and they filled them — unto the brim;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.

Young’s Literal Translation

Jesus saith to them, 'Fill the water-jugs with water;' and they filled them — unto the brim;

World English Bible

Jesus said to them, “ Fill the water pots with water .” So they filled them up to the brim.

Darby Translation

Jesus says to them, Fill the water-vessels with water. And they filled them up to the brim.

Douay-Rheims

Jesus saith to them: Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.

American Standard Version (1901)

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