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John 4:51

In John 4 of John.

And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “met” (ὑπήντησαν) before him here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “of him” (αὐτοῦ) before lives here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “met” (ἀπήντησαν) before him here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and reported” (καὶ ἀπήγγειλαν) before saying here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of you” (σου) before lives here.

ἤδηēdēwas nowἤδηadverb — “was now”G2235already; now at length, now after all this waiting.This verse uses “now”.was nowδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.αὐτοῦautouhisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “his”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.hisκαταβαίνοντοςkatabainontosto comeκαταβαίνω (katabainō)verb, present active participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “to come”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2597I go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δοῦλοιdouloiservantsδοῦλος (doulos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “servants”, the subject formG1401(a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave.servantsαὐτοῦautouhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himὑπήντησανhupēntēsanto go meetὑπαντάω (hupantaō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to go meet”, a single actionG5221I meet, go to meet.αὐτῷautōheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.λέγοντεςlegonteshim, sayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “him, 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.him, sayingὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.παῖςpaissonπαῖςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “son”, the subject formG3816(a) a male child, boy, (b) a male slave, servant; thus: a servant of God, especially as a title of the Messiah, (c) a female child, girl.sonαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ζῇzēlivethζάω (zaō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “liveth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2198I live, am alive.liveth

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ἀπήντησανapēntēsanmetἀπαντάω (apantaō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “met”, a single actionG528I go to meet, meet, encounter.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἀπήγγειλανapēngeilantoldἀπαγγέλλω (apangellō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “told”, a single actionG518I report (from one place to another), bring a report, announce, declare.σουsouThyσοῦpersonal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Thy”, the of-formG4675

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and he now going down, his servants met him, and told, saying — 'Thy child doth live;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And as he was now going down, his servants met him, saying, that his son lived.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he now going down, his servants met him, and told, saying — 'Thy child doth live;'

World English Bible

As he was going down, his servants met him and reported, saying “Your child lives!”

Darby Translation

But already, as he was going down, his servants met him and brought [him] word saying, Thy child lives.

Douay-Rheims

And as he was going down, his servants met him; and they brought word, saying, that his son lived.

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