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Soοὖνwhenὡςhe heardἤκουσενthatὅτιhe was sick,ἀσθενεῖhe thenτότε μὲνstayedἔμεινενtwoδύοdaysἡμέραςinἐνthe placeτόπῳwhereᾧhe was.ἦν
John 11:6
Study it in the app“So when he heard that he was sick, he then stayed two days in the place where he was.”
With the Greek beneath
John 11:6, word by word
- he heardἤκουσενēkousen
hear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “ēkousen” appears- he was sickἀσθενεῖasthenei
be sick
To be unwell in body, without health, sometimes to the point of death.
Where else “asthenei” appears- he thenτότεtote
then
Then, at that time.
Where else “tote” appears- stayedἔμεινενemeinen
stay
Not to move from a place, to go on staying there.
Where else “emeinen” appears- twoδύοdyo
two
Two.
Where else “dyo” appears- daysἡμέραςhēmeras
day
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmeras” appears- the placeτόπῳtopōi
place
A specific spot where something is or happens.
Where else “topōi” appears- he wasἦνēn
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “ēn” appears
The context
5Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
6 · This verse (above)
7Then after this he says to the disciples, “Let us go to Judea again.”
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?