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ἦν δὲ ἡ Βηθανία ἐγγὺς τῶν Ἱεροσολύμων ὡς ἀπὸ σταδίων δεκαπέντε (John 11:18)

Title:  And Bethany Was Near Jerusalem, About Fifteen Stadia Away

The text is, “ἦν δὲ ἡ Βηθανία ἐγγὺς τῶν Ἱεροσολύμων ὡς ἀπὸ σταδίων δεκαπέντε”.

“ἦν”:  third person, singular, imperfect, indicative verb meaning “was”.

“δὲ”:  coordinating conjunction meaning “and”.

“ἡ”:  feminine, singular, nominative article meaning “the” but it is not rendered into English here.

“Βηθανία”:  feminine, singular, nominative, proper noun meaning “Bethany”.

“ἐγγὺς”:  improper preposition taking the genitive for its object word and meaning “near”.

“τῶν”:  neuter, plural, genitive article meaning “the” but it is not rendered into English here.

“Ἱεροσολύμων”:  neuter, plural, genitive, proper noun meaning “Jerusalem”.

“ὡς”:  particle meaning “about”.

“ἀπὸ”:  preposition taking the genitive for its object word and meaning “away”.

“σταδίων”:  neuter, plural, genitive noun meaning “stadia”.

“δεκαπέντε”:  neuter, plural, genitive, cardinal adjective meaning “fifteen”.

The meaning of this verse is,

And Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadia away.

Ἐλθὼν οὖν ὁ Ἰησοῦς εὗρεν αὐτὸν τέσσαρας ἤδη ἡμέρας ἔχοντα ἐν τῷ μνημείῳ (John 11:17)

Title:  Jesus, Now Having Come, Found Him, Already Four Days in the Tomb

The text is, “Ἐλθὼν οὖν ὁ Ἰησοῦς εὗρεν αὐτὸν τέσσαρας ἤδη ἡμέρας ἔχοντα ἐν τῷ μνημείῳ”.

“Ἐλθὼν”:  aorist, active, participial, masculine, singular, nominative verb meaning “having come”.

“οὖν”:  coordinating inferential conjunction meaning “now”.

“ὁ”:  masculine, singular, nominative article meaning “the” but it is not rendered into English here.

“Ἰησοῦς”:  masculine, singular, nominative, proper noun meaning “Jesus”.

“εὗρεν”:  third person, singular, aorist, active, indicative verb meaning “found”.

“αὐτὸν”:  third person, masculine, singular, accusative pronoun meaning “him”.

“τέσσαρας”:  feminine, plural, accusative, cardinal adjective meaning “four”.

“ἤδη”:  temporal adverb meaning “already”.

“ἡμέρας”:  feminine, plural, accusative noun meaning “days”.

“ἔχοντα”:  present, active, participial, masculine, singular, accusative verb meaning “being”.

“ἐν”:  preposition taking the dative for its object word and meaning “in”.

“τῷ”:  neuter, singular, dative article meaning “the”.

“μνημείῳ”:  neuter, singular, dative noun meaning “tomb”.

The meaning of this verse is,

Jesus, having come, found him, already four days in the tomb.

εἶπεν οὖν Θωμᾶς ὁ λεγόμενος Δίδυμος τοῖς συμμαθηταῖς (John 11:16)

Title:  So Thomas, the one Being Called Didymus, Said to the Fellow Disciples

The text is, “εἶπεν οὖν Θωμᾶς ὁ λεγόμενος Δίδυμος τοῖς συμμαθηταῖς· ἄγωμεν καὶ ἡμεῖς ἵνα ἀποθάνωμεν μετ’ αὐτοῦ”.

“εἶπεν”:  third person, singular, aorist, active, indicative verb meaning “said”.

“οὖν”:  coordinating inferential conjunction meaning “so”.

“Θωμᾶς”:  masculine, singular, nominative, proper noun meaning “Thomas”.

“ὁ”:  masculine, singular, nominative article meaning “the”.

“λεγόμενος”:  present, passive, participial, masculine, singular, nominative verb meaning “one being called”.

“Δίδυμος”:  masculine, singular, nominative, proper noun meaning “Didymus”.

“τοῖς”:  masculine, plural, dative article meaning “to the”.

“συμμαθηταῖς”:  masculine, plural, dative noun meaning “fellow disciples”.

“ἄγωμεν”:  first person, plural, present, active, subjunctive verb meaning “we go”.

“καὶ”:  coordinating conjunction meaning “also”.

“ἡμεῖς”:  first person, personal, plural, nominative pronoun meaning “we”.

“ἵνα”:  subordinating purposive conjunction meaning “so that”.

“ἀποθάνωμεν”:  first person, plural, aorist, active, subjunctive verb meaning ” might die”.

“μετ’”:  preposition taking the genitive for its object word and meaning “with”.

“αὐτοῦ”:  third person, personal, masculine, singular, genitive pronoun meaning “him”.

The meaning of this verse is,

So Thomas, the one being called Didymus, said to the fellow disciples, “We also go, that we might die with him.”

καὶ χαίρω δι’ ὑμᾶς ἵνα πιστεύσητε, ὅτι οὐκ ἤμην ἐκεῖ (John 11:15)

Title:  And I Rejoice Because of You, That You Should Believe, Because I Was Not There

The text is, “καὶ χαίρω δι’ ὑμᾶς ἵνα πιστεύσητε ὅτι οὐκ ἤμην ἐκεῖ· ἀλλ’ ἄγωμεν πρὸς αὐτόν”.

“καὶ”:  coordinating conjunction meaning “and”.

“χαίρω”:  first person, singular, present, indicative verb meaning “I rejoice”.

“δι’”:  preposition taking the accusative for its object word and meaning “because of”.

