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John 11:9 — King James Version← Study notes

Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.


John 11:9Greek Interlinear

Greek · John 11:923 words
ἀπεκρίθηapekrithēanswer
ἸησοῦςIēsousJesus
ΟὐχὶOuchinay, not
δώδεκαdōdekatwelve
ὧραίhōraiday, hour, instant
εἰσινeisinam, have been, is I
τῆςtēsthe
ἡμέραςhēmerasage, + alway, (mid-)day (by day
ἐάνeanbefore, but, except
τιςtisa (kind of), any (man, thing
περιπατῇperipatēgo, be occupied with, walk (about)
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῇthe
ἡμέρᾳhēmeraage, + alway, (mid-)day (by day
οὐounot
προσκόπτειproskopteibeat upon, dash, stumble (at)
ὅτιhotithat / because
τὸtothe
φῶςphōsfire, light
τοῦtouthe
κόσμουkosmouworld
τούτουtoutouhe (it was that), hereof, it
βλέπειblepeibehold, beware, lie
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

ἀπεκρίθηapekrithēanswer
ἸησοῦςIēsousJesus
ΟὐχὶOuchinay, not
δώδεκαdōdekatwelve
ὧραίhōraiday, hour, instant
εἰσινeisinam, have been, is I
τῆςtēsthe
ἡμέραςhēmerasage, + alway, (mid-)day (by day
ἐάνeanbefore, but, except
τιςtisa (kind of), any (man, thing
περιπατῇperipatēgo, be occupied with, walk (about)
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῇthe
ἡμέρᾳhēmeraage, + alway, (mid-)day (by day
οὐounot
προσκόπτειproskopteibeat upon, dash, stumble (at)
ὅτιhotithat / because
τὸtothe
φῶςphōsfire, light
τοῦtouthe
κόσμουkosmouworld
τούτουtoutouhe (it was that), hereof, it
βλέπειblepeibehold, beware, lie

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