John

John 12:1–2

¹Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, the hometown of Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead. ²So they hosted a dinner for Jesus there. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with Him.

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John 12:1

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Six	ἓξ	hex	Adjective - Genitive Feminine Plural	G1803 six
days	ἡμερῶν	hēmerōn	Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural	G2250 a day
before	πρὸ	pro	Preposition	G4253 before
the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Neuter Singular	G3588 the
Passover	πάσχα	pascha	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G3957 the feast of Passover, the Passover lamb
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς	Iēsous	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2424 Jesus
came	ἦλθεν	ēlthen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2064 I come, go
to	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
Bethany	Βηθανίαν	Bēthanian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G963 Bethany
Lazarus	Λάζαρος	Lazaros	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2976 Lazarus, Eliezer
whom	ὃν	hon	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
had raised	ἤγειρεν	ēgeiren	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1453 I wake, arouse, raise up
from	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
dead	νεκρῶν	nekrōn	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3498 dead, a corpse

John 12:2

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	οὖν	oun	Conjunction	G3767 therefore, then
they hosted	ἐποίησαν	epoiēsan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G4160 I do, make
a dinner	δεῖπνον	deipnon	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G1173 a dinner, an afternoon or evening meal
for	αὐτῷ	autō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
there	ἐκεῖ	ekei	Adverb	G1563 there, yonder, thither
Martha	Μάρθα	Martha	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3136 Martha
served	διηκόνει	diēkonei	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1247 I wait at table, serve
and	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
Lazarus	Λάζαρος	Lazaros	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2976 Lazarus, Eliezer
was	ἦν	ēn	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
among	εἷς	heis	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1520 one
those	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3588 the
reclining at the table	ἀνακειμένων	anakeimenōn	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural	G345 I recline, especially at a dinner-table
with	σὺν	syn	Preposition	G4862 with
Him	αὐτῷ	autō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same

Cross-references

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John 12:1 Mark 14:3–8 · Luke 24:50 · John 11:1 · Matthew 21:17 · John 11:55

John 12:2 Luke 22:27 · Revelation 3:20 · Luke 10:38–42 · John 12:9–10 · Mark 14:3 · Luke 12:37 · Matthew 26:6 · John 11:43–44

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.