John 2:6 — King James Version← Study notes
“And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.”
John 2:6 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · John 2:618 words
ἦσανēsanam, have been, is I
δὲdeand / but
ἐκεῖekeithere, thither(-ward), (to) yonder (place)
λίθιναιlithinaiof stone
ὑδρίαιhydriaiwater-pot
ἓξhexsix
κατὰkataabout, according as (to), after
τὸνtonthe
καθαρισμὸνkatharismoncleansing, + purge, purification(-fying)
τῶνtōnthe
ἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnJew(-ess), of Judæa
κείμεναιkeimenaibe (appointed, laid up, made
χωροῦσαιchōrousaicome, contain, go
ἀνὰanaeach / through
μετρητὰςmetrētasfirkin
δύοdyoboth, twain, two
ἢēor
τρεῖςtreisthree
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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