John
John 20:12–13
12and she saw two angels in white sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and the other at the feet.
13“Woman, why are you weeping?” they asked.
“Because they have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I do not know where they have put Him.”
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.
John 20:12
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| she saw | θεωρεῖ | theōrei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2334 I behold, look at, experience |
| two | δύο | dyo | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G1417 two |
| angels | ἀγγέλους | angelous | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G32 an angel, messenger |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| white | λευκοῖς | leukois | Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural | G3022 white, bright |
| sitting | καθεζομένους | kathezomenous | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural | G2516 I am sitting, sit, am seated |
| where | ὅπου | hopou | Adverb | G3699 where, whither |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| body | σῶμα | sōma | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G4983 body, flesh |
| of Jesus | Ἰησοῦ | Iēsou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| had lain | ἔκειτο | ekeito | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G2749 I lie, recline, am laid |
| one | ἕνα | hena | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G1520 one |
| at | πρὸς | pros | Preposition | G4314 to, towards, with |
| the | τῇ | tē | Article - Dative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| head | κεφαλῇ | kephalē | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G2776 the head |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| at | πρὸς | pros | Preposition | G4314 to, towards, with |
| the | τοῖς | tois | Article - Dative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| feet | ποσίν | posin | Noun - Dative Masculine Plural | G4228 the foot |
John 20:13
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woman | Γύναι | Gynai | Noun - Vocative Feminine Singular | G1135 a woman, wife, my lady |
| why | τί | ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| are you weeping | κλαίεις | klaieis | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G2799 I weep, weep for, mourn |
| they | ἐκεῖνοι | ekeinoi | Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1565 that, that one there, yonder |
| asked | λέγουσιν | legousin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G3004 I say, speak |
| Because | Ὅτι | Hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| they have taken | Ἦραν | Ēran | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G142 I raise, lift up |
| my | μου | mou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| Lord | Κύριόν | Kyrion | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| she said | Λέγει | Legei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| I do not know | οἶδα | oida | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1492 I know, remember |
| where | ποῦ | pou | Adverb | G4226 where, whither |
| they have put | ἔθηκαν | ethēkan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G5087 I put, place |
| Him | αὐτόν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
John 20:12 Luke 24:3–7 · Revelation 3:4 · Revelation 7:14 · Mark 16:5–6 · Daniel 7:9
John 20:13 John 20:15 · John 16:20–22 · 1 Samuel 1:8 · Psalm 43:3–5 · John 14:27–28 · John 2:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.