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Philipὁ ΦίλιπποςcomesἔρχεταιandκαὶtellsλέγειAndrew;τῷ ἈνδρέᾳAndrewἈνδρέαςandκαὶPhilipΦίλιπποςcomeἔρχεταιandκαὶtellλέγουσινJesus.τῷ Ἰησοῦ
John 12:22
Study it in the app“Philip comes and tells Andrew; Andrew and Philip come and tell Jesus.”
With the Greek beneath
John 12:22, word by word
- PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilippos
Philip
Philip, the name of several men: one of the Twelve; Philip the evangelist (Acts 6:5; 8; 21:8); Philip the tetrarch, son of Herod (Luke 3:1); and the brother of Herod Antipas, Herodias' husband (Mark 6:17).
Where else “Philippos” appears- comesἔρχεταιerchetai
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “erchetai” appears- tellsλέγειlegei
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legei” appears- AndrewἈνδρέᾳAndreai
Andrew
Andrew, brother of Simon Peter, one of the Twelve.
Where else “Andreai” appears- JesusἸησοῦIēsou
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 “Iēsou” appears
The context
21So these came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and they were asking him, saying, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.”
22 · This verse (above)
23And Jesus answers them, saying, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
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?