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John 7:52Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

They answered and said to him: Art thou also a Galilean? Search the scriptures, and see that out of Galilee a prophet riseth not.

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απεκριθησαν και ειπον αυτω μη και συ εκ της γαλιλαιας ει ερευνησον και ιδε οτι προφητης εκ της γαλιλαιας ουκ εγηγερται

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Greek text, 21 words with lemma, transliteration and Strong’s number. Tap to expand.

  1. Ἀπεκρίθησαν
    apekrithēsan
    I answer
    G611 · ἀποκρίνω
  2. καὶ
    kai
    and
    G2532 · καί
  3. εἶπαν
    eipan
    to say
    G2036 · ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον
  4. αὐτῷ
    autō
    he
    G846 · αὐτός
  5. Μὴ
    mē
    not
    G3361 · μή
  6. καὶ
    kai
    and
    G2532 · καί
  7. σὺ
    sy
    you
    G4771 · σύ
  8. ἐκ
    ek
    from out
    G1537 · ἐκ
  9. τῆς
    tēs
    the
    G3588 · ὁ
  10. Γαλιλαίας
    galilaias
    Galilee
    G1056 · Γαλιλαία
  11. εἶ
    ei
    I am
    G1510 · εἰμί
  12. ἐραύνησον
    eraunēson
    I search diligently
    G2045 · ἐρευνάω
  13. καὶ
    kai
    and
    G2532 · καί
  14. ἴδε
    ide
    I know
    G1492 · εἴδω
  15. ὅτι
    hoti
    that
    G3754 · ὅτι
  16. ἐκ
    ek
    from out
    G1537 · ἐκ
  17. τῆς
    tēs
    the
    G3588 · ὁ
  18. Γαλιλαίας
    galilaias
    Galilee
    G1056 · Γαλιλαία
  19. προφήτης
    prophētēs
    a prophet
    G4396 · προφήτης
  20. οὐκ
    ouk
    no
    G3756 · οὐ
  21. ἐγείρεται
    egeiretai
    I wake
    G1453 · ἐγείρω