John
John 18:21
21Why are you asking Me? Ask those who heard My message. Surely they know what I said.”
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why | τί | ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| are you asking | ἐρωτᾷς | erōtas | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G2065 I ask, question, request |
| Me | με | me | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| Ask | ἐρώτησον | erōtēson | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G2065 I ask, question, request |
| those who | τοὺς | tous | Article - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| heard | ἀκηκοότας | akēkootas | Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural | G191 I hear, listen |
| My message | ἐλάλησα | elalēsa | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G2980 I speak, say |
| Surely | ἴδε | ide | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G2400 See! Lo! Behold! Look! |
| they | οὗτοι | houtoi | Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| know | οἴδασιν | oidasin | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1492 I know, remember |
| what | ἃ | ha | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| I | ἐγώ | egō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| said | εἶπον | eipon | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Luke 22:67 · Mark 14:55–59 · Matthew 26:59–60 · Acts 24:18–20 · Acts 24:12–13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.