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Andκαὶthey askedἠρώτησανhim,αὐτόν“WhatΤίthen?οὖνAre youσὺ εἶElijah?”ἨλίαςAndκαὶhe says,λέγει“I amεἰμίnot.”Οὐκ“Are youεἶ σύthe Prophet?”Ὁ προφήτηςAndκαὶhe answered,ἀπεκρίθη“No.”Οὔ
John 1:21
Study it in the app“And they asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” And he says, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” And he answered, “No.””
With the Greek beneath
John 1:21, word by word
- they askedἠρώτησανērōtēsan
ask
To want to know something and turn to another so they tell it.
Where else “ērōtēsan” appears- Are youεἶei
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ei” appears- ElijahἨλίαςĒlias
Elijah
Elijah, the prophet of Israel taken up to heaven (2 Kings 2); Malachi announced his return.
Where else “Ēlias” appears- he saysλέγειlegei
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legei” appears- the Prophetπροφήτηςprophētēs
prophet
Someone who speaks for God.
Where else “prophētēs” appears- he answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithē
answer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “apekrithē” appears
Translation note
“The Prophet,” with the article; it can be understood as the one Moses announced in Deuteronomy 18:15-18.
The context
20And he confessed and did not deny, and he confessed, “I am not the Messiah.”
21 · This verse (above)
22So they said to him, “Who are you, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?”
To study John 1 in a group
1. What it says
What does the beginning of this chapter say about the Word: where it was, what it was, and what came to be through it? (vv. 1-14)
2. What it means
John says those who received the Word were given authority to become children of God. What does “receiving him” mean in this chapter? (vv. 11-13)
3. How I live it
Jesus asked the first disciples, “What are you looking for?” and invited them, “Come and you will see” (vv. 38-39). What are you looking for today?