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NowδὲJesusὁ Ἰησοῦςhad spokenεἰρήκειaboutπερὶhis death,τοῦ θανάτου αὐτοῦbutδὲtheyἐκεῖνοιthoughtἔδοξανthatὅτιhe was speakingλέγειaboutπερὶthe restτῆς κοιμήσεωςof sleep.τοῦ ὕπνου
John 11:13
Study it in the app“Now Jesus had spoken about his death, but they thought that he was speaking about the rest of sleep.”
With the Greek beneath
John 11:13, 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- had spokenεἰρήκειeirēkei
mean
To mean, refer to something.
Where else “eirēkei” appears- his deathθανάτουthanatou
death
The end of the body's life.
Where else “thanatou” appears- thoughtἔδοξανedoxan
think
To hold something as true in one's mind, rightly or not.
Where else “edoxan” appears- the restκοιμήσεωςkoimēseōs
sleep, rest
Rest, the repose of sleep.
Where else “koimēseōs” appears- of sleepὕπνουhypnou
sleep
Sleep.
Where else “hypnou” appears
The context
12So the disciples said to him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will get well.”
13 · This verse (above)
14So then Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus has died,
To study John 11 in a group
1. What it says
What does Jesus do when he arrives at Lazarus's tomb and sees Mary and those with her weeping? (vv. 32-44)
2. What it means
Jesus tells Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life.” What does he ask her next, and how does she answer? (vv. 25-27)
3. How I live it
Jesus wept with those who wept (v. 35). How can you accompany someone who is grieving today?