KJV: Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.
YLT: because of this his parents said -- 'He is of age, ask him.'
Darby: On this account his parents said, He is of age: ask him.
ASV: Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.
| διὰ | Because of |
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Parse: Preposition Root: διά Sense: through. |
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| τοῦτο | this |
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Parse: Demonstrative Pronoun, Accusative Neuter Singular Root: οὗτος Sense: this. |
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| γονεῖς | parents |
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Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Plural Root: γονεύς Sense: fathers, parent, the parents. |
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| αὐτοῦ | of him |
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Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Root: αὐτός Sense: himself, herself, themselves, itself. |
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| εἶπαν | said |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist 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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| Ἡλικίαν | Age |
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Parse: Noun, Accusative Feminine Singular Root: ἡλικία Sense: age, time of life. |
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| ἔχει | he has |
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Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: ἔχω Sense: to have, i.e. to hold. |
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| ἐπερωτήσατε | ask |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Imperative Active, 2nd Person Plural Root: ἐπερωτάω Sense: to accost one with an enquiry, put a question to, enquiry of, ask, interrogate. |
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Greek Commentary for John 9:23
“For this reason.” Reason enough for due caution. [source]
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for John 9:23
The original meaning of the word is time of life, age. So, commonly, in classical Greek. See, also, John 9:21, John 9:23; Hebrews 11:11. The other meaning, stature, also occurs. Herodotus speaks of one who was of the same height ( ἡλικιήν ) with another (3:16). But both the usage and the connection are in favor of the meaning age. A measure of time is sometimes represented by a measure of length, as in Psalm 39:5; but, most of all, the addition of a cubit (a foot and a half) to one's stature would not be a small one, as the text implies (that which is least )but a very large one. Moreover, Christ is speaking of food and clothing, the object of which is to foster and prolong life. Rev., age, in margin. [source]
Defining perfect man. For stature, see on Luke 12:25. The word is rendered age, John 9:21, John 9:23; Hebrews 11:11. So here, by some, the age when the fullness of Christ is received. But fullness and grow up (Ephesians 4:15) suggest rather the idea of magnitude. [source]