AndΚαὶwhen they foundεὑρόντεςhimαὐτὸνon the other sideπέρανof the sea,τῆς θαλάσσηςthey saidεἶπονto him,αὐτῷ“Rabbi,Ῥαββίwhenπότεdid you getγέγοναςhere?”ὧδε
John 6:25
Study it in the app“And when they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, “Rabbi, when did you get here?””
With the Greek beneath
John 6:25, word by word
- when they foundεὑρόντεςheurontes
find
To come upon something or someone, after searching or by surprise.
Where else “heurontes” appears- on the other sideπέρανperan
across, beyond
On the other side, across.
Where else “peran” appears- of the seaθαλάσσηςthalassēs
sea
Sea; also a large lake, such as the Sea of Galilee.
Where else “thalassēs” appears- they saidεἶπονeipon
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipon” appears- “RabbiῬαββίRhabbi
Rabbi
Rabbi: a Hebrew word that means "my teacher".
Where else “Rhabbi” appears- whenπότεpote
when?
When? "How long?".
Where else “pote” appears- did you getγέγοναςgegonas
come
To reach a place, or fall upon someone.
Where else “gegonas” appears
The context
24So when the crowd saw that Jesus was not there, nor his disciples, they themselves got into the boats and came to Capernaum, looking for Jesus.
25 · This verse (above)
26Jesus answered them and said, “Truly, truly, I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled.
To study John 6 in a group
1. What it says
What did the boy Andrew mentioned have, and what does Jesus do with it before it is given to the crowd? (vv. 8-13)
2. What it means
Jesus says, “I am the bread of life.” What does he promise to the one who comes to him and believes in him? (vv. 35-40)
3. How I live it
When many walked away, Peter answered, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have words of eternal life” (vv. 66-68). What keeps you close to Jesus?