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Soοὖνwhen Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦςcame,Ἐλθὼνhe foundεὗρενthat heαὐτὸνhad alreadyἤδηbeenἔχονταinἐνthe tombτῷ μνημείῳfourτέσσαραςdays.ἡμέρας
John 11:17
Study it in the app“So when Jesus came, he found that he had already been in the tomb four days.”
With the Greek beneath
John 11:17, word by word
- when 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- cameἘλθὼνElthōn
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “Elthōn” appears- he foundεὗρενheuren
find
To come upon something or someone, after searching or by surprise.
Where else “heuren” appears- had alreadyἤδηēdē
already
Already, by now.
Where else “ēdē” appears- beenἔχονταechonta
be in state
To be in some state: "those who were sick".
Where else “echonta” appears- the tombμνημείῳmnēmeiōi
tomb
The place where a dead person was buried, often a cave closed with a stone.
Where else “mnēmeiōi” appears- fourτέσσαραςtessaras
four
Four.
Where else “tessaras” appears- daysἡμέραςhēmeras
day
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmeras” appears
The context
16So Thomas, who is called Didymus, said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, so that we may die with him.”
17 · This verse (above)
18Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadia away.
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?