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John 4:49

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← John 4:48 [words of Jesus]	John 4:49 (KJV)	John 4:50 [words of Jesus] →
Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.	The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die.	Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

The nobleman^G937 saith^G3004 unto^G4314 him^G846, Sir^G2962, come down^G2597 ere^G4250 my^G3450 child^G3813 die^G599.

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Original Greek

λέγει πρὸς αὐτὸν ὁ βασιλικός, Κύριε, κατάβηθι πρὶν ἀποθανεῖν τὸ παιδίον μου.

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
λέγει	legei	G3004	V-PAI-3S	saith
πρὸς	pros	G4314	PREP	unto
αὐτὸν	auton	G846	P-ASM	him
ὁ	ho	G3588	T-NSM	The
βασιλικός,	basilikos	G937	A-NSM	nobleman
Κύριε,	Kurie	G2962	N-VSM	Sir
κατάβηθι	katabēthi	G2597	V-2AAM-2S	come down
πρὶν	prin	G4250	ADV	ere
ἀποθανεῖν	apothanein	G599	V-2AAN	die
τὸ	to	G3588	T-ASN	*
παιδίον	paidion	G3813	N-ASN	child
μου.	mou	G3450	P-1GS	my

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G599 — ἀποθνήσκω (apothnḗskō, ap-oth-nace'-ko): I am dying, am about to die — from ἀπό and θνήσκω; to die off (literally or figuratively):--be dead, death, die, lie a-dying, be slain (X with).
• G846 — αὐτός (autós, ow-tos'): he, she, it, they, them, same — from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ.
• G937 — βασιλικός (basilikós, bas-il-ee-kos'): connected with a king, royal, regal — from βασιλεύς; regal (in relation), i.e. (literally) belonging to (or befitting) the sovereign (as land, dress, or a courtier), or (figuratively) preeminent:--king's, nobleman, royal.
• G2597 — καταβαίνω (katabaínō, kat-ab-ah'-ee-no): I go down, come down — from κατά and the base of βάσις; to descend (literally or figuratively):--come (get, go, step) down, fall (down).
• G2962 — κύριος (kýrios, koo'-ree-os): lord, Lord, master, sir — from (supremacy); supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title):-- God, Lord, master, Sir.
• G3004 — λέγω (légō, leg'-o): I say, speak — a primary verb; properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas ἔπω and φημί generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while ῥέω is properly to break silence merely, and λαλέω means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean:--ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say(-ing, on), shew, speak, tell, utter.
• G3450 — μοῦ (moû, moo): the simpler form of ἐμοῦ; of me:--I, me, mine (own), my.
• G3813 — παιδίον (paidíon, pahee-dee'-on): a little child, an infant — neuter diminutive of παῖς; a childling (of either sex), i.e. (properly), an infant, or (by extension) a half-grown boy or girl; figuratively, an immature Christian:--(little, young) child, damsel.
• G4250 — πρίν (prín, prin): formerly, before — adverb from πρό; prior, sooner:--before (that), ere.
• G4314 — πρός (prós, pros): to, towards, with — a strengthened form of πρό; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e. whither or for which it is predicated):--about, according to , against, among, at, because of, before, between, (where-)by, for, X at thy house, in, for intent, nigh unto, of, which pertain to, that, to (the end that), X together, to (you) -ward, unto, with(-in). In the comparative case, it denotes essentially the same applications, namely, motion towards, accession to, or nearness at.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• come — Psalms 40:17, Psalms 88:10-12, Mark 5:23, Mark 5:35-36

Reciprocal references (1): John 11:32

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: PRAYER
• Torrey’s: MIRACLES OF CHRIST, THE
• Nave’s: CAPERNAUM, CHILDREN, FAITH, INTERCESSION, JESUS, THE CHRIST, MIRACLES, NOBLEMAN, PARENTS

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