King James Version

John 20:15

Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (ὁ) before gardener here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

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.saithαὐτῇautēunto herαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “unto her”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto herἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.ΓύναιgunaiWomanγυνή (gunē)noun, vocative, singular, feminine — “Woman”, the calling formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.Womanτίtiwhyτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “why”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.whyκλαίειςklaieisweepest thouκλαίω (klaiō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “weepest thou”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2799I weep, weep for, mourn, lament.weepest thouτίναtina? whomτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “? whom”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.? whomζητεῖςzēteisseekest thouζητέω (zēteō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “seekest thou”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2212I seek, search for, desire, require, demand.seekest thouἐκείνηekeinē? Sheἐκεῖνος (ekeinos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “? She”, the subject formG1565that, that one there, yonder.? Sheδοκοῦσαdokousasupposingδοκέω (dokeō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “supposing”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1380I think, seem, appear, it seems.supposingὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κηπουρόςkēpourosgardenerκηπουρόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “gardener”, the subject formG2780a gardener, garden-keeper.the gardenerἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.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.saithαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himΚύριεkurieSirκύριος (kurios)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Sir”, the calling formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “sir”.Sirεἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.ifσὺsuthouσύpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “thou”, the subject formG4771you.thouἐβάστασαςebastasashave borneβαστάζω (bastazō)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person singular — “have borne”, a single actionG941(a) I carry, bear, (b) I carry (take) away.have borneαὐτόνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himεἰπέeipeto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “to say”, a single 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.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).tellμοιmoiIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meποῦpouwhereποῦadverb — “where”G4226where, in what place.This verse uses “where”.whereἔθηκαςethēkasthou hast laidτίθημι (tithēmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person singular — “thou hast laid”, a single actionG5087I put, place, lay, set, fix, establish.thou hast laidαὐτόνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himκἀγὼkagōand Iκἀγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “and I”, the subject formG2504Strong’s files this form under G2532 (καί).and Iαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἀρῶarōawayαἴρω (airō)verb, future active indicative, 1st person singular — “away”, an action still aheadG142I raise, lift up, take away, remove.away

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Jesus saith to her, 'Woman, why dost thou weep? whom dost thou seek;' she, supposing that he is the gardener, saith to him, 'Sir, if thou didst carry him away, tell me where thou didst lay him, and I will take him away;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou hast borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.

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World English Bible

Jesus said to her, “ Woman , why are you weeping ? Who are you looking for ?” She, supposing him to be the gardener, said to him, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.”

Darby Translation

Jesus says to her, Woman, why dost thou weep? Whom seekest thou? She, supposing that it was the gardener, says to him, Sir, if thou hast borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.

Douay-Rheims

Jesus saith to her: Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, thinking it was the gardener, saith to him: Sir, if thou hast taken him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.

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