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NowδὲPhilipὁ ΦίλιπποςwasἦνfromἀπὸBethsaida,Βηθσαϊδάfromἐκthe townτῆς πόλεωςof AndrewἈνδρέουandκαὶPeter.Πέτρου
John 1:44
Study it in the app“Now Philip was from Bethsaida, from the town of Andrew and Peter.”
With the Greek beneath
John 1:44, word by word
- PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilippos
Philip
Philip, the name of several men: one of the Twelve; Philip the evangelist (Acts 6:5; 8; 21:8); Philip the tetrarch, son of Herod (Luke 3:1); and the brother of Herod Antipas, Herodias' husband (Mark 6:17).
Where else “Philippos” appears- wasἦνēn
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēn” appears- BethsaidaΒηθσαϊδάBēthsaida
Bethsaida
See it on the mapWhere else “Bēthsaida” appears- the townπόλεωςpoleōs
city, town
City, town.
Where else “poleōs” appears- of AndrewἈνδρέουAndreou
Andrew
Andrew, brother of Simon Peter, one of the Twelve.
Where else “Andreou” appears- PeterΠέτρουPetrou
Peter
Peter, "rock": the name Jesus gave to Simon.
Where else “Petrou” appears
Places in this verse
The context
43The next day he decided to go to Galilee, and he finds Philip and Jesus says to him, “Follow me.”
44 · This verse (above)
45Philip finds Nathanael and says to him, “We have found the one of whom Moses in the Law and the prophets wrote: Jesus son of Joseph, the one from Nazareth.”
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?