John

John 12:12–13

¹²The next day the great crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. ¹³They took palm branches and went out to meet Him, shouting:

“Hosanna!”^d

“Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!”^e

“ Blessed is the King of Israel!”

Footnotes

d 12:13 Hosanna is a transliteration of the Hebrew Hosia-na, meaning Save, we pray or Save now, which became a shout of praise; see Psalm 118:25|PSA 118:25.
e 12:13 Psalm 118:26|PSA 118:26

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John 12:12

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The	Τῇ	Tē	Article - Dative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
next day	ἐπαύριον	epaurion	Adverb	G1887 tomorrow
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
great	πολὺς	polys	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4183 much, many, often
crowd	ὄχλος	ochlos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3793 a crowd
that	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
had come	ἐλθὼν	elthōn	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2064 I come, go
to	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
feast	ἑορτήν	heortēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1859 a festival, feast
heard	ἀκούσαντες	akousantes	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G191 I hear, listen
that	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς	Iēsous	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2424 Jesus
was coming	ἔρχεται	erchetai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G2064 I come, go
to	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
Jerusalem	Ἱεροσόλυμα	Hierosolyma	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G2414 Jerusalem

John 12:13

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They took	ἔλαβον	elabon	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2983 I receive, take
palm	φοινίκων	phoinikōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G5404 a palm tree, palm branch
branches	βαΐα	baia	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G902 a palm branch
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
went out	ἐξῆλθον	exēlthon	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1831 I go out, come out
to	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
meet	ὑπάντησιν	hypantēsin	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G5222 a meeting
Him	αὐτῷ	autō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
shouting	ἐκραύγαζον	ekraugazon	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2905 I cry aloud, shout
Hosanna	Ὡσαννά	Hōsanna	Hebrew Word	G5614 hosanna
Blessed is	Εὐλογημένος	Eulogēmenos	Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2127 I bless
He who	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
comes	ἐρχόμενος	erchomenos	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2064 I come, go
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
name	ὀνόματι	onomati	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G3686 name, character, reputation
of	Κυρίου	Kyriou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
King	Βασιλεὺς	Basileus	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G935 a king, ruler, emperor
of Israel	Ἰσραήλ	Israēl	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2474 Israel

Cross-references

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John 12:12 Mark 11:7–10 · Luke 19:35–38 · Matthew 21:4–9

John 12:13 Psalm 118:25–26 · Revelation 15:3 · Luke 19:35–38 · Matthew 21:9–11 · Revelation 7:9 · Mark 11:8–10 · John 1:49 · Matthew 23:39 · Hosea 3:5 · Psalm 72:17–19 · John 19:15 · Zephaniah 3:15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.