John
John 21:3
3Simon Peter told them, “I am going fishing.”
“We will go with you,” they said. So they went out and got into the boat, but caught nothing that night.
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon | Σίμων | Simōn | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4613 Simon |
| Peter | Πέτρος | Petros | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4074 Peter |
| told | λέγει | legei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| them | αὐτοῖς | autois | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| I am going | Ὑπάγω | Hypagō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G5217 I go away, depart |
| fishing | ἁλιεύειν | halieuein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G232 I fish |
| We | ἡμεῖς | hēmeis | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| will go | Ἐρχόμεθα | Erchometha | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Plural | G2064 I come, go |
| with | σὺν | syn | Preposition | G4862 with |
| you | σοί | soi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| they said | Λέγουσιν | Legousin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G3004 I say, speak |
| they went out | ἐξῆλθον | exēlthon | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1831 I go out, come out |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| got | ἐνέβησαν | enebēsan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1684 I embark |
| into | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| boat | πλοῖον | ploion | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4143 a ship, vessel |
| caught | ἐπίασαν | epiasan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G4084 I lay hold of |
| nothing | οὐδέν | ouden | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3762 no one, none, nothing |
| that | ἐκείνῃ | ekeinē | Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular | G1565 that, that one there, yonder |
| night | νυκτὶ | nykti | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G3571 the night, night-time |
Cross-references
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Luke 5:5 · Matthew 4:18–20 · Luke 5:10–11 · 2 Thessalonians 3:7–9 · 1 Thessalonians 2:9 · 2 Kings 6:1–7 · 1 Corinthians 3:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.