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NathanaelΝαθαναήλsaysλέγειto him,αὐτῷ“HowΠόθενdo you knowγινώσκειςme?”μεJesusἸησοῦςansweredἀπεκρίθηandκαὶsaidεἶπενto him,αὐτῷ“BeforeΠρὸ τοῦPhilipΦίλιππονcalledφωνῆσαιyou,σεwhen you wereὄνταunderὑπὸthe fig tree,τὴν συκῆνI sawεἶδόνyou.”σε
John 1:48
Study it in the app“Nathanael 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.””
With the Greek beneath
John 1:48, word by word
- NathanaelΝαθαναήλNathanaēl
Nathanael
Nathanael: a disciple of Jesus, from Cana in Galilee.
Where else “Nathanaēl” appears- saysλέγειlegei
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legei” appears- “HowΠόθενPothen
from where?
From where? where from?
Where else “Pothen” appears- do you knowγινώσκειςginōskeis
know
To be truly acquainted with someone, or grasp something fully.
Where else “ginōskeis” appears- 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- answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithē
answer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “apekrithē” appears- PhilipΦίλιππονPhilippon
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 “Philippon” appears- calledφωνῆσαιphōnēsai
call
To call someone, or shout.
Where else “phōnēsai” appears- when you wereὄνταonta
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “onta” appears- the fig treeσυκῆνsykēn
fig tree
Fig tree.
Where else “sykēn” appears- I sawεἶδόνeidon
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “eidon” appears
The context
47Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and says about him, “Look, truly an Israelite in whom there is no deceit!”
48 · This verse (above)
49Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel!”
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?