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Heοὗτοςfirstπρῶτονfindsεὑρίσκειhis ownτὸν ἴδιονbrotherτὸν ἀδελφὸνSimonΣίμωναandκαὶsaysλέγειto him,αὐτῷ“We have foundΕὑρήκαμενthe Messiah”τὸν Μεσσίαν(whichὅtranslatedμεθερμηνευόμενονisἐστινAnointed).χριστός
John 1:41
Study it in the app“He first finds his own brother Simon and says to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which translated is Anointed).”
With the Greek beneath
John 1:41, word by word
- firstπρῶτονprōton
first
The one who comes before all others, in time or in order.
Where else “prōton” appears- findsεὑρίσκειheuriskei
find
To come upon something or someone, after searching or by surprise.
Where else “heuriskei” appears- his ownἴδιονidion
own
What belongs to someone; their people, their family.
Where else “idion” appears- brotherἀδελφὸνadelphon
brother
A man born of the same parents as another, or of the same family.
Where else “adelphon” appears- SimonΣίμωναSimōna
Simon
Simon: the name of several men in the New Testament. The most often named is Simon Peter; also Simon the Zealot, one of the Twelve; Simon, a brother of Jesus; Simon of Cyrene; Simon the leper; a Pharisee; the magician of Samaria; the tanner of Joppa; and the father of Judas Iscariot.
Where else “Simōna” appears- saysλέγειlegei
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legei” appears- the MessiahΜεσσίανMessian
Messiah
Messiah: a Hebrew and Aramaic word that means "Anointed".
Where else “Messian” appears- translatedμεθερμηνευόμενονmethermēneuomenon
translate
Translate from one language into another.
Where else “methermēneuomenon” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- Anointed)χριστόςchristos
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “christos” appears
Translation note
“Messiah” (from the Hebrew) and “Christ” (from the Greek) both mean “Anointed.” This translation renders the Greek Christos “Messiah”; here, “Anointed,” because the text explains the word.
The context
40Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who had heard from John and followed him.
41 · This verse (above)
42He brought him to Jesus. Looking at him, Jesus said, “You are Simon the son of John; you will be called Cephas” (which is translated Peter).
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?