The dead manὁ τεθνηκὼςcame out,ἐξῆλθενboundδεδεμένοςhandτὰς χεῖραςandκαὶfootτοὺς πόδαςwith strips of cloth,κειρίαιςandκαὶhis faceἡ ὄψις αὐτοῦwas wrappedπεριεδέδετοwith a cloth.σουδαρίῳJesusὁ Ἰησοῦςsaysλέγειto them,αὐτοῖς“UntieΛύσατεhimαὐτὸνandκαὶletἄφετεhimαὐτὸνgo.”ὑπάγειν
John 11:44
Study it in the app“The dead man came out, bound hand and foot with strips of cloth, and his face was wrapped with a cloth. Jesus says to them, “Untie him and let him go.””
With the Greek beneath
John 11:44, word by word
- The dead manτεθνηκὼςtethnēkōs
die
Die; be dead.
Where else “tethnēkōs” appears- came outἐξῆλθενexēlthen
go out
To leave the place where one was and go outside or elsewhere.
Where else “exēlthen” appears- boundδεδεμένοςdedemenos
bind
To fasten someone or something with ropes.
Where else “dedemenos” appears- handχεῖραςcheiras
hand
The part of the body at the end of the arm, used to hold and touch.
Where else “cheiras” appears- footπόδαςpodas
foot
Foot.
Where else “podas” appears- with strips of clothκειρίαιςkeiriais
strip of cloth
A strip of cloth used to wrap the dead.
Where else “keiriais” appears- his faceὄψιςopsis
face
A person's countenance.
Where else “opsis” appears- was wrappedπεριεδέδετοperiededeto
wrap around
Wrap, bind around.
Where else “periededeto” appears- with a clothσουδαρίῳsoudariōi
face cloth
Face cloth, handkerchief.
Where else “soudariōi” 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- saysλέγειlegei
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legei” appears- “UntieΛύσατεLysate
untie
To undo bonds, or set someone free.
Where else “Lysate” appears- letἄφετεaphete
let go
To release someone or something to go; also to give up the spirit at death.
Where else “aphete” appears- goὑπάγεινhypagein
go away
Go away, leave; "go!".
Where else “hypagein” appears
The context
43And having said these things, he cried out with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”
44 · This verse (above)
45So many of the Jews, those who had come to Mary and had seen what he did, believed in him.
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?