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Jesusὁ ἸησοῦςsawεἶδενNathanaelτὸν Ναθαναὴλcomingἐρχόμενονtowardπρὸςhimαὐτὸνandκαὶsaysλέγειaboutπερὶhim,αὐτοῦ“Look,Ἴδεtrulyἀληθῶςan IsraeliteἸσραηλίτηςinἐνwhomᾧthere isἔστινnoοὐκdeceit!”δόλος
John 1:47
Study it in the app“Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and says about him, “Look, truly an Israelite in whom there is no deceit!””
With the Greek beneath
John 1:47, word by word
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsous” appears- sawεἶδενeiden
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “eiden” appears- NathanaelΝαθαναὴλNathanaēl
Nathanael
Nathanael: a disciple of Jesus, from Cana in Galilee.
Where else “Nathanaēl” appears- comingἐρχόμενονerchomenon
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “erchomenon” appears- saysλέγειlegei
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legei” appears- “LookἼδεIde
look
Look! See!
Where else “Ide” appears- trulyἀληθῶςalēthōs
truly
Truly, really.
Where else “alēthōs” appears- an IsraeliteἸσραηλίτηςIsraēlitēs
Israelite
Israelite.
Where else “Israēlitēs” appears- there isἔστινestin
there is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “estin” appears- deceitδόλοςdolos
deceit
Deceit, trickery.
Where else “dolos” appears
The context
46And Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip says to him, “Come and see.”
47 · This verse (above)
48Nathanael says to him, “How do you know me?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”
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?