John 12:29
The crowd standing there heard it and said that it had thundered. Others said that an angel had spoken to Him.
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ASV
The multitude therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it had thundered: others said, An angel hath spoken to him.
KJV
The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him.
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15 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| ὁ | ho | <the> | G3588 → |
| οὖν | oun | Therefore | G3767 → |
| ὄχλος | ochlos | the crowd | G3793 → |
| ὁ | ho | which | G3588 → |
| ἑστὼς | hestōs | already standing | G2476 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| ἀκούσας | akousas | having heard [it] | G191 → |
| ἔλεγεν | elegen | it was saying [it] | G3004 → |
| βροντὴν | brontēn | Thunder | G1027 → |
| γεγονέναι. | gegonenai | to have been. | G1096 → |
| ἄλλοι | alloi | Others | G243 → |
| ἔλεγον· | elegon | were saying; | G3004 → |
| ἄγγελος | angelos | An angel | G32 → |
| αὐτῷ | autō | to Him | G846 → |
| λελάληκεν.¶ | lelalēken | has spoken. | G2980 → |
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