KJV: When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death.
YLT: he, having heard that Jesus is come out of Judea to Galilee, went away unto him, and was asking him that he may come down and may heal his son, for he was about to die.
Darby: He, having heard that Jesus had come out of Judaea into Galilee, went to him and asked him that he would come down and heal his son, for he was about to die.
ASV: When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son; for he was at the point of death.
| ἀκούσας | having heard |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: ἀκουστός Sense: to be endowed with the faculty of hearing, not deaf. |
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| ὅτι | that |
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Parse: Conjunction Root: ὅτι Sense: that, because, since. |
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| Ἰησοῦς | Jesus |
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Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: Ἰησοῦς Sense: Joshua was the famous captain of the Israelites, Moses’ successor. |
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| ἥκει | had come |
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Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: ἥκω Sense: to have come, have arrived, be present. |
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| ἐκ | out of |
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Parse: Preposition Root: ἐκ Sense: out of, from, by, away from. |
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| τῆς | - |
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Parse: Article, Genitive Feminine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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| Ἰουδαίας | Judea |
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Parse: Noun, Genitive Feminine Singular Root: Ἰουδαία Sense: in a narrower sense, to the southern portion of Palestine lying on this side of the Jordan and the Dead Sea, to distinguish it from Samaria, Galilee, Peraea, and Idumaea. |
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| εἰς | into |
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Parse: Preposition Root: εἰς Sense: into, unto, to, towards, for, among. |
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| τὴν | - |
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Parse: Article, Accusative Feminine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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| Γαλιλαίαν | Galilee |
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Parse: Noun, Accusative Feminine Singular Root: Γαλιλαία Sense: the name of a region of northern Palestine, bounded on the north by Syria, on the west by Sidon, Tyre, Ptolemais and their territories and the promontory of Carmel, on the south by Samaria and on the east by the Jordan. |
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| ἀπῆλθεν | went |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: ἀπέρχομαι Sense: to go away, depart. |
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| ἠρώτα | was asking |
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Parse: Verb, Imperfect Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: ἐρωτάω Sense: to question. |
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| ἵνα | that |
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Parse: Conjunction Root: ἵνα Sense: that, in order that, so that. |
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| καταβῇ | He would come down |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Subjunctive Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: καταβαίνω Sense: to go down, come down, descend. |
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| ἰάσηται | heal |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Subjunctive Middle, 3rd Person Singular Root: ἰάομαι Sense: to cure, heal. |
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| αὐτοῦ | his |
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Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Root: αὐτός Sense: himself, herself, themselves, itself. |
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| τὸν | - |
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Parse: Article, Accusative Masculine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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| υἱόν | son |
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Parse: Noun, Accusative Masculine Singular Root: υἱός Sense: a son. |
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| ἤμελλεν | he was about |
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Parse: Verb, Imperfect Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: μέλλω Sense: to be about. |
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| ἀποθνήσκειν | to die |
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Parse: Verb, Present Infinitive Active Root: ἀποθνῄσκω Sense: to die. |
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Greek Commentary for John 4:47
First aorist active participle of ακουω akouō The news spread rapidly about Jesus. Was come Present active indicative of ηκω hēkō one of the perfective presents, retained in indirect discourse. He had heard the people talk about the miracles in Jerusalem and the first one in Cana. Went and besought Ingressive aorist indicative (went off at once) and imperfect active That he would come down For he was at the point of death Reason The idiom is used of the impending death of Jesus (John 11:51; John 12:33; John 18:32). [source]
Literally, went away ( ἀπό ). Leaving his son for the time. [source]
See on Matthew 8:7, and see on Luke 6:19. [source]
Literally, was about to die. Compare Mark's uncouth phrase, ἐσχάτως ἔχει , lieth at the point of death, Mark 5:23, on which see note. Compare also John 12:33. [source]
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for John 4:47
As Jesus does whatever He sees the Father do (John 5:19), the showing of greater works will be the signal for Jesus to do them. On works, as a characteristic word in John, see on John 4:47. [source]
Supply καιροι kairoi or χρονοι chronoi See το μεταχυ Σαββατον to metaxu Sabbaton “the next Sabbath” (Acts 13:42) and εν τωι μεταχυ en tōi metaxu (Luke 8:1). Μεταχυ Metaxu means between. Prayed him Imperfect active, “kept beseeching him.” For this late (Koiné) use of ερωταω erōtaō to beseech, instead of the usual sense to question see also John 4:40, John 4:47. Their concern for the comfort of Jesus overcame their surprise about the woman. [source]
The phrase occurs only here in the New Testament. The works are those which Christ commands, which He does, and which are the fruits of His Spsrit. See on John 4:47. [source]
See on John 4:47. [source]
Imperfect active of μελλω mellō (double augment as in John 4:47; John 12:33; John 18:32) and the present (inchoative) active infinitive of γραπω graphō “I was on the point of beginning to write,” as commanded in Revelation 1:11, Revelation 1:19. [source]