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At that timeτότεthe Feast of Dedicationτὰ ἐγκαίνιαtook placeἘγένετοinἐνJerusalem.τοῖς ἹεροσολύμοιςIt wasἦνwinter,χειμὼν
John 10:22
Study it in the app“At that time the Feast of Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter,”
With the Greek beneath
John 10:22, word by word
- At that timeτότεtote
then
Then, at that time.
Where else “tote” appears- the Feast of Dedicationἐγκαίνιαenkainia
Feast of Dedication
Feast of Dedication (Hanukkah), which remembered the rededication of the temple in 164 BC.
Where else “enkainia” appears- took placeἘγένετοEgeneto
happen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “Egeneto” appears- JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHierosolymois
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “Hierosolymois” appears- It wasἦνēn
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēn” appears- winterχειμὼνcheimōn
winter
The cold, rainy season of the year.
Where else “cheimōn” appears
Translation note
The Feast of Dedication (Hanukkah) commemorated the reconsecration of the temple in 164 BC, after Antiochus IV had profaned it.
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
21Others were saying, “These are not the words of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”
22 · This verse (above)
23and Jesus was walking in the temple in the colonnade of Solomon.
To study John 10 in a group
1. What it says
Jesus says, “I am the good shepherd.” What does the good shepherd do for the sheep, and how is he different from the hired hand? (vv. 11-15)
2. What it means
Jesus says the sheep hear his voice and he knows them (vv. 3-4, 27). What kind of relationship does that show between him and those who follow him?
3. How I live it
Jesus says he came so that they may have life in abundance (v. 10). In what part of your life do you need to hear his voice today?