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becauseὅτιon account ofδι’himαὐτὸνmanyπολλοὶof the Jewsτῶν Ἰουδαίωνwere going awayὑπῆγονandκαὶbelievingἐπίστευονinεἰςJesus.τὸν Ἰησοῦν
John 12:11
Study it in the app“because on account of him many of the Jews were going away and believing in Jesus.”
With the Greek beneath
John 12:11, word by word
- manyπολλοὶpolloi
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “polloi” appears- of the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōn
Jew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaiōn” appears- were going awayὑπῆγονhypēgon
go away
Go away, leave; "go!".
Where else “hypēgon” appears- believingἐπίστευονepisteuon
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “episteuon” appears- JesusἸησοῦνIēsoun
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 “Iēsoun” appears
The context
10So the high priests planned to kill Lazarus also,
11 · This verse (above)
12The next day the great crowd that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,
To study John 12 in a group
1. What it says
What does Mary do with the perfume at the dinner in Bethany, and what does Judas object? How does Jesus answer? (vv. 3-8)
2. What it means
Jesus says a grain of wheat, if it dies, bears much fruit (v. 24). What connection does he see between losing one's life and serving him? (vv. 24-26)
3. How I live it
Mary gave the best she had to Jesus (v. 3). What is the best you have, and how could you offer it with love today?