KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what John 7:52 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.”
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Greek Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| KJV Verse | Original Greek | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Greek word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Greek word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “They answered” | ἀπεκρίθησαν | To conclude for oneself, i.e., (by implication) to respond; by Hebraism (compare H6030) to begin to speak (where an address is expected) | answered |
| “and” | καὶ | And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words | and |
| “said” | εἶπον | To speak or say (by word or writing) | said |
| “unto him,” | αὐτῷ | The reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons | unto him |
| “Art” | εἶ | Thou art | Art |
| “thou” | σὺ | Thou | thou |
| “also” | καὶ | And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words | also |
| “of” | ἐκ | A primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct or remote) | of |
| “Galilee?” | Γαλιλαίας | Galilaea (i.e., the heathen circle), a region of Palestine | Galilee |
| “Search,” | ἐρεύνησον | To seek, i.e., (figuratively) to investigate | Search |
| “and” | καὶ | And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words | and |
| “look:” | ἴδε | Used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent G3700 and G3708; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by implication, (in the perfect tense only) to know | look |
| “for” | ὅτι | Demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because | for |
| “out of” | ἐκ | A primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct or remote) | out |
| “Galilee” | Γαλιλαίας | Galilaea (i.e., the heathen circle), a region of Palestine | Galilee |
| “ariseth” | ἐγηγέρται | To waken (transitively or intransitively), i.e., rouse (literally, from sleep, from sitting or lying, from disease, from death; or figuratively, from obscurity, inactivity, ruins, nonexistence) | ariseth |
| “no” | οὐκ | The absolute negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not | no |
| “prophet.” | προφήτης | A foreteller ("prophet"); by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet | prophet |
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50 Nicodemus saith unto them, (he that came to Jesus by night, being one of them,)
51 Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?
52 They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.
53 And every man went unto his own house.
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