KJV: And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true.
YLT: and many came unto him, and said -- 'John, indeed, did no sign, and all things, as many as John said about this one were true;'
Darby: And many came to him, and said, John did no sign; but all things which John said of this man were true.
ASV: And many came unto him; and they said, John indeed did no sign: but all things whatsoever John spake of this man were true.
| πολλοὶ | many |
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Parse: Adjective, Nominative Masculine Plural Root: πολύς Sense: many, much, large. |
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| ἦλθον | came |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Plural Root: ἔρχομαι Sense: to come. |
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| ἔλεγον | were saying |
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Parse: Verb, Imperfect Indicative Active, 3rd Person Plural Root: λέγω Sense: to speak, say. |
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| ὅτι | - |
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Parse: Conjunction Root: ὅτι Sense: that, because, since. |
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| Ἰωάννης | John |
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Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: Ἰωάννης Sense: John the Baptist was the son of Zacharias and Elisabeth, the forerunner of Christ. |
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| μὲν | indeed |
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Parse: Conjunction Root: μέν Sense: truly, certainly, surely, indeed. |
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| σημεῖον | sign |
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Parse: Noun, Accusative Neuter Singular Root: σημεῖον Sense: a sign, mark, token. |
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| οὐδέν | no |
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Parse: Adjective, Accusative Neuter Singular Root: οὐδείς Sense: no one, nothing. |
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| πάντα | everything |
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Parse: Adjective, Nominative Neuter Plural Root: πᾶς Sense: individually. |
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| δὲ | however |
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Parse: Conjunction Root: δέ Sense: but, moreover, and, etc. |
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| ὅσα | that |
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Parse: Personal / Relative Pronoun, Accusative Neuter Plural Root: ὅσος Sense: as great as, as far as, how much, how many, whoever. |
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| εἶπεν | said |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: λέγω Sense: to speak, say. |
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| περὶ | about |
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Parse: Preposition Root: περί Sense: about, concerning, on account of, because of, around, near. |
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| τούτου | this [man] |
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Parse: Demonstrative Pronoun, Genitive Masculine Singular Root: οὗτος Sense: this. |
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| ἀληθῆ | TRUE |
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Parse: Adjective, Nominative Neuter Plural Root: ἀληθής Sense: true. |
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Greek Commentary for John 10:41
Jesus was busy here and in a more congenial atmosphere than Jerusalem. John wrought no signs the crowds recall, though Jesus did many here (Matthew 19:2). The crowds still bear the impress of John‘s witness to Christ as “true” Here was prepared soil for Christ. [source]
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for John 10:41
“A snatch of Herod‘s theology and philosophy” (Morison). John wrought no miracles (John 10:41), but if he had risen from the dead perhaps he could. So Herod may have argued. “Herod‘s superstition and his guilty conscience raised this ghost to plague him” (Gould). Our word energy is this same Greek word here used It means at work. Miraculous powers were at work in Jesus whatever the explanation. This all agreed, but they differed widely as to his personality, whether Elijah or another of the prophets or John the Baptist. Herod was at first much perplexed (διηπορει diēporei Luke 9:7 and Mark 6:20). [source]
Rev., more correctly, there arose. The word σχίσμα , division, from σχίζω , to cleave, describes a fact which continually recurs in John's narrative. See John 6:52, John 6:60, John 6:66; John 7:12, John 7:25sqq.; John 8:22; John 9:16, John 9:17; John 10:19, John 10:24, John 10:41; John 11:37sqq.; John 12:19, John 12:29, John 12:42; John 16:18, John 16:19. [source]
As in John 7:43 in the crowd (also in John 7:12, John 7:31), so now among the hostile Jews (Pharisees) some of whom had previously professed belief in him (John 8:31). The direct reference of παλιν palin (again) may be to John 9:16 when the Pharisees were divided over the problem of the blind man. Division of opinion about Jesus is a common thing in John‘s Gospel (John 6:52, John 6:60, John 6:66; John 7:12, John 7:25.; John 8:22; John 9:16.; John 10:19, John 10:24, John 10:41; John 11:41.; John 12:19, John 12:29, John 12:42; John 16:18.). [source]