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Andδὲmanyπολλοὶofἐκthe Jewsτῶν Ἰουδαίωνhad comeἐληλύθεισανtoπρὸςMarthaτὴν ΜάρθανandκαὶMaryΜαριὰμtoἵναconsoleπαραμυθήσωνταιthemαὐτὰςaboutπερὶtheir brother.τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ
John 11:19
Study it in the app“And many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them about their brother.”
With the Greek beneath
John 11:19, word by word
- manyπολλοὶpolloi
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “polloi” appears- the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōn
Jew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaiōn” appears- had comeἐληλύθεισανelēlytheisan
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “elēlytheisan” appears- MarthaΜάρθανMarthan
Martha
Martha: sister of Mary and Lazarus, in Bethany.
Where else “Marthan” appears- MaryΜαριὰμMariam
Mary
Mary, the name of several women in the New Testament: Mary the mother of Jesus, Mary Magdalene, Mary the sister of Martha and Lazarus, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and others.
Where else “Mariam” appears- consoleπαραμυθήσωνταιparamythēsōntai
console, comfort
Console, comfort someone who is grieving.
Where else “paramythēsōntai” appears- their brotherἀδελφοῦadelphou
brother
A man born of the same parents as another, or of the same family.
Where else “adelphou” appears
The context
18Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadia away.
19 · This verse (above)
20So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him, but Mary stayed sitting in the house.
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?