“ὑμᾶς”:  second person, personal, plural, accusative pronoun meaning “you”.

“ἵνα”:  subordinating purposive conjunction meaning “so that”.

“πιστεύσητε”:  second person, plural, aorist, active, subjunctive verb meaning “you should believe”.

“ὅτι”:  subordinating complementary conjunction meaning “because”.

“οὐκ”:  “negative particle meaning “not”.

“ἤμην””:  first person, singular, imperfect, indicative verb meaning “I was”.

“ἐκεῖ”:  adverb of place meaning “there”.

“ἀλλ’”:  coordinating adversative conjunction meaning “but”.

“ἄγωμεν”:  first person, plural, present, active, subjunctive verb meaning “let us go”.

“πρὸς”  preposition taking the accusative for its object word and meaning “to”.

“αὐτόν”:  third person, personal, masculine, singular, accusative pronoun meaning “him”.

The meaning of this verse is,

And I rejoice because of you, that you should believe, because I was not there; but let us go to him.”

τότε οὖν εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς παρρησίᾳ· Λάζαρος ἀπέθανεν (John 11:14)

Title:  So, Therefore, Jesus Told Them, With Boldness, “Lazarus died”

The text is, “τότε οὖν εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς παρρησίᾳ· Λάζαρος ἀπέθανεν”.

“τότε”:  temporal adverb meaning “then”.

“οὖν”:  coordinating inferential conjunction meaning “so”, “therefore”, or “thus”.

“εἶπεν”:  third person, singular, aorist, active, indicative verb meaning “told”.

“αὐτοῖς”:  third person, personal, masculine, plural, dative pronoun meaning “them”.

“ὁ”:  masculine, singular, nominative article meaning “the” but it is not rendered into English here.

“Ἰησοῦς”:  masculine, singular, nominative, proper noun meaning “Jesus”.

“παρρησίᾳ”:  feminine, singular, dative noun meaning “with boldness”.

“Λάζαρος”:  masculine, singular, nominative, proper noun meaning “Lazarus”.

“ἀπέθανεν”:  third person, singular, aorist, active, indicative verb meaning “died”.

The meaning of this verse is,

So, therefore, Jesus told them, with boldness, “Lazarus died”.

εἰρήκει δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς περὶ τοῦ θανάτου αὐτοῦ, ἐκεῖνοι δὲ ἔδοξαν ὅτι περὶ τῆς κοιμήσεως τοῦ ὕπνου λέγει (John 11:13)

Title:  Now Jesus Had Spoken About His Death, But They Thought That He Spoke About the Rest of Sleep

The text is, “εἰρήκει δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς περὶ τοῦ θανάτου αὐτοῦ, ἐκεῖνοι δὲ ἔδοξαν ὅτι περὶ τῆς κοιμήσεως τοῦ ὕπνου λέγει”.

“εἰρήκει”:  third person, singular, pluperfect, active, indicative verb meaning “had spoken”.

” δὲ”:  coordinating conjunction meaning “now”.

“ὁ”:  masculine, singular, nominative article meaning “the” but it is not rendered into English here.

“Ἰησοῦς”:  masculine, singular, nominative, proper noun meaning “Jesus”.

“περὶ”:  preposition taking the genitive for its object word and meaning “about” or “concerning”.

“τοῦ”:  masculine, singular, genitive article meaning “the” but it is not rendered into English here.

“θανάτου”:  masculine, singular, genitive noun meaning “death”.

“αὐτοῦ”:  third person, personal, masculine, singular, genitive pronoun meaning “his”.

“ἐκεῖνοι”:  masculine, plural, nominative, demonstrative pronoun meaning “they”

“δὲ”:  coordinating conjunction meaning “but”.

“ἔδοξαν”:  third person, plural, aorist, active, indicative verb meaning “they thought”.

“ὅτι”:  subordinating complementary conjunction meaning “that”.

“περὶ”:  preposition taking the genitive for its object word and meaning “about”.

“τῆς”:  feminine, singular, genitive article meaning “the”.

“κοιμήσεως”:  feminine, singular, genitive noun meaning “rest”.

“τοῦ”:  masculine, singular, genitive article meaning “the” but it is not rendered into English here.

“ὕπνου”:  masculine, singular, genitive noun meaning “of sleep”.

“λέγει”:  third person, singular, aorist, active, indicative verb meaning “he spoke”.

The meaning of this verse is,

Now Jesus had spoken about his death, but they thought that he spoke about the rest of sleep.

εἶπαν οὖν οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτῷ· κύριε, εἰ κεκοίμηται σωθήσεται (John 11:12)

Title:  Therefore the Disciples Said to Him, “Lord, if He Sleeps, He Will be Healed”

The text is, “εἶπαν οὖν οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτῷ· κύριε, εἰ κεκοίμηται σωθήσεται”.

“εἶπαν”:  third person, plural, aorist, active, indicative verb meaning “said”.

“οὖν”:  coordinating inferential conjunction meaning “therefore”.

“οἱ”:  masculine, plural, nominative article meaning “the”.

“μαθηταὶ”:  masculine, plural, nominative noun meaning “disciples”.

“αὐτῷ”:  third person, personal, masculine, singular, dative pronoun meaning “to him”.

“κύριε”:  masculine, singular, vocative noun meaning “Lord”.

“εἰ”:  subordinating conditional conjunction meaning “if”.

“κεκοίμηται”:  third person, singular, perfect, passive, indicative verb meaning “he sleeps”.

“σωθήσεται”:  third person, singular, future, passive, indicative verb meaning “he will be healed”.

The meaning of this verse is,

Therefore the disciples said to him, “Lord, if he sleeps, he will be healed.”