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A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; "in, " at, on, by, etc.">1722</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 1722">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">Ἐν<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/en_1722.htm" title="En: in.">En</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">But in</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">3588</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3588">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">τῷ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/to__3588.htm" title="tō: the.">tō</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Article - Dative Neuter Singular">Art-DNS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3342.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3342: Meanwhile, afterwards, between. From meta and a form of sun; betwixt; as adjective, intervening, or adjoining.">3342</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3342.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3342">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">μεταξὺ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/metaxu_3342.htm" title="metaxy: meantime.">metaxy</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">meantime</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Adverb">Adv</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/2065.htm" title="Strong's Greek 2065: Apparently from ereo; to interrogate; by implication, to request.">2065</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_2065.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 2065">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ἠρώτων<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/e_ro_to_n_2065.htm" title="ērōtōn: were asking.">ērōtōn</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">were asking</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural">V-IIA-3P</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/846.htm" title="Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">846</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 846">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">αὐτὸν<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/auton_846.htm" title="auton: him.">auton</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Him</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular">PPro-AM3S</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">3588</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3588">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">οἱ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/oi_3588.htm" title="hoi: the.">hoi</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Article - Nominative Masculine Plural">Art-NMP</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3101.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3101: A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil.">3101</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3101.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3101">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">μαθηταὶ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/mathe_tai_3101.htm" title="mathētai: disciples.">mathētai</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">disciples,</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural">N-NMP</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">3004</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3004">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">λέγοντες<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/legontes_3004.htm" title="legontes: saying.">legontes</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">saying,</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural">V-PPA-NMP</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/4461.htm" title="Strong's Greek 4461: Of Hebrew origin; my master, i.e Rabbi, as an official title of honor.">4461</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_4461.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 4461">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">Ῥαββί,<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/rabbi_4461.htm" title="Rhabbi: Rabbi.">Rhabbi</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Rabbi,</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular">N-VMS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/5315.htm" title="Strong's Greek 5315: A primary verb; to eat.">5315</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_5315.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 5315">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">φάγε.<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/phage_5315.htm" title="phage: eat.">phage</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">eat.</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular">V-AMA-2S</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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(3) the same -- Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Singular Masculine">αὐτὸν</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3588.htm" title="oi: -- 3588: the -- Article - Nominative Plural Masculine">οἱ</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3101.htm" title="mathētai: disciples -- 3101: a disciple -- Noun - Nominative Plural Masculine">μαθηταὶ</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3004.htm" title="legontes: saying -- 3004: to say -- Verb - Present Active Participle - Nominative Plural Masculine">λέγοντες·</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/4461.htm" title="rabbi: Rabbi -- 4461: my master, my teacher -- Hebrew Transliterated Word">ῥαββί,</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/5315.htm" title="phage: eat -- 5315: eat -- Verb - Aorist Active Imperative - Second Person Singular">φάγε.</a></span> </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/john/4.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1161.htm" title="de (deh) -- also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English)"></a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1722.htm" title="en (en) -- about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by ">In</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3342.htm" title="metaxu (met-ax-oo') -- between, mean while, next">the mean</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3101.htm" title="mathetes (math-ay-tes') -- disciple">while his disciples</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2065.htm" title="erotao (er-o-tah'-o) -- ask, beseech, desire, intreat, pray">prayed</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/846.htm" title="autos (ow-tos') -- her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, (him-, my-, thy-)self ">him</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3004.htm" title="lego (leg'-o) -- ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say(-ing, on), shew, speak, tell, utter">saying</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/4461.htm" title="rhabbi (hrab-bee') -- Master, Rabbi">Master</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/5315.htm" title="phago (fag'-o) -- eat, meat">eat</a></span></div><div align="right"><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/john/4.htm">John 4:31 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">טרם יבאו ותלמידיו בקשו ממנו לאמר אכל נא אדני׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//pes.scripturetext.com/john/4.htm">John 4:31 Aramaic NT: Peshitta</a><br></span><span class="aramaic">ܘܒܝܢܬ ܗܠܝܢ ܒܥܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܡܢܗ ܬܠܡܝܕܘܗܝ ܘܐܡܪܝܢ ܠܗ ܪܒܢ ܠܥܤ ܀</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/john/4-31.htm">Additional Parallel Greek</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/john/4.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />Meanwhile the disciples were urging Him, saying, "Rabbi, eat."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/john/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/john/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the meantime the disciples kept urging Him, "Rabbi, eat something." <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">Master.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/24-33.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 24:33</span> And there was set meat before him to eat: but he said, I will not …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/acts/16-30.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Acts 16:30-34</span> And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved…</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/john/4-31.htm">John 4:31</a> • <a href="/niv/john/4-31.htm">John 4:31 NIV</a> 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