SoοὖνJesusὉ Ἰησοῦςno longerοὐκέτιwalkedπεριεπάτειopenlyπαρρησίᾳamongἐνthe Jews,τοῖς Ἰουδαίοιςbutἀλλὰwent awayἀπῆλθενfrom thereἐκεῖθενtoεἰςthe regionτὴν χώρανnearἐγγὺςthe wilderness,τῆς ἐρήμουtoεἰςa townπόλινcalledλεγομένηνEphraim,Ἐφραὶμand thereκἀκεῖhe stayedἔμεινενwithμετὰthe disciples.τῶν μαθητῶν
John 11:54
Study it in the app“So Jesus no longer walked openly among the Jews, but went away from there to the region near the wilderness, to a town called Ephraim, and there he stayed with the disciples.”
With the Greek beneath
John 11:54, 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- walkedπεριεπάτειperiepatei
walk
To move on foot, step by step, from place to place.
Where else “periepatei” appears- openlyπαρρησίᾳparrēsiai
openly
In front of all, without hedging.
Where else “parrēsiai” appears- the JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaiois
Jew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaiois” appears- went awayἀπῆλθενapēlthen
go away
To leave where one is for another place, leaving something or someone behind.
Where else “apēlthen” appears- from thereἐκεῖθενekeithen
from there
From there.
Where else “ekeithen” appears- the regionχώρανchōran
region
A region, a country.
Where else “chōran” appears- nearἐγγὺςengys
near
Near, close.
Where else “engys” appears- the wildernessἐρήμουerēmou
wilderness
Land without people or crops.
Where else “erēmou” appears- a townπόλινpolin
city, town
City, town.
Where else “polin” appears- calledλεγομένηνlegomenēn
call
To call someone by a name.
Where else “legomenēn” appears- EphraimἘφραὶμEphraim
Ephraim
Ephraim, a town near the wilderness, north of Jerusalem.
Where else “Ephraim” appears- and thereκἀκεῖkakei
and there
And there.
Where else “kakei” appears- he stayedἔμεινενemeinen
stay
Not to move from a place, to go on staying there.
Where else “emeinen” appears- the disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōn
disciple
A follower of Jesus.
Where else “mathētōn” appears
The context
53So from that day they planned to kill him.
54 · This verse (above)
55Now the Passover of the Jews was near, and many went up to Jerusalem from the country before the Passover to purify themselves.
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?