He was speakingἔλεγενof Judas,τὸν Ἰούδανson of SimonΣίμωνοςIscariot;Ἰσκαριώτουforγὰρhe,οὗτοςoneεἷςofἐκthe Twelve,τῶν δώδεκαwas goingἔμελλενto hand him over.παραδιδόναι αὐτόν
John 6:71
Study it in the app“He was speaking of Judas, son of Simon Iscariot; for he, one of the Twelve, was going to hand him over.”
With the Greek beneath
John 6:71, word by word
- He was speakingἔλεγενelegen
mean
To mean, refer to something.
Where else “elegen” appears- of JudasἸούδανIoudan
Judas
Judas or Judah, depending on the person: Judah the son of Jacob and his tribe, Judas Iscariot, Judas the brother of Jesus, and others with this name.
Where else “Ioudan” appears- son of SimonΣίμωνοςSimōnos
Simon
Simon: the name of several men in the New Testament. The most often named is Simon Peter; also Simon the Zealot, one of the Twelve; Simon, a brother of Jesus; Simon of Cyrene; Simon the leper; a Pharisee; the magician of Samaria; the tanner of Joppa; and the father of Judas Iscariot.
Where else “Simōnos” appears- IscariotἸσκαριώτουIskariōtou
Iscariot
Iscariot, the surname of Judas, the one who handed Jesus over; perhaps "man of Kerioth".
Where else “Iskariōtou” appears- oneεἷςheis
one
The quantity one, or a single one within a group.
Where else “heis” appears- the Twelveδώδεκαdōdeka
twelve
The quantity twelve, the number of the tribes of Israel.
Where else “dōdeka” appears- was goingἔμελλενemellen
be about to
Something on the point of happening.
Where else “emellen” appears- to hand him overπαραδιδόναιparadidonai
betray
To give someone up to enemies, betray them.
Where else “paradidonai” appears
The context
70Jesus answered them, “Did I not choose you, the Twelve? And one of you is a devil.”
71 · This verse (above)
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?