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Nowδὲthere wasἮνa manἄνθρωποςofἐκthe Phariseesτῶν Φαρισαίωνnamedὄνομα αὐτῷNicodemus,Νικόδημοςa rulerἄρχωνof the Jews.τῶν Ἰουδαίων
John 3:1
Study it in the app“Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.”
With the Greek beneath
John 3:1, word by word
- there wasἮνĒn
there is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “Ēn” appears- a manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos
someone
Any person, without saying who, as in the parables.
Where else “anthrōpos” appears- the PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōn
Pharisee
Pharisee: a member of a Jewish group that kept the law of Moses and the traditions of its teachers strictly.
Where else “Pharisaiōn” appears- namedὄνομαonoma
name
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onoma” appears- NicodemusΝικόδημοςNikodēmos
Nicodemus
Nicodemus: a Pharisee and a leader of the Jews who visited Jesus at night.
Where else “Nikodēmos” appears- a rulerἄρχωνarchōn
ruler
Someone in command: a ruler, a judge or the one presiding over a synagogue.
Where else “archōn” appears- of the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōn
Jew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaiōn” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2He came to him by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you have come from God as a teacher; for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.”
To study John 3 in a group
1. What it says
What does Jesus answer Nicodemus when he visits at night and says God is with him? (vv. 1-8)
2. What it means
Verse 16 says God loved the world and gave his Son. What does the text say God wants for the world? (vv. 16-17)
3. How I live it
Jesus speaks of those who come to the light and those who prefer darkness (vv. 19-21). What helps you live with more clarity and truth?